We’re celebrating Poetry East’s 100th issue and 40th anniversary this April, National Poetry Month. Open this post for more information about the upcoming event on April 26th.
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This year’s Chicago Reader “Best of Polls” is open for voting through Feb. 8 and includes: Alum Caro Macon Fleischer (BA 2016, MFA 2020) for Best Playwright Kathleen Rooney for Best Novelist Kathleen Rooney’s Poems While You Wait for Best Poetry Organization Congrats to all! Be sure to show your support by voting in the poll: https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/best-of-ballot-voting-nominations/Content?oid=83800909#//
Join authors Michele Morano and Destiny O. Birdsong’s discussion as a part of the Visiting Writers Series. Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/love-talks-an-evening-with-michele-morano-and-destiny-o-birdsong-tickets-132143850815
Congratulations to Carolyn Goffman for the publication of her new book As Senior Lecturer in the Department of English, Professor Goffman specializes in postcolonial literature and theory. Her new book, Mary Mills Patrick’s Cosmopolitan Mission and the Constantinople Woman’s College (Lexington Books, 2020), follows Mary Mills Patrick, the president of the college for 34 years. The book explores decades of transformation (from 1870s to 1930s) as her life shifts professionally, personally, and religiously. The book comes out this Friday, January 15th 2021. Find out more here or find a copy of the book on Amazon.
Register Here for the Event Find copies of the books below: Like Love by Michele Morano Negotiations by Destiny O. Birdsong
Mark your Calendars! The English Department’s Visiting Writers’ Series is proudly sponsoring Love Talks: An Evening with Michele Morano and Destiny O. Birdsong. The event is from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. on January 19th. Check back for more updates.
Our very own Kathleen Rooney and sister Beth were published in the New York Times this week! Check out their essay, A Lesson From the Strange and Lovely World of ‘Leaf Town’: The story of the rise and fall of a society built by schoolchildren The sisters are both writers, and Professor Kathleen Rooney is teaching undergraduate courses this Winter Quarter on fiction writing, writing the body, and ladies/womanhood in literature.
Professor Michele Morano and David Lazar are celebrating their newest publications with The Book Cellar tonight at 7 p.m. Find out more and register here
In partnership with the History Department, The English Department Visiting Writers Series is hosting a remote event for the release of Professor Kathleen Rooney and Professor Miles Harvey’s books beginning at 6:00 pm on September 30: Historical Research in Fiction and Creative Nonfiction: Readings and Conversation with Kathleen Rooney and Miles Harvey. The conversation will be moderated by Amy Tyson of the History Department. We would love to see as many faculty and students attending as possible for this one-hour event where participants can talk to the authors and gain insight into their writing process. It’s also a great… Read Article →
In case you missed it, the English Department Faculty have released new books! Find out more about our professors and their most recent publications in the links below:
In Professor Selinger’s newest release, scholars dive into the genre of romance fiction to collaborate on an extensive companion like never before. Check out the book here.