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Faculty and staff holding their young children in a classroom after the Principles of Language class activity

Learning the Principles of Language: One Word at a Time
Nov 9, 2026

What does it mean a young child confidently calls something else by the entirely wrong word? What does it mean for a child to know that “moo” mean...

Course flyer for ENG 3662 Advanced Fiction, with DeAndra Miller, over a colorful abstract illustration with a fountain pen

ENG 3662: Advanced Fiction with DeAndra Miller
Nov 9, 2026

Looking to improve your fiction writing? Want to write genre? Young adult? Middle grade? Join me in advanced fiction where you get to build on your cr...

Course flyer for ENG 3652 Creative Writing: Prose (Fiction), with DeAndra Miller, over a drawing of an open book with storytelling doodles

ENG 3652: Creative Writing: Prose (Fiction) with DeAndra Miller
Nov 9, 2026

FictionCome learn how to be a fiction writer! This course is great for beginners who want to work on their craft or those interested in wanting to dab...

Course flyer for ENG 4550 Senior Seminar in Creative Writing: Learn how to write fantasy, with DeAndra Miller, over a fantasy village scene

ENG 4550: Senior Seminar in Creative Writing: Fantasy with DeAndra Miller
Nov 9, 2026

FantasyStep into the art of world building and the fantastic! This workshop is an amazing opportunity for writers to design immersive, original worlds...

Course flyer for ENG 5660 Major Authors: Milton, Poetry and Prose, showing William Blake’s painting The Good and Evil Angels

ENG 5660: Advanced Seminar in Major Authors: Milton with Dr. David Orvis
Nov 2, 2026

Milton: Poetry & ProseIn addition to Paradise Lost, the self-styled poet-prophet’s attempt to “assert Eternal Providence, / And justifie the w...

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Why one App State professor spends his money on weird movies instead of golf [faculty featured]
Nov 2, 2026

BOONE — An Appalachian State professor who teaches film to English majors wanted to do something offbeat — so he founded Toy Sheep Microcinema. A ...

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We Are Hiring Two Tenure-Track Faculty in Creative Writing
Oct 30, 2026

The Department of English at Appalachian State University, in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, invites applications for two tenure-track positio...

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We Are Hiring an Assistant Professor of Screenwriting and Film Studies
Oct 30, 2026

We have initiated a search for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in English with expertise in Screenwriting and Film Studies. The position will start...

ENG 5660 • MAJOR AUTHORS: MILTON’S POETRY & PROSE • M 5:30-8:30 • Professor David L. Orvis
Oct 29, 2026

ENG 5660 MAJOR AUTHORS: MILTON'S POETRY & PROSESPRING 2027 • MONDAYS 5:30-8:30 PM • SH 502 DESCRIPTION: In addition to Par...

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We Are Hiring an Assistant/Associate Professor of Creative Writing and Editor of Cold Mountain Review
Oct 26, 2026

We have initiated a search for a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor of Creative Writing, specifically in poetry, who will also serve as editor...