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Abigal Dewitt's short story "The Ransom Ring" has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize
Dec 8, 2013

Congratulations to Abigail DeWitt! Her short story "The Ransom Ring," published in this summer's issue of Drafthorse, has been nominated for a Pushca...

Kathryn Kirkpatrick has received a Pushcart nomination for her long sonnet sequence "Strand Sonnets"
Dec 3, 2013

Congratulations to Kathryn Kirkpatrick on a Pushcart nomination for her long sonnet sequence, "Strand Sonnets," which was published in _Facing the Cha...

Congratulations to Kim Gunter on being nominated for the Outstanding Teaching Academy Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award!
Oct 28, 2013

Congratulations to Kim Gunter on being nominated for the Outstanding Teaching Academy Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award! It is wonderful to see th...

Congratulations to Elizabeth Carroll and Georgia Rhoades on being nominated for the Jimmy Smith Outstanding Service Award!
Oct 28, 2013

Congratulations to Elizabeth Carroll and Georgia Rhoades on being nominated for the Jimmy Smith Outstanding Service Award! It is wonderful to see the ...

Congratulations to David Orvis on winning the William C. Strickland Outstanding Young Faculty Award!
Oct 28, 2013

Congratulations to David Orvis on winning the William C. Strickland Outstanding Young Faculty Award! It is very well deserved for his outstanding teac...

Graduate student Amanda Finn wins this year's Zigli Research Award!
Oct 28, 2013

Congratulations to our graduate student Amanda Finn on winning this year's Zigli Research Award! This award will provide her with $500 for research. ...

English Major Career Workshop for Creative Writing students and all others, Oct. 29 & 30, 12:20 - 1:30 pm
Oct 16, 2013

English majors - please join us at the English Major Career Workshop for Creative Writing students and all others, in the 3rd Floor Faculty Lounge on ...

Dr. Susan Staub has been selected to be the recipient of the 2013 Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award.
Oct 2, 2013

Dr. Susan Staub has been selected to be the recipient of the 2013 Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award, and will also be inducted into the Academy of ...

Banned Book Weeks Begins!
Sep 17, 2013

Our first department blog is now posted through the "Department Blog" link on our homepage. The blog is entitled “The Horror of Stephen R. Bissette'...

Appalachian State Professor and North Carolina Poet Laureate Joseph Bathanti interviewed by Chancellor Kenneth Peacock
Sep 9, 2013

Appalachian State Professor and North Carolina Poet Laureate Joseph Bathanti has been interviewed by Chancellor Kenneth Peacock for Appalachian P...