Timm Hackett Archives

Apr 07, 2022
  • English Department

Cariño Selected For Whitling Award

Alum Ina Cariño (BA English and Creative Writing Minor, ’16) is one of ten winners of the 2022 Whiting Award, a major national award for emerging writers that carries a $50,000 prize....

Apr 06, 2022
  • English Department

Hallberg Wins Honorable Mention from BookFest

Christy Hallberg's novel, Searching for Jimmy Page (Livingston Press, 2021), was just awarded Honorable Mention in Fiction by The BookFest Awards. The novel also was recently named a Distinguished Favorite...

Apr 05, 2022
  • English Department

Bauer Publishes Two Essays

Dr. Margaret Bauer recently published two essays. “There Is No Road Less Traveled” appeared in Chautauqua on March 3. “Queen Me,” which was a finalist in Missouri Review’s prestigious Jeffrey E. Smith...

Apr 01, 2022
  • English Department

Montgomery Honored with Leadership Award

Dr. Marianne Montgomery received one of ECU’s highest honors, the Talton Leadership Award. The Talton Leadership Award was created to honor the servant leadership of the late James R. Talton Jr. ('65).  The award goes to...

Mar 28, 2022
  • English Department

Harjo Appears as Part of the Big Read — Greenville

U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo (Mvskoke) will read from An American Sunrise and other works on March 30 at 7 p.m. at the Black Box Theater in the ECU Main Campus Student...

Mar 21, 2022
  • English Department

Kitta Gives Presentation at Oklahoma State

Earlier this month, Andrea Kitta gave an invited lecture at the Oklahoma State University as part of its Humanities Initiative Speaker Series, “Bat Soup and Signs of the Beast: COVID...

Mar 20, 2022
  • English Department

Hallberg Featured on Podcast

Christie Hallberg was recently a guest on the Drinks with Tony podcast to talk about her novel, Searching for Jimmy Page. The podcast, hosted by Tony DuShane, is based in...

Mar 18, 2022
  • English Department

Morris, Singletary, and Morse Present at CCCC

Abigail Morris, Zachary Singletary (RWPC PhD student), and Tracy Ann Morse presented at this year’s Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) annual convention. Their panel was titled "Insider Identities...

Mar 17, 2022
  • English Department

Frost and PhD Alums publish in IEEE

Dr. Erin Frost and three of Rhetoric, Writing, and Professional Communication PhD alums—Temptaous Mckoy, Cecilia D. Shelton, and Carleigh Davis—have just published an article in IEEE. Their article, “Embodying public...

Mar 16, 2022
  • English Department

Kain Appears on Two TV Broadcasts

Dr. Donna Kain made two appearances on WNCT last week to talk about International Women’s Day: The first interview concerned Women's History Month, and the second interview discussed International Women's Day...