Dr. Wendy Sharer's essay, "Feminist Rhetorical Challenges to Significance, Certainty, and Disconnection," was just published in College English, volume 84, no. 4. The essay synthesizes and critiques four recent scholarly...
On Saturday, May 14, Christy Hallberg participated in the Pinecones & Pages Literary Festival, where authors were paired with actors and/or musicians to bring their work to life in front...
John Hoppenthaler published a new poem, "At 2 AM," which appears in the inaugural issue of a new regional journal, Appalachian Lit. Also in the issue is former NC poet...
Christy Hallberg was recently a guest on the podcast The Rock is George to discuss her novel, Searching for Jimmy Page. And our colleague Gabrielle Brant Freeman interviewed Christy for...
Drs. Donna Kain and Cheryl Dudasik-Wiggs were recognized at a Mentorship Breakfast hosted by the Women and Gender Office. Dr. Kain is the English Department’s Undergraduate Director. Dr. Dudasik-Wiggs serves...
Congratulations to Christy Hallberg, whose novel, Searching for Jimmy Page, won in three categories of the Firebird Book Awards: 3rd place Literary Fiction, 2nd place Southern Fiction, and 1st place...
Alum Ina Cariño (BA English and Creative Writing Minor, ’16), recent recipient of the Whiting Award, has received the George Bogin Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America. The...
Dr. Kirstin Squint and Kenneth Roemer’s co-authored chapter, “Tribalography in Motion: LeAnne Howe,” appears in the collection Postindian Aesthetics: Affirming Literary Indigenous Sovereignty, edited by Debra Barker and Connie Jacobs....
Gera Miles won the East Carolina University 2022 Centennial Award in Spirit. The Centennial Awards for Excellence represent the highest awards given to ECU faculty and staff for excellence in each of...
Dr. Margaret Bauer received a $2000 grant from North Carolina Humanities for a project entitled “Teaching North Carolina Literature.” In collaboration with Carolina K-12, the North Carolina Literary Review will...