English News Archives

May 08, 2023
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Sisk and Miles Nominated for Rosina Chia Teacher of Excellence Award

 Gera Miles and Jenn Sisk were nominated for the Global Partners in Education Rosina Chia Teacher of Excellence Awards. Although they are not finalists this year (both have been in the...

May 08, 2023
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Hoppenthaler’s Poem Appears in Birmingham Poetry Review

John Hoppenthaler's poem "Bourbon, Cigarettes, Van Morrison" was just published in the 50th edition of the Birmingham Poetry Review. Birmingham Poetry Review is a University of Alabama at Birmingham publication that...

May 07, 2023
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Hoppenthaler Publishes “Grotto Springs”

John Hoppenthaler's latest poem, "Grotto Spring" was published in the online literary magazine One. One is a project of Jacar Press, a Community Active Press. Its book sales support progressive individuals...

Apr 18, 2023
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Green Publishes in The Citron Review

Cameron Green's flash fiction piece "Goldmouth" has been published in the Spring issue of The Citron Review. The Citron Review started in 2009 when a group of writers created a...

Apr 14, 2023
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Mallory Selected for Distinguished Professor for Teaching Award

Dr. Anne Mallory was selected as the 2022-2023 Board of Governors Distinguished Professor for Teaching Award winner. The ECU Faculty Senate Academic Awards Committee writes: "The nominee pool was particularly...

Apr 14, 2023
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Ramsey Wins Hallberg Creative Writing Prize

Hannah Ramsey, a Creative Writing Minor and student in John Hoppenthaler's Introduction to Creative Writing class, won the 7th Annual Bill Hallberg Award in Creative Writing for her poem "Say...

Apr 14, 2023
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McCullouch Wins Research and Creative Activity Award

PhD student Bess McCullouch won the Research and Creative Activity Week award in the Humanities and Social Sciences category for her podium presentation “Optics of Implication: Rhetorical Performance in Zoom...

Apr 11, 2023
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Squint Presents Paper at ASAIL

Dr. Kirstin Squint presented “Tribalography, Water, and Retelling Removal in Joy Harjo’s An American Sunrise” at the Association for the Study of American Indian Literatures (ASAIL) virtual conference. This paper...

Apr 10, 2023
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Hoppenthaler Speaks at Pink Hill Library

John Hoppenthaler spoke about Native/Indigenous poets Joy Harjo and Natalie Diaz and led a generative workshop in Pink Hill on April 19. Mike Parker, a former English Teaching Instructor at...

Apr 05, 2023
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Banks Receives Five-Year Achievement for Excellence in Research and Creativity Award

Dr. Will Banks was selected as one of two recipients of the ECU Five-Year Achievement for Excellence in Research and Creativity Award, one of the most prestigious awards at ECU. This...