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Congratulations to Creative Writing Professor Holly Goddard Jones on the publication of her newest book, Antipodes! Purchase your copy here.

Evangeline Lothian is a high school senior, a published poet, and bilingual in French. She’s also working on her final project for her AP English Literature and Composition class, which will focus on two poems by Fred Chappell, UNCG English Creative Writing faculty emeritus. “I’ve been studying at a classical… Continue reading…

Congratulations to Hannah Ward for winning the 2022 English Department Research Essay Contest! Hannah Ward is a third-year English, secondary education student at UNC Greensboro, with minors in psychology and rhetoric/public advocacy. She currently works as a tutor at the university and is a Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Member…. Continue reading…

Congratulations to Holly Mason Badra (BA ’11) for receiving the Rose Pascarell and Ric Chollar Professional Service Award for serving the LGBTQ+ community through collaboration at George Mason University!   Holly recounts of her time at UNCG in the English department that the creative writing faculty were highly influential in… Continue reading…

Check back for updates on Drs. Chris and Hope Hodgkins’ “Literary London” study abroad journey.   Enjoying a pub meal after a day spent at the British Museum! On Hampstead Heath… …with London past and present! At Shakespeare’s Globe! At the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey–where the Queen began her… Continue reading…

Dr. Heather Adams has a piece on WFDD about Rhetoric and Roe v. Wade. https://www.wfdd.org/story/professor-examines-rhetoric-and-reproductive-rights-supreme-court-weighs-roe-v-wade Dr. Adams also has a book coming out tomorrow with USCPress entitled, “Enduring Shame: A Recent History of Unwed Pregnancy and Righteous Reproduction”. You can find out more information here: https://uscpress.com/Enduring-Shame. #UNCGEnglish

A Farewell to Dr. Romine, Department Head 2014-2022 By Elizabeth Robertson (MA ’22) Dr. Scott Romine is a Professor of American Literature and Head of the English Department. After serving as Head of the English Department for eight years, he will be stepping down from the position on July 31,… Continue reading…

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Scott Blackburn (BA ’13) has an upcoming novel with Penguin/Random House! Be sure to check out “It Dies With You”, available June 7! P.S. Plan to attend Scott’s reading at Scuppernong on June 9!  

Congratulations to Leah Carper for being named the NC Teacher of the Year! Leah received her Bachelors in English Education in 2006.   Leah says, “I graduated from UNCG in 2006 with a degree in English Education. I immediately got a job at Guilford County Schools and won the district… Continue reading…