John Poole, one of CofC’s EDEN students (an English and Education cognate program), was awarded a 2018 Student Research Fellowship for his project, “Homegrown: The Importance of Palmetto Writers in Carolina Classrooms.” John’s project focuses on studying the works of South Carolinian…
English Day Recap
If you missed English Day—& the readings and presentations of our talented students—we’ve got it covered. ________________________ A four-part event—featuring fifteen poster presentations, nine readings from creative writers, an awards ceremony, and the Sigma Tau Delta induction ceremony—this year’s English…
Faculty Publications: Emily Rosko’s New Book
We’re pleased to announce that Emily Rosko’s latest book, Weather Inventions, was published today by the Akron Press as part of their Akron Series in Poetry. If you happened to hear Dr. Rosko’s talk, “Finishes & Starts,” at the October 3rd…
Happening: Film Club’s Premiere of “The Shelving”
update: The Shelving received an Honorable Mention prize at the Top Shorts Online Film Festival. Many congrats to the cast and crew! This semester, the crew of the film club has been making a short film, “The Shelving.” After finishing…
Sequel: Paula Koetter
Paula Koetter is an alumnus of the English Department, and more currently, she is a professional technical writer. In this edition of Sequel, I sat down with her to hear her take on what technical writing is and what it…
Student Opportunities: Two Paid Summer Internships
Two paid internships available! Applications are due January 15, 2018. *** The Goldring/Woldenberg Institutute of Southern Jewish Life (ISJL) seeks candidates for their summer 2018 internships in the History Department and Heritage and Interpretation Department. These are paid positions, ideally…
Student Opportunities: Oakland Arts Review
Call for creative writing and graphic art If you have a poem, story, script, or nonfiction essay that you would like to see published, see the call below from Jeff Chapman from the Oakland Arts Review (OAR), an undergraduate journal…
Professor Susan Farrell Publishes New Book on American War Literature
What does 9/11 have to do with World War I? What connects Delillo to Hemingway? Is there a tradition of war-writing in America? Just released from Camden House Press is Susan Farrell’s new book, Imagining Home: American War Fiction from Hemingway to…