Congratulations to Alex Worthy, whose essay “Bloom’s Footsteps: My Own Dublin Odyssey” has just been published at Hackwriters.com. Worthy, an English major, originally wrote her piece for a class assignment in Dr. Devet’s English Advanced Composition course. Worthy’s publication continues a record of success that…
Miscellany Goes National
Laura Rashley, Editor-in-Chief of Miscellany, reflects on the exciting new direction of our College’s undergraduate literary journal, now in its 36th year and now officially a national undergraduate literary journal. She writes: Since its founding in 1980 by the poet…
McKayla Conahan Wins SC Academy of Authors’ Student Prize
Congratulations to Creative Writing minor McKayla Conahan, who won this year’s South Carolina Academy of Authors’ student prize. She is awarded $1000 and is invited to attend a brunch for Fellows and the SCAA Induction Ceremony and Reception in April,…
The College of Charleston MFA: A new program with a long tradition.
We’ll be starting our first classes in the MFA program in creative writing this fall, but the Department of English at the College of Charleston has long been dedicated to writing and the celebration of literature. Take a look at…
English major Garrett Finn Publishes Piece on Betrayal
It’s always important for students to consider ways in which the things they learn in one class can be applied in other contexts; it’s also important for students to begin expanding the audience for what they’re writing beyond a given…
Literary Events 2016
Spring 2016 Thursday, January 21 @ 4:30 PM: English Faculty Publications Celebration, Featuring Colleen Glenn, Kelly Owen, Myra Seaman, John Warner SEHHP Alumni Center Sunday, January 31 @ 7:00 PM: Celtic Night, featuring: Banna de Dha, Castle Crossing, Good Foot…
Faculty Notes (2015)
Kathy Beres Rogers This summer, Kathy was busy with matters professional and personal. She received a research and development grant from the College to research at the National Library of Medicine, where she worked on my introduction to my book, Scorpions in the Brain: The…
Charleston’s Student Writing Consultants Connect
On November 14, 2015, five consultants from the College of Charleston Writing Lab directed by Dr. Bonnie Devet, visited with their cohorts at The Citadel’s Center, led by Dr. Pat Hendrix. Dr. Hendrix’s Center, located inside the Academic Support Center, offered…