DEPARTMENT NEWS

Read an Interview with Poet and English Faculty Tanya Olson

Poet and English faculty member Tanya Olson was recently interviewed by writer Rob McLennan for his "12 or 20" series. Follow the link below to read about Olson's writing process, kindred poets,...

Posted: April 13, 2021, 11:53 AM

Check Out the New (Digital) 2020 Edition of Bartleby

Check out the recently released 2020 edition of Bartleby, UMBC's creative arts journal--offered here in digital form! This edition of Bartleby includes more than 100 pages of poetry, fiction,...

Posted: April 8, 2021, 1:30 PM

Announcement of 2021 Braly Award Winners

We are proud to announce the 2021 Braly Award winners: Harley Nguyen (poetry), Ivan "Blue" Perez (fiction), and Clair Volkening (nonfiction). Congratulations on this well-deserved creative...

Posted: March 9, 2021, 1:42 PM

Corbin Jones (MA '20) to Enter Cornell Doctoral Program

The English department is proud to announce that Corbin Jones, M.A. '20, has been admitted to Cornell University's doctoral program with full funding, beginning in fall 2021. Congratulations,...

Posted: February 24, 2021, 5:15 PM

Kathryn McKinley Appointed Presidential Teaching Professor

The English department is excited to announce that Professor Kathryn McKinley has been appointed Presidential Teaching Professor 2021-24. Each year the President and Provost select two...

Posted: February 23, 2021, 1:12 PM

TONIGHT: Poetry Reading Featuring Lia Purpura

Event will be hosted by the Enoch Pratt Free Library

Tonight, UMBC English professor and Writer in Residence Lia Purpura will be in conversation with poet Carl Phillips during a virtual event hosted by the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore. A...

Posted: February 2, 2021, 1:05 PM