DEPARTMENT NEWS

Soliciting Submissions for the 2017 Big Prize Poetry Slam

"Slam Big! Win Big!"

$200 1st Place Grand Prize and prizes for second and third place The Big Prize Poetry Slam returns for UMBC's 2017 Homecoming on Friday, October, 6th, and the window for submissions is now...

Posted: September 4, 2017, 4:24 PM

Exciting Fall 2017 English Courses Available

As the Fall 2017 semester approaches and classes begin next week, the English Department faculty would like to extend a warm welcome back. There are a number of exciting and informative classes...

Posted: August 25, 2017, 5:12 PM

English Faculty at NeMLA 2017

The 2017 Northeast Modern Language Association Convention will be hosted in Baltimore, Maryland, from March 23-26th at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront hotel, and the English Department has four...

Posted: March 1, 2017, 6:31 PM

Exciting English Summer Courses Available

Summer courses are a great opportunity for students to take additional courses or to meet general education requirements here at UMBC. The English Department is offering a number of exciting...

Posted: February 9, 2017, 6:05 PM

Remembering Founding Faculty Member, Dr. Larry Lasher

It is with great sadness that the Department of English shares with you the passing of Dr. Larry Lasher, a founding faculty member at UMBC and an exceptional leader and educator, on Thursday,...

Posted: January 19, 2017, 1:45 PM

Reading and Conversation with Sally Shivnan

Since its publication earlier this year, Piranhas & Quicksand & Love by our very own Sally Shivnan has made quite the stir across Maryland and beyond. In the words of Dorothy Reno, for the...

Posted: December 1, 2016, 7:18 PM

Berman Recognized for Exemplary Service and Scholarship

On November 1, the UMBC community celebrated faculty who have earned exemplary recognition as fellows by their professional associations and societies. Designation as a fellow is one of the top...

Posted: November 6, 2016, 9:49 PM

Shivnan at Open Circle Read & Response

The Open Circle Read & Response "is a quarterly collaborative performance of literary, musical, and visual arts, live on stage at The Creative Alliance and other venues around town." In its...

Posted: October 15, 2016, 9:22 AM

MA Students at the LLC Graduate Student Conference

The Department of English is pleased to announce that two of our graduate students in the Texts, Technologies, and Literature MA program will be presenting as part of the microtalks session for...

Posted: September 30, 2016, 8:35 AM

Inside Scoop: Careers in Writing

Do you have a talent and passion for writing, but are not sure how to pursue it as a career? Do you want to know what it really takes to become a successful writer? Whether you are interested in...

Posted: September 30, 2016, 7:56 AM