Oct 27th, 2020

The WKU Department of English and the African American Studies Program hosted the 24th Annual Mary Ellen & Jim Wayne Miller Celebration of Writing via Zoom.

Oct 27th, 2020

WKU English Department Intern Joseph Shoulders sheds a spotlight on climate change in literature. Does climate fiction produce practical consequences, encouraging us to think about the Earth?s sustainability?

Oct 26th, 2020

On Wednesday, October 21, 2020, the English Salon held a virtual meeting where attendees were invited to talk about any piece of media or art that had made them happy during quarantine.

Oct 22nd, 2020

Mary Ellen Miller & Jim Wayne Miller Celebration of Writing To Be Held October 25th

Oct 20th, 2020

In his blog, Shoulders encourages us to reconsider the pursuit of knowledge as only a means to lucrative employment. He also asks us to evaluate the real purpose of education and argues that “to devalue language and art is to devalue the human condition."

Oct 14th, 2020

Visit the WKU English Department's PCAL Fall Festival Booth and have your fortune told in the form of a poem! The PCAL Fall Festival will be held Wednesday, October 28 from 1-4 pm!

Oct 8th, 2020

English major Hannah Van Winkle integrates her love of WKU and her skills as a PW major to create an internship which allows her to dedicate her talents to community service.

Sep 29th, 2020

Dillon Miller graduated from WKU in 2020 with a degree in Professional Writing and a minor in Entrepreneurship. With determination and goals in mind, he worked to create a position for himself with a Kentucky distillery.

Sep 23rd, 2020

Learn more about our annual poetry contest that honors the late Professor Mary Ellen and Dr. Jim Wayne Miller, in addition to eligibility, guidelines, and deadlines.

Sep 15th, 2020

WKU English major MJ Mayo, a senior from Henderson, KY, recently had the opportunity to co-author $10,000 grant: Feed the Need: Addressing Food Insecurity at WKU.