Feb 14th, 2023

On Monday, February 6, William Akers came to speak to students in Cherry Hall 125 as a part of the Creative Writing Reading Series. Akers spoke not only about screenwriting, but about life after college and the ins and outs of the job field.

Feb 13th, 2023

"Climate and the Making of Worlds: Toward a Geohistorical Poetics," written by Tobias Menel and published by the University of Chicago Press, has been selected as the 2022 winner of the Robert Penn Warren-Cleanth Brooks Award.

Jan 31st, 2023

Raechel Anne Jolie, author of the critically-acclaimed memoir Rust Belt Femme, will give a public lecture and lead a Creative Writing MFA seminar on Wednesday, February 15.

Jan 30th, 2023

Submit your application for English Department scholarships by Monday, February 6.

Dec 8th, 2022

Congratulations to the English Department’s very own, Dr. David Bell, whose novel She’s Gone has been listed as a New York Times Bestseller!

Nov 22nd, 2022

On Wednesday, November 16, the Gender & Women’s Studies program hosted a screening of Promising Young Woman (2020) proceeded by a panel discussion on sexual assault awareness, prevention, and advocacy.

Nov 17th, 2022

Kaylee ben Yosef, a senior of the WKU English Department, obtained a paid internship position at Franklin Precision Industry (FPI) as a translator for Japanese employees.

Oct 25th, 2022

Bowling Green novelist Courtney “Court” Stevens will be the featured guest reader at the 26th annual Mary Ellen and Jim Wayne Miller Celebration of Writing at 2 p.m. Sunday (October 30) on the WKU Campus in Cherry Hall, Room 125.

Oct 11th, 2022

On Thursday, October 20 at 7:00 pm in CH 125, the English Department and GWS program will host the 2022 Gail Martin Lecture by Dr. Carissa Harris, entitled “Sexual Consent, Vulnerability, and Pleasure in Medieval England and Scotland.”

Oct 6th, 2022

Jenny Kiefer, a WKU Creative Writing alum who graduated in 2011, is opening a bookstore in Louisville, KY for horror books and paraphernalia. Butcher Cabin Books is located at 990 Barret Ave, and its grand opening is October 15 & 16 from 12:00-7:00 pm.