WKU News

Sep 15th, 2023

The WKU English Department held its 7th annual English Convocation on Friday, September 8, in Cherry Hall. The event brought together English faculty, students, and alums for an opportunity to learn more about each other and the department.

Sep 11th, 2023

Dr. Tobias Menely, professor of English at UC Davis, will deliver the Warren-Brooks Lecture at 3:30 p.m. Friday (September 15) at Cherry Hall 125.

Apr 18th, 2023

On Thursday, April 13, the English Department’s Creative Writing Reading Series had its last author of the semester come speak with students. Erin Slaughter was a fantastic end to an engaging series throughout the semester.

Apr 11th, 2023

The WKU English Club held the 2023 Goldenrod Poetry Festival on Monday, April 3. The poet Dr. Emily Schulten served as the guest judge and workshop leader for the poetry contest and shared her own work at the festival.

Apr 4th, 2023

This past Wednesday, Erin Keane came to WKU to speak with students on her experience in the journalism field and her process for writing her recent memoir Runaway.

Mar 21st, 2023

The Professional Writing Club held a meeting over Zoom on March 7th to talk over resumes and interview skills with current students. The club is organized by Dr. Angela Jones, but the meeting was led by staff from Kirkpatrick Price, including WKU alumni.

Mar 2nd, 2023

On February 27th, U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón came to WKU on behalf of the PCAL Cultural Enhancement Series to do a reading of her poetry and to lead a poetry workshop.

Feb 27th, 2023

U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón will be speaking TONIGHT 2/27/23, at 7pm!

Feb 21st, 2023

On Wednesday, February 15, the author Raechel Anne Jolie came to WKU to discuss their new book--Rust Belt Femme--and give general tips for writers.

Feb 15th, 2023

On February 15, Raechel Anne Jolie will discuss their memoir, Rust Belt Femme, at 4:00 in FAC 189.

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.