News & Events
News
Karen Tucker Longlisted for 2022 Aspen Words Literary Prize

Creative Writing Professor Karen Tucker’s novel ‘Bewilderness’ was longlisted for the prestigious Aspen Words Literary Prize.
Jane Thrailkill Releases Book on James Siblings

DOECL Professor Jane Thrailkill released last November her new academic monograph, Philosophical Siblings: Varieties of Playful Experience in Alice, William, and Henry James.
Julia Ridley Smith’s “Sum of Trifles” Out Now

Prof. Julia Ridley Smith’s memoir in essays, “The Sum of Trifles,” was published in November by UGA Press.
Bland Simpson releases new book on North Carolina

Simpson’s “North Carolina: Land of Water, Land of Sky,” an exploration of North Carolina through nonfiction narrative and photography, was released in October.
Critical Gaming Tournament a Smash Hit

The ECL recently hosted a Super Smash Bros. tournament with a scholarly twist.
Student Spotlight: Latonya Dalton

As we continue to highlight the wide array of students in the DOECL, we’re turning our attention to non-traditional student Latonya Dalton,
Luisa Peñaflor wins Thomas Wolfe Scholarship

Congratulations to Peñaflor on being awarded the Thomas Wolfe Scholarship for her literary promise!
Seven ECL Majors to be Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa

Congratulations to Megan Anderson Busbice, Michaela Faith Campbell, Emily Lauren Clemente, Katie Margaret Leonard, Jamie Marie Lukow, Lucas Kennedy, and Li-Anne W Wright on being inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.
Student Spotlight: Jennings Dixon

Meet Jennings Dixon, senior double major in political science and ECL!
Carolina Arts and Science Magazine features ECL’s 225th Anniversary

This week, Carolina Arts and Sciences featured the 225th anniversary of the study of English at the university.
Events
Gram-O-Rama 2023: Meat Prey Troll
December 5 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Hanes Room 121Gram-O-Rama 2023: Meat Prey Troll
December 9 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Mettlesome TheaterTerrance Hayes, 2024 Frank B. Hanes Writer-in-Residence, Reading
February 27, 2024 @ 7:30 pm Hill Hall, Moeser Auditorium