News & Events
News
Short Story Vending Machines Installed on Campus Connect UNC Writers and Readers
This updated article includes a video, narrated by Professor Daniel Wallace, showing the machines in action.
Elizabeth Spencer, Author and Former UNC Visiting Writer, Dies at 98
Spencer served as a visiting writer in UNC’s creative writing department from 1986 to 1992. A funeral service will be held on February 1.
ECL Statement on Silent Sam Decision
The Department of English & Comparative Literature fully endorses the statement composed by the council of chairs of the College of Arts and Sciences of UNC Chapel Hill.
ECL Professor and Undergraduate Coedit Chapbook
Professor Gabrielle Calvocoressi and undergraduate Marina Greenfeld worked together to create the chapbook “Bounty Everlasting.”
Student Spotlight: Sophia Purut
Meet Sophia Purut, this week’s undergraduate student spotlight! Sophia interned for W. W. Norton over the summer.
Astronaut Candidate and ECL Alumna Zena Cardman Visits Campus
NASA astronaut candidate Zena Cardman discusses her time with ECL and how creative writing and science have worked together in her career.
English 105i Digital Humanities Students Present Work at Conferences
Students in two sections of ECL’s new ENGL 105i course, Writing in the Digital Humanities, presented their work at academic conferences.
Martin L. Johnson Named Finalist for Richard Wall Award
ECL Professor of Film Martin L. Johnson has been listed as a finalist for the Richard Wall Memorial Award for his 2018 book “Main Street Movies.”
Rachel Warner Wins Paul Green Prize
ECL PhD Candidate Rachel Warner has won the inaugural Paul Green Prize from the North Carolina Literary Review.
Michael Gutierrez Visits IAH Podcast
On October 21, ECL Teaching Associate Professor Michael Keenan Gutierrez made an appearance on the Institute for the Arts and Humanities podcast.
Events
English 408 Showcase
April 24 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm The Pitch