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News
ENGL105i student, Mehal Churiwal, publishes in Carolina Scientific Magazine

Mehal Churiwal, a student in Sarah Singer’s ENGL105i class, published an article, “Molecular Mysteries of Medulloblastoma,” in the Fall 2018 issue of Carolina Scientific Magazine.
The New Yorker Publishes New Poem by Creative Writing Professor Gabrielle Calvocoressi

Calvocoressi is the author of three books of poetry, The Last Time I Saw Amelia Earhart, Apocalyptic Swing, and Rocket Fantastic, winner of the 2018 Audre Lorde Poetry Prize.
Dr. John Ribo (PhD ‘15) Honored for Accomplishments at Florida State University

Earlier this year, Ribo received a McKnight Junior Development Fellowship from the Florida Education Fund, an award that aims to promote “excellence in teaching and research by underrepresented minorities and women.”
ECL Faculty Use SURF Grants to Promote Undergraduate Research in the Humanities

SURF is a program through which students engage in undergraduate research, scholarship, or performance for at least 9 weeks.
Silent Sam Speaks

The Faculty of the Department of English and Comparative Literature pledge through our teaching, research, and public service to continue the hard work of rooting out racism and inequality and to replace them with “light and liberty,” the motto of our university.
Alane Salierno Mason (‘86) Discusses Her Career in Publishing at Flyleaf Books

This coming Monday, November 19 at 5PM, UNC Department of English and Comparative Literature alumna and senior editor at W. W. Norton & Company Alane Salierno Mason will discuss editing and publishing at Flyleaf Books.
William Blake Archive Publishes Digital Edition of Blake’s Early Pencil Drawings

Through these pencil sketches, viewers are given a unique perspective into the thought process behind the creation of a masterpiece.
English Honor Society Sigma Tau Delta Welcomes 21 New Members

Founded in 1924, Sigma Tau Delta is an international organization that recognizes excellence in English and Comparative Literature. Only students in the top 35% of their undergraduate class are eligible.
Dr. David Davis (PhD ’06) awarded 2018 Eudora Welty Prize

Dr. David A. Davis, assistant professor of English at Mercer University (PhD ’06, UNC-CH), was awarded the Eudora Welty Prize during the 30th annual Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium
Randall Kenan Inducted into NC Literary Hall of Fame

The North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame celebrates and promotes the state’s rich literary heritage by “commemorating its leading authors and encouraging the continued flourishing of great literature.”
Events
Humanities Data and Technology Collective Kick Off Meeting
September 27 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Greenlaw 431Tell It Slant Poetry Festival and Emily Dickinson Marathon Reading
September 28 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Virtual EventColloquium on Premodern Literature and Culture: Michael Gadaleto
September 28 @ 5:15 pm Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw 2332023 Thomas Wolfe Prize and Lecture, Allison Hedge Coke
October 3 @ 7:30 pm Hill Hall, Moeser AuditoriumColloquium on Premodern Literature and Culture: Mariah Min
October 5 @ 5:15 pm Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw 233Writing Afrofuturism: An Afro Queer Arts Project in Puerto Rico
October 11 @ 4:00 pm ZoomColloquium on Premodern Literature and Culture: Jamie Taylor
November 2 @ 5:15 pm Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw 233Colloquium on Premodern Literature and Culture: Matt Aiello
November 9 @ 5:15 pm Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw 233Colloquium on Premodern Literature and Culture: Lanier Walker
November 30 @ 5:15 pm Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw 233