News & Events
News
Readings and Conversations with Lorrie Moore

Join the 2022 Frank B. Hanes Writer-in-Residence Lorrie Moore for panels and a reading.
Critical Speaker Series Welcomes Kevin Quashie

Join Kevin Quashie for a virtual talk and seminar on Black literary criticism.
Student Spotlight: Camille DiBenedetto

“I like writing about things that are actually happening in the world that I feel are relevant. Nonfiction can actually be super interesting if you tell the story the right way.”
Graduate Lecture Series Announces Spring Schedule

Check out the DOECL Graduate Lecture Series’ exciting spring line-up!
Kennedy Miller Awarded Marshall Scholarship

Congratulations to ECL student Kennedy Miller, who was awarded the prestigious Marshall Scholarship!
Dr. Courtney Rivard Receives NEH Grant for Critical Games Studies

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded the ECL, DLC, and Dr. Courtney Rivard a $54,000 grant to develop a proposal for a gaming studies minor.
Ross White Releases New Book of Poetry ‘Valley of Want’

Creative Writing Professor Ross White’s ‘Valley of Want’ celebrates the beauty of the world amidst the pains of modern life.
Professor Rick Warner Honored with Chapman Family Teaching Award

Dr. Rick Warner was awarded the prestigious UNC Chapman Family Teaching Award this week.
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.
Events
Monique Truong, 2023 Frank B. Hanes Writer-in-Residence, Reading
March 28 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Hill Hall, Moeser AuditoriumUNC Med-Ren Colloquium: Carmen Hsu (UNC)
March 30 @ 5:15 pm - 7:00 pm Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw 233Critical World-Building with Tabletop Games
March 30 @ 5:30 pm Greenlaw Gameroom, Room 316UNC Med-Ren Colloquium: Emma Maggie Solberg (Bowdoin)
April 6 @ 5:15 pm - 7:00 pm Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw 233Douglas Luman on Learning from Digital Debris
April 7 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pmPotrait of a Woman in Silk: London Designer Anna Maria Garthwaite with Zara Anishanslin
April 18 @ 5:00 pmSenior Honors Creative Nonfiction Readings
April 19 @ 6:30 pm Graham MemorialUNC Med-Ren Colloquium: Jessica Brantley (Yale)
April 20 @ 5:15 pm - 7:00 pm Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw 233Department of English and Comparative Literature Commencement
May 13 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Paul Green Theatre