News & Events
News
Meet the Faculty: Shane Peterson
Meet Shane Peterson, one of the ECL’s newest faculty members!
Several DOECL Undergrads Serve as Short Story Resident Writers
Congratulations to the three undergraduates selected as Resident Writers at Short Story UNC!
Texts, Touring, and Teaching: Prof. Florence Dore’s New Album and Book
Prof. Florence Dore is touring the South with a new album and book in tow.
Michael Gutierrez publishes The Swill
Creative Writing Professor Michael Gutierrez released his most recent novel, “The Swill,” in late September of this year.
Undergraduate Alumna Publishes Comic in Literature & Medicine
Cathy Choi, a 2021 graduate who completed an ECL minor in Medicine, Literature, and Culture recently published a comic in Literature & Medicine.
Prof. Christmas wins 2022 Hettleman Prize
Congratulations, Prof. Christmas on this prestigious award!
Prof. Marsha Collins Begins as DOECL Chair
Prof. Collins is the new chair of the Department of English and Comparative Literature.
Undergraduate Victoria Wlosok to Publish Novel
Sophomore Victoria Wlosok will be publishing her debut novel in 2023. “How to Find a Missing Girl,” is a sapphic YA thriller that follows amateur teenage detective Iris Blackthorn as she investigates the disappearance of her cheerleader ex-girlfriend—who also happens to be the creator of a notorious local true-crime podcast about Iris’s missing older sister.
DOECL and the Latina/o Studies Program Celebrate Latinx Heritage Month!
Read about the exciting events this month upcoming from the Latina/o Studies Program.
Thomas Wolfe Lecture Fall 2022
The English and Comparative Literature Department congratulates this year’s winner of the 2022 Thomas Wolfe Prize, Percival Everett. This prize is awarded to contemporary writers with distinguished bodies of work in the honor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s own Thomas Wolfe.
Events
English 408 Showcase
April 24 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm The Pitch