/channels/news_feeds/all/term/english/rss en /channels/channels/news/nathalie-cookes-canadian-literary-fare-awarded-gabrielle-roy-prize-357929 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>We are delighted to announce that Professor Nathalie Cooke has <a href="https://mailchi.mp/76e9d66a5ce8/prix-gabrielle-roy-2023-2023-gabrielle-roy-prize?e=457965a7df">been awarded</a> the prestigious Gabrielle Roy Prize for her outstanding contribution to Canadian literary studies through her book <em><a href="https://www.mqup.ca/canadian-literary-fare-products-9780228016632.php">Canadian Literary Fare</a></em> (MQUP, 2023).</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/gmveeftwaaaca62.jpg?itok=mF1gcSjW" width="160" height="120" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">11 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 11 Jul 2024 14:21:06 +0000 webfull 200759 at /channels /channels/channels/news/donate-department-english-mcgill24-356091 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Promoting wellness in all its forms. Supporting innovation and solutions to global challenges. Contributing to more inclusive, diverse environments. How will you create a better future?</p> <p>Join us today for #mcgill24, 平特五不中鈥檚 day of giving, when your donation to the Department of English is amplified by generous donors Head to <a href="http://www.mcgill24.ca">www.mcgill24.ca</a> to make a gift!</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/m24-2024-facultypost-en-orange.jpg?itok=0noPj84F" width="160" height="90" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">13 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 13 Mar 2024 13:29:28 +0000 webfull 198544 at /channels /channels/channels/news/call-submissions-creative-writing-prizes-and-awards-355304 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Department of English invites undergraduates and graduate students to submit applications for creative writing prizes and awards. Whether you're penning captivating narratives or crafting poignant poetry, this is your chance to showcase your talent and creativity. Before you begin, make sure to carefully consult the application instructions provided below.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">8 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:47:49 +0000 webfull 197618 at /channels /channels/channels/news/english-alums-profiled-mcgill-news-articles-355147 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>The 平特五不中 Reporter</em> profiled recent grad <strong>Mai Kutsuna </strong>(BASc鈥�23)<em>.聽</em>Mai, who majored in both drama and theatre and chemistry through the interfaculty聽<a href="/basc/about">Bachelor of Arts and Science</a>聽program, spoke of the opportunity to combine her unique interests.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">31 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 31 Jan 2024 17:42:56 +0000 webfull 197427 at /channels /channels/channels/news/paid-summer-internships-english-undergraduates-354686 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Undergraduate students in the Faculty of Arts are invited to apply for paid summer internships through the Arts Internship Office (AIO). This year, three internships are directly associated with initiatives run (in whole or in part) through the Department of English.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">24 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 24 Jan 2024 20:41:14 +0000 webfull 196927 at /channels /channels/channels/news/alum-anuja-varghese-highlighted-mcgill-news-article-354538 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>Anuja Varghese </strong>(BA鈥�05) is an award-winning author whose first book, <i>Chrysalis</i>, has been awarded the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers from the Writers鈥� Trust of Canada and the Governor General鈥檚 Literary Award for fiction. Varghese was recently profiled by <em>平特五不中 News</em>, where she spoke about her experience studying literature and its wide-ranging impact on both her writing and professional career.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">22 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:43:43 +0000 webfull 196749 at /channels /channels/channels/news/montreal-international-poetry-prize-opens-submissions-354535 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>The Montreal International Poetry Prize 2024</strong> is open for submissions! Send us your best poems for a chance to be published in <i>The Montreal Poetry Prize Anthology 2024. </i>One lucky winner will also take home the cash prize of $20,000.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/tls_horizontal_banner_ver.png?itok=OKdbxEC6" width="160" height="64" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">21 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Sun, 21 Jan 2024 21:15:07 +0000 webfull 196744 at /channels /channels/channels/news/call-applications-creative-writing-workshop-354423 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Our 2023-2024 <b>Richler Writer-in-Residence Heather O鈥橬eill</b> has generously offered to offer a <b>two-part creative writing workshop</b> this semester.</p> <p>Here is Heather鈥檚 description; a short biography is included below.</p> <p>鈥淲e will workshop one another鈥檚 submitted writing. We will also do some delightful writing exercises to tap into each of the students鈥� creative and unique worlds. As well, each of the students will be offered a one-on-one consultation about their submitted work, or just to ask me whatever they find mysterious about the writing/publishing practice.鈥�</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">18 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 18 Jan 2024 17:18:13 +0000 webfull 196621 at /channels /channels/channels/news/caret-call-submissions-354153 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The English Department鈥檚 Graduate Student Journal,聽<i>Caret</i>, is accepting submissions for our Winter 2024 issue from now until January 26th, 2024.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">11 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:47:59 +0000 webfull 196310 at /channels /channels/channels/news/prof-manshel-interviewed-wnycs-media-353927 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Last month, <strong><a href="/english/staff/alexander-manshel">Prof. Alexander Manshel </a></strong>was interviewed for WNYC's聽<em>On the Media </em>with聽Brooke Gladstone. They discuss Prof. Manshel's new book and his other recent research on the politics of race when it comes to literary prizes.</p> <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/episodes/who-cares-about-literary-prizes-on-the-media">Listen now!</a></div> <hr /> <p>From聽<em>On the Media:</em></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">4 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 04 Jan 2024 15:57:31 +0000 webfull 196073 at /channels