In English 317, the course that trains Writing Assistants to work in the Writing Center, one of the assignments is to write a “literacy narrative.” Because these can provide such refreshing insights into the meandering ways in which we become our English major selves, Dr. Larson has shared two of them with us this term. …
Albion Review Competition
For those of you interested in contests and competitions, The Albion Review is now accepting 2013-2014 submissions. The Albion Review is a literary journal from Michigan featuring undergraduate students’ art such as fiction, poetry, and essays. $200 in prizes is available to the featured undergraduates. The deadline is November 1, 2013. Requirements include: students must…
Internships with Willamette Weekly
“Arts & Culture interns work with a team of four editors producing the print paper’s food, music, film, theater and books sections as well as blog posts and our special sections. Internships are geared toward interests and knowledge, but involve a wide variety of subjects and tasks. A&C interns work closely with staff editors on…
Fall Internships
Earlier this month we shared some important basics about internships. Here’s a link to the Career Center’s October “Focus on Internships,” which lists twelve Humanities-related internships as well as some upcoming info sessions for those seeking such positions. http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=b3279be6579c662a47dde0c17&id=84198c2ffd&e=82265c2e3c…
Get Ready for Wordstock 2013!
It’s that time of the year again- Wordstock is back! Wordstock is an annual festival featuring over 150 authors and hundreds of independent publishers, non-profit organizations, independent booksellers, and more. It is the largest book and readings festival in the Pacific Northwest, and it’s right here in Portland. Whether you’re an English major/minor or not,…
So You Want An Internship?
There’s lots of talk these days at UP and all over about the importance of internships. Completing an internship in a field you might want to pursue as a career after graduation provides a great way to learn more about this field (do you really know what “branding” or “social media” companies do?), not to…
Better Late Than Never
We’re back! After an extended summer, the UP English Department blog is back on. This year, first-year English major Dorian Pacheco will be the managing editor and a writer for the blog, and we’ll also be assembling a group of contributing editors to write stories. Feel free to email me—Dr. Hiro, Dept. Chair—or add a comment…
See You Next Fall!
The English Department Blog is officially shutting down for the summer! We thank you for reading, writing, and participating this year and cannot wait to bring you more posts next fall. Even though we’re leaving you for the next few months, we’ve included some material to hold you over until school starts up again. Visit…
Kelsey Kiser Talks About Grad School
Below is a post from Kelsey Kiser full of advice for English majors considering graduate school. Kelsey graduated with an English major in Spring 2012. Since graduating she’s been working at Roosevelt High School. Starting in Fall 2013, she will attend Southern Methodist University’s fully-funded Ph.D. program, specializing in African American literature. Here are her…
English Majors Present at Founders Day
Founders Day consists of more than a spectacular lunch for scholarship recipients; it also serves as a chance for seniors from different departments to show off their senior capstones! At 10:15 Ian Clark, Alex Dickinson, and Monica Down will present their literary-critical capstone projects in BC 207, and at 11:15 Evan Gabriel, Jose Huerta, and…