Announcements
David Grover’s short essay published
Announcement for 06-02-2008
David Grover's short essay "Second Coming" was published by the online journal JuiceBox. The essay evolved out of exercises used in a writing workshop led by Dinty Moore. Grover is a first year M.A. candidate in creative nonfiction here at O.U.
Web page now available for submitting departmental news
Announcement for 05-27-2008
Faculty and staff can now submit information on events, publications, awards, and other departmental news using an online form available through the English Department's website. To send a submission, simply complete the submission form and an email will be sent to the English Department Computer Consultants. The submission will be formatted and uploaded to the department's main page shortly thereafter. A link to the submission form can also be found underneath the Spotlight section of the English Department's main page.
Zakes Mda featured writer at Ohioana Book Festival
Announcement for 05-13-2008
Zakes Mda is a featured writer at the Ohioana Book Festival in Columbus. He will be participating in a number of reading and panel discussions at the Ohioana Library and in outreach programs at some schools in the Columbus area and at WOSU radio station. Professor Mda is also one of the ten Ohio writers who are being honored by Ohio First Lady Frances Strickland.
Congratulations to Jennifer Schomburg Kanke
Announcement for 02-12-2008
Jennifer Schomburg Kanke's poem entitled "Cropping" will be published in Earth's Daughters, issue number 72.
Congratulations to Rachael Peckham
Announcement for 02-12-2008
Rachael Peckham's lyrical essay, “Of Saints and Neighbors: A Pathology of Place,” has been accepted for publication in Oxford Magazine.
Michelle Disler receives two nominations for 2008 Pushcart Prize in Nonfiction.
Announcement for 01-25-2008
Michelle Disler recently received two nominations for the 2008 Pushcart Prize in Nonfiction.
Second Issue of /nor available
Announcement for 11-29-2007
The second issue of /nor is now available at their website: www.ohiou.edu/nor. The first issue is sold out.
Word 2007 (.docx) Solutions
Announcement for 10-31-2007
If you're a Mac user having issues opening docx (Word 2007) files, you can upload the files to DocX Converter and get the file back in a readable format. If you're running the older version of Microsoft Office on a Windows computer you can download a patch from Microsoft here. If you're a Linux user, the newest version of OpenOffice supports docx. If you have an older version and don't want to upgrade, there's a fix at Sigmundvoid.