http://engl.iastate.edu Recent announcements by, for, and about the people of the English Department. daily 1 2004-11-10T19:36:07Z http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/david-zimmerman-receives-2013-alex-award-from The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. No publisher marquart 2013-01-31T02:34:50Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/logan-adams-assumes-role-as-culture-writer-for-the "I spent my eighth grade year in my room—surrounded by posters of Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Gary Payton, and Alonzo Mourning, as well as a painting I’d done in art class of a Nike-outfitted snowman. I listened to Evil Empire on repeat. When the batteries ran out in the middle of 'Tire Me,' I replaced them. When it was dinnertime I left 'Revolver' and the black and white circles spinning on pause. When Gaar asked me if I wanted to go outside and play war, it was over 'Vietnow' that I answered, 'No'." --Logan Adams, "Albums of Our Lives: Rage Against the Machine's Evil Empire" No publisher marquart 2013-01-26T21:12:01Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/chris-wiewiora "Warsaw isn’t as I remember it. The sky should be cement-grey, but today it’s as beautiful as a Florida spring afternoon. A slight breeze swirls wisps of clouds in the sky-blue sky." --Chris Wiewiora, "Witamy Spodwrotem/Welcome Back" No publisher marquart 2013-01-26T21:12:01Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/geetha-iyer-interview-featured-in-gulf-coast-a Geetha Iyer's story, "The Glass World-Builder," was awarded the 2012 Gulf Coast Prize in Fiction and was published in Gulf Coast. No publisher marquart 2013-01-24T03:36:21Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/andrew-payton-awarded-james-hearst-poetry-prize The North American Review is the nation's oldest literary journal in the country. No publisher marquart 2013-01-24T03:36:20Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/kathie-gossett2019s-mla-presentation-and-research The Monday, January 14, issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education includes an article by columnist William Pannapacker on Kathie Gossett’s research on her open-source project, D3: Digital Dissertation Depository, and it’s importance for a 21st academy. No publisher skamps 2013-01-14T19:00:46Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/GrassonDickens In November, Sean Grass gave an invited lecture on Charles Dickens as part of the New York Public Library's ongoing celebration of the bicentennial of the famous author's birth. No publisher sgrass 2012-12-13T15:31:59Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/flyway-benefit-auction-2012 Flyway Benefit Auction 2012, Sunday, November 11, 6-9 pm at the M-Shop in the Memorial Union No publisher skamps 2012-11-01T18:45:30Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/tina-coffelt-co-authors-article-on-crisis The Voice of Victims: Positive Response to a Natural Disaster Crisis No publisher tcoffelt 2012-11-01T18:36:59Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/nate-pillman-receives-thomas-morton-memorial-prize Nate Pillman's short story, "Kyle's Place," has been selected for The Puritan Magazine's Thomas Morton Memorial Prize in Literary Excellence. No publisher marquart 2012-10-19T15:54:53Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/charlie-kostelnick-receives-goldsmith-award Charlie Kostelnick received the Alfred N. Goldsmith Award for Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Communication from the IEEE Professional Communication Society on October 9. No publisher skamps 2012-10-18T14:35:30Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/tina-coffelt-publishes-in-the-journal-of-sex Tina Coffelt and co-author Jon Hess publish Verbal Communication about Sex in Marriage: Patterns of Language Use and Its Connection with Relational Outcomes in The Journal of Sex Research No publisher tcoffelt 2012-10-16T17:49:55Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/holiday-break-office-hours The English Department will be closed Dec. 24 - Jan. 1 for the holiday break. No publisher skamps 2012-10-08T16:53:49Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/GrassEssayDickensGreatExpectations Sean Grass has published "Commodity and Identity in Great Expectations" in the Fall 2012 issue of Victorian Literature and Culture. No publisher sgrass 2012-10-02T14:06:42Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/lindsay-tigue-awarded-the-1-2-k-prize-from-indiana Tigue's flash piece was selected for honors by distinguished judge, Michael Martone. No publisher marquart 2012-08-31T19:56:40Z News Item