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/iowa-poet-laureate-mary-swanders-new-book-the-girls-on-the-roof-published-by-turning-point-press-1.html The Girls on the Roof is a book-length narrative poem about a mother and daughter stuck on top of the roof of a cafe on the banks of the Mississippi River for three days during the 1993 flood. No publisher marquart 2009-06-24T16:57:28Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/lee-honeycut-receives-grant-from-gerald-r-ford-foundation-1.html A grant to Lee Honeycutt from the Gerald R. Ford Foundation will support archival research. No publisher marquart 2009-06-24T16:30:15Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/new-poets-writers-magazine-features-article-on-writing-dialogue-by-benjamin-percy-1.html No publisher marquart 2009-06-24T15:09:10Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/matthew-sivils-next-recipient-of-the-gregory-l-and-kathleen-c-geoffrey-faculty-fellowship-1.html The Gregory L. and Kathleen C. Geoffroy Faculty Fellowship was established by President and Mrs. Geoffroy to support the teaching and research program of an Assistant Professor in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. No publisher drward 2009-05-22T14:28:26Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/visitors-from-germany-to-visit-studio-for-new-media-1.html Three visitors, invited to the United States under the auspices of the Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program, are coming to visit the Studio for New Media to learn about how we research, teach, and develop new media, as part of a tour new media use across the country. No publisher gsauer 2009-04-27T19:56:24Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/susan-benner-receives-ywca-women-of-achievement-award-1.html Susan Benner, senior lecturer in ISU’s English department, shared the Shining Star award, which recognizes women who provide extraordinary leadership, service or work that either empowers women and girls or eliminates racism in the workplace. No publisher drward 2009-04-20T15:35:40Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/benjamin-percy-has-experienced-tremendous-writing-success-in-the-past-year-1.html Amid soaring success, writer keeps his feet on the ground. No publisher drward 2009-04-20T14:47:48Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/lee-poagues-new-edition-a-hitchcock-reader-receives-critical-praise-1.html This richly intelligent book, even more indispensable in its new edition, illuminates every facet of Hitchcock's importance as artist, entertainer, and philosopher-poet. Essential for students and film buffs alike. --David Sterritt, Ph.D.Chairman, National Society of Film Critics; Professor Emeritus of Theater and Film, Long Island University No publisher marquart 2009-03-06T16:19:26Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/vida-cross-awarded-a-grant-from-illinois-arts-council-1.html No publisher marquart 2009-03-06T16:19:33Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/mary-swander-named-iowa-poet-laureate-1.html Governor Chet Culver today appointed Mary Swander, an ISU Distinguished Professor of English, as Iowa's new Poet Laureate. Swander will serve a two-year appointment as the state's symbolic leader of poetry. No publisher marquart Creative Writing 2009-02-18T23:53:07Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/connie-ringlee-helps-to-coach-ames-high-students-to-several-i-ratings-at-district-large-group-speech-contest-1.html Several Ames High students received I ratings at the district large group speech contest and advanced to the state competition. No publisher drward 2009-04-02T23:54:43Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/kathy-hickok-honored-with-2008-margaret-sloss-gender-equity-award-1.html Dr. Kathy Hickok has received the 2008 Margaret Sloss Gender Equity Award, for demonstrating an undeniable commitment to working toward gender equity. No publisher marquart 2009-01-30T22:21:09Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/marissa-landrigan-wins-the-flyway-home-voices-award-1.html Marissa Landrigan, a writer in the MFA Program in Creative Writing and Environment, has won the "Flyway Home Voices" Award sponsored by Flyway: Journal of Writing and Environment. No publisher marquart Creative Writing 2009-01-28T16:49:26Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/christiana-langenberg-wins-the-2008-paths-of-culture-translation-prize-1.html Christiana Langenberg has won the 2008 Paths of Culture Translation Prize sponsored by IPOC Press in Milan, Italy for her bilingual collection of stories, Meta' di Quello Che So (Half of What I Know). No publisher marquart Creative Writing 2008-11-26T17:16:46Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/david-russell-co-authors-article-on-open-access-book-publishing-for-online-journal-first-monday-1.html The publication of scholarly books has been shaped strongly in recent decades by two factors: assessments by publishers of the potential market for books and the influence of publisher’s reputations on tenure and promotion decisions. No publisher marquart 2008-11-22T22:37:37Z News Item