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/amy-tehans-screencasting-presentation-now-available-online.html Amy Tehan's November 4th presentation to the STC Central Iowa, "Screencasting for Dummies (and Smarties)," is now available online in streaming video format, for those who weren't able to attend in person. No publisher gsauer Society for Technical Communication Rhetoric 2009-11-06T20:55:18Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/orion-magazine-publishes-speaking-in-place-an-essay-by-marissa-landrigan-1.html MFA writer, Marissa Landrigan, has published an essay in Orion, a journal of Nature, Culture and Place. No publisher marquart Creative Writing 2009-10-30T21:49:50Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/business-communication-quarterly-publishes-article-by-anish-dave-1.html No publisher marquart Rhetoric 2009-10-20T12:10:54Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/poet-heather-derr-smith-invited-to-deliver-series-of-lectures-in-bosnia-1.html Under invitation from the International University of Sarajevo, Heather Derr Smith will travel to four cities in Bosnia in November 2009 to deliver a series of reading, workshops, and lectures. No publisher marquart Creative Writing 2009-10-20T11:53:44Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/poets-writers-features-article-on-the-craft-of-writing-by-benjamin-percy-1.html "Go the Distance: What Rocky Taught Me About Submission," a craft article by Benjamin Percy is featured in November/December issue of Poets & Writers Magazine. No publisher marquart Creative Writing 2009-10-20T11:12:50Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/goldtrap-lecture-now-online.html Frank Donaghue's October 8th 2009 Goldtrap Lecture presentation, "Against Publication: Rethinking the Reward System within the New Corporate University," is now available online, for those who were unable to attend in person. No publisher gsauer Literature 2009-10-29T21:45:07Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/keynote-speakers-announced-for-sixth-annual-symposium-on-wildness-wilderness-the-creative-imagination-1.html The 6th Annual Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness, & the Creative Imagination will feature readings, panel discussions, documentary films, receptions, and booksignings. Symposium events will be held on the Iowa State University campus, Memorial Union, from Friday, January 29 - Sunday, January 31, 2010. No publisher marquart Creative Writing 2009-10-19T21:33:19Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/donna-niday-co-authors-second-edition-award-winning-book-mentoring-beginning-teachers-is-published-1.html Mentoring Beginning Teachers, Second Edition provides a comprehensive and tested plan for helping mentors guide new teachers in moving beyond the basics of plan/teach/evaluate to a higher level of joint assessment and inquiry. No publisher marquart Rhetoric English Education 2009-10-29T21:55:46Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/debra-marquart-honored-with-2009-iowa-author-award-1.html The Des Moines Public Library Foundation sponsors the annual "Iowa Author" award to recognize and honor Iowa's rich literary heritage. No publisher marquart Creative Writing 2009-10-04T03:57:44Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/inauguaral-issue-of-literature-in-the-early-american-republic-lear-is-published-1.html “We are proud of our first volume of Literature in the Early American Republic. LEAR is the only journal devoted to the literature of America’s early republic period, and we look forward to continuing to publish, year after year, high quality research on this exciting and pivotal moment in our United States literary history.” --Dr. Matthew Sivils, Co-Editor, LEAR No publisher marquart Literature 2009-10-29T21:45:51Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/graphic-novel-adaptation-of-benjamin-percys-story-refresh-refresh-published-1.html The graphic novel adaptation of Benjamin Percy's story "Refresh, Refresh"-- co-authored by James Ponsoldt and illustrated by Eisner-nominated artist Danica Novgorodoff--is now out with First Second Books, a division of Macmillan. No publisher marquart Creative Writing 2009-09-29T18:25:58Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/mfa-program-mapping-project-of-everett-casey-nature-center-and-reserve-1.html Iowa State University Website features story of MFA Program's 550 class mapping project of Everett Casey Nature Center and Reserve. No publisher marquart Creative Writing 2009-09-28T19:02:28Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/project-yao-website-launched.html Project Yao, a bi-national bibliographic database of pre-1920 American literature translations into Chinese, launched this week. No publisher gsauer Studio for New Media Rhetoric Literature 2009-09-02T14:12:45Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/matthew-sivils-elected-vice-president-of-the-james-fenimore-cooper-society-1.html The James Fenimore Cooper Society was founded September 15, 1989. The organization is dedicated to promoting the study of the life and works of James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) and encouraging the enjoyment of his 32 novels, and appreciation of his ideas by providing useful information to students, scholars, and readers. No publisher marquart Literature 2009-10-29T21:46:11Z News Item http://engl.iastate.edu/news_items/bob-tremmel-elected-to-the-executive-committee-of-nctes-conference-on-english-education-1.html NCTE is devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the English language arts at all levels of education. No publisher marquart English Education 2009-09-28T20:11:30Z News Item