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English Epilogue: October 2026
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English Epilogue is a monthly CSU English community newsletter. Here, you can catch up on department news, faculty and student achievements, upcoming events, opportunities, and highlights from across our vibrant…
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Humans of Eddy: Breanna
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Read More: Humans of Eddy: Breanna~From English Department Communications Intern Kaitlyn Phillips Her name’s Breanna and she only had time for one question, so I asked “What made you want to become an English Major?” and her answer was “I loved reading fantasy books as a kid and I hope to write some of my…
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News of Note Week of March 7
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Read More: News of Note Week of March 7Antero Garcia has a new chapter titled “Teacher as Dungeon Master: Connected learning, democratic classrooms, and rolling for initiative” in the book The role-playing society: Essays on the cultural influence of RPGs (MacFarland). Antero Garcia has been announced as a judge for the art and writing youth “Twist Fate” challenge.…
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Matthew Cooperman Book Release, a Reflection from Beth Campbell
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Read More: Matthew Cooperman Book Release, a Reflection from Beth Campbell~From English Department Communications Intern Beth Campbell Night had settled over the whole of Fort Collins, but Old Town still shown bright with the glow of street lights, shop windows, and the strobing pulses of lasers to the beat of bar playlists. Groups of people milled over the sidewalks, their…
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Steve Almond Reading, a Reflection from Kaitlyn Phillips
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Read More: Steve Almond Reading, a Reflection from Kaitlyn Phillips~From English Department Communications Intern Kaitlyn Phillips At 7:30 in the Lory Student Center’s Cherokee Park Ballroom, people began to filter in and take their seats. They talk excitedly, browse the books for sale in the corner, and await author Steve Almond to take the stage and recite a sample…
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Luke Dani Blue & Stephanie Lenox Reading, a Reflection from Ashley Alfirevic
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Read More: Luke Dani Blue & Stephanie Lenox Reading, a Reflection from Ashley Alfirevic~From English Department Communications Intern Ashley Alfirevic I had often been warned about this, that agreeing to too much, even willingly and excitedly, might have its pitfalls. “Of course I can handle covering two events in one night. It won’t be a problem. The readings are always fun, anyways,” I…
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Distinguished Alumni Award Ceremony April 21st: Yusef Komunyakaa
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Read More: Distinguished Alumni Award Ceremony April 21st: Yusef KomunyakaaPoet Yusef Komunyakaa will be visiting campus on April 21st to accept his Distinguished Alumni Award. He will be giving a public reading that evening. Komunyakaa finished the English MA program in 1978 (Poetry), before it was converted to an MFA. He has gone on to become one of the most…
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Embracing One’s Community through Giving: Deanna Ludwin
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Read More: Embracing One’s Community through Giving: Deanna LudwinThe upcoming issue of the College of Liberal Arts enewsletter is a special one in which all the stories feature development-focused content that showcases the impact of our CLA donors. We were asked to contribute a story “about the impact of a scholarship on a student’s time here at CSU, a faculty…
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English Undergraduates and Graduates: Submit for These Writing Awards!
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Read More: English Undergraduates and Graduates: Submit for These Writing Awards!The English department has three writing contests coming up. If you are an undergraduate or graduate student in English, we encourage you to submit! The 13th Annual Outstanding Literary Essay Awards contest, which recognizes outstanding critical writing and interpretive work in literary studies, (undergraduate and graduate submissions welcome). Outstanding Undergraduate Writing Award in…
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Humans of Eddy: Kim Pemberton
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Read More: Humans of Eddy: Kim Pemberton~From English Department Communications Intern Beth Campbell I had seen Kim around campus before, but I never really got to know her until we had Shakespeare II together. She warmly greated me on our first day like I was an old friend, despite being merely aquaintences. In conversation with her,…
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News of Note Week of February 29
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Read More: News of Note Week of February 29Dan Beachy-Quick’s book of poems, gentlessness, was named a finalist for the Rilke Prize. Matthew Cooperman recently gave a number of readings in North Carolina to support his new book. He’ll be reading at the University of Wyoming this Friday, March 4, 7pm. He also has new poems up at Word/for…