TCU English Department

That’s a wrap on the 14th Annual AddRan Faculty Writing Boot Camp! ✍️

Each year after the semester ends, AddRan faculty get a jump start on their research with 5 days of intensive, structured writing time. Faculty are encouraged and supported by their colleagues as well as their fearless leader Dr. Charlotte Hogg (aka Sarge).

Congratulations to our Boot Camp graduates! 🎓

Congratulations to our English Department Award winners! We loved celebrating our faculty and students for their amazing accomplishments this year 💜

Last month, Professors Matthew Pitt and Alex Lemon participated in a reading and discussion for their new book publications hosted by the TCU Bookstore.

Pitt’s first novel, Tear Here, follows the chaotic rise of a rock band whose journey explores themes of celebrity, cult-like devotion, and destructive obsession.

All Us Beautiful Monsters, a new collection of poetry from Alex Lemon, details the complexities of life by examining the deeply human contradictions of aching grief and radiant joy.

You can learn more about these books and read a Q&A with the authors at the link in our bio!

Congratulations to our Creative Writing Award Winners! ✍️

Join us TODAY at 6pm for a reading and discussion with authors and Professors Alex Lemon and Matthew Pitt!

Prof. Alex Lemon is the author of All Us Beautiful Monsters, a deeply imaginative collection of poetry that details the complexities of life, of the earth, and of humankind.

Prof. Matt Pitt’s first novel, Tear Here, follows the chaotic rise and fall of a rock music collective in the post-punk era. Pitt’s sharp storytelling explores themes of celebrity, cult-like devotion, and destructive obsession.

Both books are out now and available for purchase! Click the link in our bio to read more.

Congratulations to our amazing English faculty! ✨

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Congratulations to our faculty and graduate students in Rhetoric and Composition who are presenting at the annual Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) in Cleveland, Ohio this week!

Shuv Raj Rana Bhat, Ashok Bhusal, Amanda Peterson, Tristan Graney, and Mohammed Iddrisu will present original scholarship to the largest convention in the field of composition, rhetoric, and writing studies.

Gavin P. Johnson will accept the CCCC Lavender Rhetorics Award for Excellence in Q***r Scholarship at the conference. Congratulations Gavin!

Last night we celebrated departmental research completed in 2025, including 4 book publications! ✨

Congratulations to Drs. Ariane Balizet, Theresa Gaul, Stacie McCormick, and Karen Steele as well as all of our amazing faculty and grad students who all accomplished so much last year.