Contemporary Writers Series at ECU

🎨✨ Calling all creatives — this one’s for you!

REBEL, Pirate Media 1’s Arts & Literary Magazine, is now accepting submissions! Whether you write, draw, photograph, compose, or create something entirely your own, we want to see it.

This year’s vibe? Whimsical, imaginative, a little unexpected — so don’t be afraid to get creative with it. 🧚‍♀️

🗓 Submission Deadline: May 7, 2026
📎 Accepted formats: Word Docs, JPG, PNG, MP3, MP4, MOV
📧 Submit to: [email protected]

All art and literary styles are welcome, so if you’ve been waiting for a sign to share your work, this is it. 💫

Join us for an evening of readings as we celebrate our graduating creative writers and the newest fiction faculty. 🎉

Featuring:
👨‍🎓Sam Smith (undergraduate)
👨‍🎓Juan Teakell (MA student)
👩‍🏫Dr. Rebecca Bernard (fiction faculty)

📅 Thursday, April 9
⏰ 5:30–6:30 PM
📍 Joyner Library, Faulkner Gallery (2nd floor)

Don't miss this chance to hear their work out loud and support them as they finish this chapter!

Come sit in, listen, and be part of the moment.😌

(Refreshments will be served.)

The Department of English at East Carolina University (http://english.ecu.edu) is seeking to fill two positions with the title of Teaching Instructor, Senior Teaching Instructor, Master Teaching Instructor, Teaching Assistant Professor, Teaching Associate Professor, Teaching Professor (depending upon qualifications) specializing in composition to begin in August 2026. This full-time non-tenure-track position is for fall and spring semesters of the 2026-2027 academic year only, with the possibility of subsequent appointments.
The full-time teaching load is typically four courses per semester. Teaching will consist of face-to-face courses, with the possibility that some online courses may be assigned, depending on department and university need. Depending upon a candidate’s credentials, as well as the needs in the department, the Chair may assign other courses besides composition. Service to the university, community, and profession is expected. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications, and full-time positions include benefits.
For more information or questions, please contact Michelle F. Eble. 252-328-6412

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