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Hofstra University's Department of English offers undergraduate concentrations in English and American literature, creative writing, and publishing

Hofstra University's Department of English offers undergraduate concentrations in English and American literature, creative writing, and publishing, and the university's close proximity to New York City enriches the curriculum and provides incomparable opportunities for internships and experiential learning programs. The Great Writers, Great Readings series, started in 2004, brings award-winning w

riters across the genres to campus to engage students in intimate writing workshops and readings. Students can get published in a student literary magazine, Font; join a chapter of the English honor society Sigma Tau Delta; or participate in the College's oldest study abroad program, in London, studying contemporary British playwrights from Samuel Beckett to Tom Stoppard. You will be taught and mentored by a diverse and accomplished faculty consisting of nationally recognized literary scholars, editors, novelists, poets, playwrights, and popular writers. Students are sure to find their niche in a nurturing department where faculty research and writing interests range from Milton to Herman Melville to Toni Morrison, from opera and pop culture to gay and le***an studies and disability studies. The English Department faculty is committed to serving students and developing their literary knowledge, editing skills, and writing talents in lectures, seminars, and workshops. Professors of literature and creative writing hold the highest degrees in their fields. Those who teach publishing have at least 20 years of experience in the industry. Our alumni have found success in a wide range of careers, including publishing, academia, law, advertising, television, and film. Students have also continued their studies in Hofstra's MFA in creative writing program.

03/09/2021

Our next event is here! Please join us on Wednesday, March 10th at 6:30pm for a reading with Brit Bennett.

She has been named one of TIME Magazine’s Next 100 Influential People, and is a novelist and essayist. Her breakout novel The Mothers was a New York Times bestseller, and her second novel The Vanishing Half was not only a #1 New York Times bestseller, but has also been acquired by HBO for a limited series.

Her work has also appeared in The New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, The Paris Review, and Jezebel. She will be in conversation with Professor Martha McPhee.

Advanced registration is required. RSVP for the event here: https://events.hofstra.edu/index.php?eID=38982&utm_source=Hofstra+University+List&utm_campaign=59277a1dd8-EMAIL-Hofnews-030821&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7d160aaaac-59277a1dd8-422427833

02/16/2021

We’re back! Join us tomorrow, Wednesday February 17, 2021 at 6:30pm for our first event in this year’s Great Writers, Great Readings series.

We are honored to have Jia Tolentino, staff writer at The New Yorker, join us.

Jia is also the author of the essay collection Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self Delusion.

Advanced registration is required. To RSVP and learn more about the event, click here: https://events.hofstra.edu/index.php?com=rsvp&eID=38981

Hope to see you there!

11/11/2020

Don't forget to tune in to our next event in the Great Writers, Great Readings series!

Tonight, November 11th, at 6:30pm join us for a reading and conversation with poet Linda Gregerson. She is the author of six collections of poetry, most recently Prodigal: New and Selected Poems.

RSVP for the event here: https://events.hofstra.edu/index.php?eID=38111

The virtual event takes place on Wednesday, November 11th at 6:30pm

10/16/2020

Join us on Thursday, October 22nd at 2:20pm for a Bilingual Poetry Reading virtual event.

Featuring four distinguished Spanish-language poets, including: Efraín Bartolomé, María Antonieta Flores, Juan Carlos Mestre, and María Ángeles Pérez López.

The conversation is moderated by our very own Dr. Miguel-Angel Zapata.

Advanced registration is required. To RSVP and learn more about the event, click here: https://events.hofstra.edu/index.php?eID=38592

Hope to see you there!

10/05/2020

Coming soon! Don't forget to RSVP for the next chapter in our Great Writers, Great Readings Series!

Please join us as we welcome Mary Norris, former copy editor for The New Yorker and author of Between You and Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen and Greek To Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen.

RSVP here: https://events.hofstra.edu/index.php?eID=38034

The virtual event takes place on Thursday, October 8th at 6:30pm.

09/09/2020

Don't miss the first event in our Great Writers, Great Readings series! Join Professor Martha McPhee and two of her former students on this virtual meeting as she discusses her newly release novel, An Elegant Woman, and the craft of writing.

The event is Wednesday, September 23rd at 6:30 p.m. ET! Please visit hofstra.edu/gwgr to RSVP for this special event.

08/08/2020

Álvaro Enrigue is an Assistant Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures at Hofstra Univeristy. He is also a notable Mexican novelist who has been awarded the Herralde Prize in Spain for his novel “Sudden Death.” His newest work, “Ahora me rindo y eso es todo” is available now.

Go here to learn more about Hofstra’s MFA program: https://www.hofstra.edu/academics/colleges/hclas/engl/maecw/index.html

~Headshot provided by Daniel Mordzinki~

07/06/2020

"An Elegant Woman" by Professor Martha McPhee is available now! This novel is a great way to keep up with your reading this summer.

Martha is a Professor of Creative Writing at Hofstra University. Her newest novel, An Elegant Woman, has been described as, “a rich exploration of legacy and memory” by Entertainment Weekly. If you haven’t already, you should read this profound work of self-exploration that spans decades, traverses hundreds of miles, and is elegantly tangled within American history.

You can purchase your own copy from Amazon here: https://amzn.to/2MDVTbw

Learn more about Hofstra’s MFA program here: https://www.hofstra.edu/academics/colleges/hclas/engl/maecw/index.html

12/13/2019

Professor Alter gave students a fantastic Contemporary Literature class yesterday, which was also the last class this semester. Enjoyed the classes so much during the whole semester!

12/03/2019

Professor Connie Roberts and the students of Poetry of Witness Reading class had a wonderful off-campus class last week. They went to the Poets House in Manhattan and had a special class there. What an amazing experience.

11/27/2019

Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your holiday!

11/25/2019

Such an amazing experience last Friday night at KGB Bar. MFA students and alumni were reading excerpts of their novels or poems enjoyably. Glad to take part in the reading.

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