English at UA Little Rock

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The Cooper Promise Scholarship is a one-time scholarship for students who are or will have recently enrolled or transferred to UA Little Rock. The recipients must declare a major in one of the English program tracks (literature, creative writing, or secondary education). This scholarship is funded through the William G. Cooper Honors Program in English.

🗓️ DEADLINE: December 4, 2025
💻 Application form link in bio!

🖋️📚 Need funding? We can help! 📚🖋️

If you are an English Major, you can now apply for the William G. Cooper, Jr. Success Scholarship.

The Cooper Success Scholarship is granted to full or part-time students who are currently taking at least six hours and who have declared a primary major in English. Apply in Scholarship Universe today!

🗓️ Deadline: Thursday, December 4

🍕It's time for Slices & Advices!🍕

Drop in for English advising for the 2026 Spring and Summer semesters. Decide your academic plan for next semester and eat free pizza!

🗓️ Thursday, December 4, 2025
🕦 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
📍Room 501 Stabler Hall

📚 See you there! 📚

📚 Apply now! 📚

The Cooper Honors Program for English Majors is now accepting applications! English majors with a 3.5 or more GPA can submit an application in Scholarship Universe. To apply, you have to write a literary or creative research project while working closely with a faculty mentor.

The deadline to apply is December 4th.

🖋️📚 Upcoming author visit! 📚🖋️

Brian Turner is the author of five collections of poetry (including Here, Bullet and The Wild Delight of Wild Things) and a memoir (My Life as a Foreign Country). His poems and essays have been published in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, Harper's, among other fine journals, and he was featured in the documentary film "Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience," which was nominated for an Academy Award. A Guggenheim Fellow, he has received a USA Hillcrest Fellowship in Literature, the Amy Lowell Traveling Fellowship, the Poet's Prize, and a Fellowship from the Lannan Foundation.

Join us on November 14th at 2 P.M. in Gallery 1 of the Fine Arts building for this great opportunity to hear about the creative process and the career of Brian Turner.

📚 Hope to see you there! 📚

📚 Let's give a warm welcome to Jared Lemus! 📚

We will be hosting a Q&A and reading featuring Jared Lemus on October 3rd at 2:00 - 4:00 PM, in Gallery 1 of the Fine Arts building. He is the author of the short story collection, "Guatemalan Rhapsody" (Ecco-HarperCollins 2025). His work has been published in The Atlantic, Story, The Pinch, and The Kenyon Review!

Come for the reading and stay for the party! We'll celebrate the launch of our student literary magazine, Equinox, with appetizers and a selection of readings from the latest issue. These events are free and open to everyone.

Celebrate with us as we recognize our graduating English students on May 9th at 11:30 AM. Lunch and a live band performance will be part of the festivities, held in the Fine Arts building. Everyone is welcome!

🍕 Exciting News! 🍕
Drop in for an English Department advising meeting at Stabler Hall on Tuesday, May 6th! The event lasts from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM!
There will be free pizza too... 🤩

This is a reminder that Jay Jennings will be presenting his writing tips at the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall on March the 14th at 2:00 PM! The event is open and free for anyone to join.

Join us on March 14th at 2 P.M. to hear our guest speaker's, Jay Jennings, tips on writing books and screenplays! This event is open to everyone and free.

Jay Jennings is a writer and editor whose work has appeared in many national newspapers and magazines, including the New York Times, Travel & Leisure, Lowbrow Reader, and Oxford American, where he was an editor from 2015 to 2021.