Kansas State English Department

09/18/2026

"After asking about the best part of the fall semester, we now have a new question": An entry in our Found Object series, featuring the white board on the 2nd floor of ECS and its current query: What's your superpower, real or imagined?

Location: 2nd Floor, English Counseling Services BuildingObject: Whiteboard (September 2026)Observations: 1) Since 2023, the whiteboard on the 2nd floor of ECS has continued to pose questions, ask …

09/16/2026

Interested in applying to graduate school in English or a related field? Join us next Friday Sept 25 at 3:30pm in Leadership Studies 201 or Zoom for our annual panel session on the application process!

09/16/2026

"I value how it gave credence to my imagination – making a different way of life seem and become possible – from a Kansas farm girl to a curious professional and world traveler": Angie Franson (BA ’94, MA ‘97) on why she values her degrees in English --

Angie Franson (BA ’94, MA ‘97) on the right in between her two sons, with husband Justin at the end of the table. They were joined by good friends Jana Zaudke (MA ’95) and Sean Zaudke and their fam…

09/11/2026

"So, next time you’re hung up on an assignment you don’t understand, you need help with wording or structure, or you come down with a bad case of writer’s block, come on over to the Writing Center and work with us!": Deborah Murray on the resources available at the Writing Center at Kansas State University --

Here at the K-State Writing Center, we can help students become more skilled and more confident writers. We work with every type of writing assignment, from cover letters to personal statements& #…

09/09/2026

We had a great time visiting with undergrads at today's K-State College of Arts and Sciences Discovery Expo! Popular topics of conversation: the English Minor, the Certificate in Film Studies, and free tutoring at the Writing Center at Kansas State University. Thanks to our Dir of Undergrad Studies Tom Sarmiento and professional advisor Allison Kuehne for helping at our table!

09/09/2026

Summer 2026 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity by our faculty, students, and alumni --

Cover for India Animated: Essays on Contemporary Practice (Palgrave, 2026), which includes an essay by Anuja Madan. Each month during the academic year, we assemble a newsletter of the department& #…

09/04/2026

"I can now confidently live my librarian life by day and my writer life by night. Grateful doesn't even begin to cover it": Heather Etelamaki (BA ’12, MA ’15) shares her experience of the M.A. degree in English at K-State --

Heather Etelamaki (BA ’12, MA ’15) When I started in the English graduate program for creative writing in 2013, I knew I wanted to be a writer and also have a career separate from writi…

09/02/2026

Save the date! Poetry reading and artist talk by Lisa Olstein on Thurs Sept 10, 5:30pm, at the Beach Museum of Art. More information at https://events.k-state.edu/event/artist-talk-poetry-reading-lisa-olstein --

09/02/2026

"But why failure? Why should this be a useful or interesting means to gain entrance to these poems?": D. Kimball Smith offers insight through his new book _Strategies of Failure in the Early Modern Sonnet_ --

Cover for D. Kimball Smith’s recent book Strategies of Failure in the Early Modern Sonnet (Routledge, 2026) Too many years ago I was speaking to a colleague about a book I was thinking about …

08/28/2026

Area of study? Favorite literary character? Best source of joy this summer? Meet the new grad students joining us this year!

Our new graduate students come from across Kansas, the Midwest, and the world. We’re so glad they’re here. Name: Ellie DonohoeHometown: Tipton, IowaAlma mater: Wartburg CollegePlea…