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Would You Like to Take a Course on Screenwriting with a Famous Hollywood Writer?
The English Department welcomes our alumnus, Jason Filardi (’93) back to campus in Spring 2009. A successful writer and producer now residing in Los Angeles, Jason has agreed to teach a course called “Screenwriting” (English 182.10) that will admit fifteen lucky undergraduates. The application form is here and can also be picked up in the…
Samantha Yakas: New Communications Liaison
The English Department is happy to announce that English Major Samantha Yakas has joined us as the new Communications Liaison for the 2012-2013 school year. The Communications Liaison helps us with all of our social media, including this blog (watch for Samantha’s posts), our Facebook page, and Twitter. Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/English-Dept-GWU/31472949461Follow us on Twitter…
Congratulations Class of 2008
As this semester’s Communications Liaison and an outgoing senior myself, I want to thank all my GW professors for their support, guidance and instruction over the past four years. As I depart with a degree in English & Creative Writing as well as a minor in Art History, equipped with a liberal arts education that…
Suhayl Saadi in the City Paper
In the Washington City Paper blog Mark Athitakis writes: As you may have heard, some smart guy who helps give out the Nobel Prize in literature recently said that Americans are simply too “insular” and possessed of a restricting “ignorance” to produce great writing. So we have much to learn from the arrival of Suhayl…
AWP Conference Highlights
Last weekend I was thrilled to have an all-access pass to the 2011 AWP Conference (Association of Writers & Writing Programs) here in DC. With a badge and notebook in hand for coverage, I trekked over to the Wardman Park Hotel on a beautiful afternoon with no idea what to expect. Little did I know…
Rachael Baird in China
Rachael Baird, our inaugural (and wonderful) Communications Liaison for the English Department, is now living in China. Check out her blog and get a glimpse of her life post-GW. Here’s an invitation to other English majors, current and former: if you have a blog, drop me a line and let me know. We’ll feature a…
