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It’s not often that a work of American literature makes the “Trending Topics” newsfeed at Twitter, but as of this writing, “Huckleberry Finn” is one of the most tweeted phrases online. You can read what some members of the GW English Department, myself included, had to say about the recent news that a forthcoming edition…

Our new lounge Our Jenny McKean Moore Writer-in-Washington, Tim Johnston Our office coffee maker and candy bowl Our connections to GW MEMSI and Africana Studies Jewish Literature Live with Prof. Faye Moskowitz Our office staff: Constance Kibler, Linda Terry, and work-study students Elisa Valero and Tori Kerr The EGSA! Our majors in English, Creative Writing,…

Thanks to the following recent supporters of the English department: Ms. Rochelle E. Deavy Dr. Charles M. Hanson Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Hickok Ms. Erika Lauren Kauder Mrs. Michal Fromer Mufson Dr. Jeanne Marie Rose Ms. Sara Ann Schwartz Ms. Madeleine A. Starkey Ms. Kelley Cherise Stokes Mr. Jon K. Williams These generous donors…

Posted at the request of Keren Veisblatt: At Le Culte, we pride ourselves on our exclusivity and the high quality of the works we publish. This year has been a rebuilding one for us, as many of our founding members have graduated. However, throughout this transition, we are confident this year’s issue will be the…

by J J Cohen Among my favorite perks as chair of the GW English Department is the chance to spend time with visiting novelists. Because so much of my own writing proceeds through slow research and diligent translation — through processes that seem like patient peering through a microscope — I’m fascinated by how a…