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Through the generosity of a GW donor, the English Department will hold a competition this spring for the best student poem. The contest will be open to all students, graduate and undergraduate, regardless of major. We will award this substantial prize annually for the next five years. So, get writing. [image from here] Share on…

You may have heard that David Bruce Smith generously funded an undergraduate course taught by Faye Moskowitz. “Jewish Literature Live” brings the authors of books into the classroom to interact with GW students. What you may not know is that it’s not just the students in Professor Moskowitz’s course who benefit. Three of the authors…

The course descriptions are online. Registration begins this week. Faculty will be holding extra office hours to lift holds and for advising. Share on FacebookTweet

You may have seen Gina Welch running around the English Department offices in a pair of green heels. Or perhaps you caught her segment on MSNBC’s Morning Joe last Thursday discussing her new book In the Land of Believers. Maybe you saw her book featured when flipping through the current issue of Oprah’s magazine “O.”…

Prof. Lisa Page GW English creative writing faculty members Lisa Page and Faye Moskowitz were both nominated for the 2010 Professor of the Year, a distinction awarded by the University’s 450 student athletes.  Prof. Moskowitz and Prof. Page are among the 25 nominees, while Prof. Page is one of 6 finalists! (Does this sound like…

This post is guest blogged by Prof. Gregory Pardlo. It seems we have not quite put AWP behind us. One of the controversies enlivening the recent writer’s conference has now managed to capture the imagination of people outside the literary community. Picked up by the Associated Press, the debacle over what is now known as…