Upcoming Events and Announcements

Check out our upcoming events, contest deadlines, and department announcements!

Emancipation Talk with Sean Gerrity '09! Thursday November 12th! | 12:15 PM in Gendebien Room, Skillman Library
Flash Fiction Contest With special guest judge, Kim Coleman Foote! Tuesday, November 17th | 4:15pm-6pm Gendebien Room, Skillman Library
New English Class offered Spring 2027! ENG 202.2: What is an Author? taught by Professor Emma Hetrick

 

Events

Jones Faculty Lecture presented by Professor Megan Fernandes

Wednesday, November 11th | 7:30PM, Room 104, Kirby Hall of Civil Rights

Read a preview of Prof. Fernandes’ 2026 Jones Faculty Lecture

Come join us for a lecture on writing from loss and the poetics of dissociation!

Flash Fiction Contest With special guest judge, Kim Coleman Foote!

Tuesday, November 17th | 4:15-6 PM Gendebien Room, Skillman Library

Join us for an evening of powerful storytelling! Acclaimed fiction writer Kim Coleman Foote takes the stage alongside the winner and honorable mentions of Lafayette’s Annual Flash Fiction Contest as they read their winning 500-word stories live.

Open to all students, faculty, and the campus community. Refreshments provided.

other important announcements

Learn more about our Nature Writing course with Professor Phillips in this article from The Lafayette 

Check out the Lafayette English Department Instagram for more current happenings and offerings from the department.

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