When you study literatures in English, you engage with works of significant cultural and aesthetic value, wrestle with important philosophical questions, reconstruct histories of past times and places, and develop in writing your own critical and creative voice. We offer a diverse range of courses, a graduate program, an honors program, journalism, creative writing and medieval studies minors, scholarly lectures, readings by visiting writers, and other events, all of which give students a rich experience of the discipline of English.
News and Events
- The Dean Speaker Series Presents Dr. David Sterling Brown: “Hear Me, See Me”Dr. David Sterling Brown will join us on February 20, 2025 to present his talk “‘Hear Me, See Me’: Sex, Violence, Silence and Othello.” The event will be in the Z. […]
- Open for Submissions: 24-25 Academy of American Poets / Edwin G. Wilson Prize for Undergraduate PoetryThe Department of English invites students from every discipline to submit their original poetry to Wake Forest University’s Academy of American Poets / Edwin G. Wilson Prize. The Prize, which […]
- Voices across America Presentation September 26Elizabeth Hanks will visit campus on September 26 from 3 to 4 PM to give a presentation in Greene Hall room 239. This presentation introduces the design, sampling, and data […]
- Study Abroad in London Summer 2025Join us in London this summer from May 27 to June 28 for Literature of the Witch, co-taught by Dr. Joanna Ruocco and Dr. Sarah Hogan! ENG 302 (D) / […]
- Sawako Nakayasu to Speak on October 8On October 8, Sawako Nakayasu will visit the University to perform a public reading of original work. The event will be hosted at 5:30 PM in the Hanes Gallery; it […]