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Call for submissions: Creative writing prizes and awards
The Department of English invites undergraduates and graduate students to submit applications for creative writing prizes and awards. Whether you're penning captivating narratives or crafting poignant poetry, this is your chance to showcase your talent and creativity. Before you begin, make sure to carefully consult the application instructions provided below.
English Alums profiled for McGill news articles
The McGill Reporter profiled recent grad Mai Kutsuna (BASc’23). Mai, who majored in both drama and theatre and chemistry through the interfaculty Bachelor of Arts and Science program, spoke of the opportunity to combine her unique interests.
Paid summer internships for English undergraduates
Undergraduate students in the Faculty of Arts are invited to apply for paid summer internships through the Arts Internship Office (AIO). This year, three internships are directly associated with initiatives run (in whole or in part) through the Department of English.
Alum Anuja Varghese highlighted in McGill News article
Anuja Varghese (BA’05) is an award-winning author whose first book, Chrysalis, has been awarded the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers from the Writers’ Trust of Canada and the Governor General’s Literary Award for fiction. Varghese was recently profiled by McGill News, where she spoke about her experience studying literature and its wide-ranging impact on both her writing and professional career.
Montreal International Poetry Prize opens for submissions
The Montreal International Poetry Prize 2024 is open for submissions! Send us your best poems for a chance to be published in The Montreal Poetry Prize Anthology 2024. One lucky winner will also take home the cash prize of $20,000.
Call for applications: Creative writing workshop
Our 2023-2024 Richler Writer-in-Residence Heather O’Neill has generously offered to offer a two-part creative writing workshop this semester.
Here is Heather’s description; a short biography is included below.
Caret call for submissions
The English Department’s Graduate Student Journal, Caret, is accepting submissions for our Winter 2024 issue from now until January 26th, 2024.
Prof. Manshel interviewed for WNYC's 'On the Media'
Last month, Prof. Alexander Manshel was interviewed for WNYC's On the Media with Brooke Gladstone. They discuss Prof. Manshel's new book and his other recent research on the politics of race when it comes to literary prizes.
Prof. Stenbaek awarded honourary doctorate from the University of Greenland
The Department of English congratulates Professor Marianne Stenbaek who has been awarded the prestigious title of honourary doctorate from Ilisimatusarfik (University of Greenland) in recognition of her research on and with the Inuit.
"Sita and Helen" on CBC Radio One
MA student Shailee Rajak joins CBC Radio One's "All in a Weekend" this Sunday, September 24th, to discuss her recently published children's book Sita and Helen. Shailee and host Sonali Karnick will be talking about the book, its intercultural value, its foregrounding of a feminist perspective, and the importance of having it read by children of all backgrounds.
More on Sita and Helen:
Kasia Van Schaik's "We Have Never Lived On Earth" longlisted for the 2023 Giller Prize
Recent PhD alumnus Kasia Van Schaik's debut story collection, We Have Never Lived On Earth, has been longlisted for one of Canada's most prestigious literary awards, the Scotiabank Giller Prize. Said to "shimmer and compel like half-remembered dreams," these interwoven short stories follow the journey of Charlotte Ferrier, a ch2022-2023 Student Awards and Prizes
The Department of English is proud to recognize the following students who have been selected for the awards and scholarships listed below for the 2022-2023 academic year.
(The writing prizes are determined by committees made up of professors in the Department of English, who review submissions with the authors’ names removed.)
Catherine Bradley was awarded the H. Noel Fieldhouse Award for Distinguished Teaching!
Catherine Bradley - Head of Wardrobe, costume designer, researcher, and teacher in the Department of English - was awarded the H. Noel Fieldhouse Award for Distinguished Teaching!
Poetry Matters Featured in McGill's Arts News
To mark World Poetry Month, the Arts News team spoke to Professor Miranda Hickman (Department of English) and students Anushree Joshi (MA, English), James Jarrett (U3, English and Music) and recent alum Jana Perkins (MA, English) about the importance of poetry and how research and community initiatives such as Poetry Matters are building spaces for poetic discussions both on and beyond McGill's campus.