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Paloma Martinez-Cruz wins silver medal for Trust the Circle

By Sydney Friedt

The Department of English is excited to announce that Professor Paloma Martinez-Cruz was awarded a silver medal in the Best Biography category at the International Latino Book Awards on October 19…

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Margaret Price awarded Alison Piepmeier Book Prize for Crip Spacetime

By Reem Kadimi-Skalli

The English Department is thrilled to congratulate Associate Professor Margaret Price, who has been awarded the Alison Piepmeier Book Prize from the National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) for…

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A tribute to our graduated student employees

In the Department of English we're fortunate to have two teams of talented students working in our main office: our Department Ambassadors and the Communications Team. The Department Ambassadors…

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Zoë Brigley awarded GCAC Artist Project grant

The Department of English is excited to announce that the Greater Columbus Arts Council has awarded Senior Lecturer Zoë Brigley a $10,000 Artist Projects…

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English celebrates university and college awards

Every year at our Awards Celebration, the Department of English recognizes the excellent work of our students, faculty and staff. (If you missed this year’s event, feel free to peruse this year’s…

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Eclipse Poetry Contest winners announced

In the lead-up to the Great American Eclipse on April 8th, the Department of English announced an Undergrad Eclipse Poetry Contest open to any undergraduate student at Ohio State, to be judged by…

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Elise Robbins awarded 2023-24 Graduate Associate Teaching Award

The Department of English is excited to congratulate PhD student Elise Robbins, who was awarded a 2023-24 Graduate Associate Teaching Award! Robbins is one…

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Kathy Fagan Grandinetti on making the most of her Guggenheim Fellowship

By Anushka Mukherjee

In April of 2023, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation awarded 171 outstanding individuals the Guggenheim Fellowship to help them pursue their work in any field of work. The department’s…

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Andrew Romriell Recipient of 2023-24 Presidential Fellowship

The Department of English would like to announce that MFA student Andrew Romriell is one of the recipients of the 2023-24 Presidential Fellowship

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