2. Department of English

3. Careers in English Lawyer Novelist Teacher Web Author Historian Technical Writer Librarian Playwright Comedian Filmmaker Editor Journalist

4. Our Program Features Experience the workplace through internships Study Abroad Explore Writing with Nationally Recognized Authors Work as a tutor Work with published faculty

5. Department of English Programs of Study Clubs and Publications Resources Faculty Publications Course Highlights More Information Alumni Special Programs Main Menu The English Department invites you to join our dynamic and enthusiastic group of scholars and writers.

6. Programs of Study Travel Writing in exciting places. Study Abroad The field of English Studies Includes: Language Cultural Studies Writing Genres Theory World Literature Contemporary Literature American Literature British Literature

7. Course Highlights Scriptural Literature Women in Film African American Literature Literary Nonfiction Creative Writing Poetry Fiction Southern Humor Shakespeare Clues, Corpses, Mystery, and Murder Principles of Teaching Writing

8. Resources  Writing Center  Preparation for Regents’ Test  Computers for research and writing Presentation Technology Department Sturgis Library

9. Clubs Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society Outstanding Chapter 1999 This active chapter offers members: Scholarships Writing Awards Teaching Awards Convention Awards And Scholarly Paper Awards.

10. The Sentinel Weekly newspaper that covers campus news, features, opinions, and sports. Talisman Formerly the yearbook, this publication has been updated to be KSU’s feature magazine. Share University’s literary/art magazine.

11. Faculty Publications Faculty includes: Award-winning creative writers Writers of Short Fiction Popular Nonfiction writers Experts in business communication Recognized Georgia Authors Published Authors Leaders in the English field

12. Special Programs Contemporary Literature and Writing Conference Annual Writing Conference allows students to interact with nationally known authors. Guest Authors have included Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander, an Oprah Selection Author Judy Goldman, The Slow Way Back Ernest Gaines, an Oprah Book Selection author Joyce Carol Oates Robert Pinsky

13. Alumni Career Services offers On-Campus Recruiting Automated Résumé Referral Online Job Listing Service Web Site Advertising for Students and Alumni

14. For More Information Visit Our Web Site at www.kennesaw.edu/english/ Call (770) 423-6297 Or Write to Department of English Kennesaw State University 1000 Chastain Road Kennesaw, GA 30144-5591

15. If you want to be a writer, write. Epictetus Fiction is an act of revenge. John Hawkes Nothing stinks like a pile of unpublished writing. Sylvia Plath I write; therefore, I am. Samuel Johnson Don’t get it right, get it written. James Thurber Anytime is a good time to write a poem. Gertrude Stein The poet should touch our hearts by showing his own. Thomas Hardy Talent is cheap. What matters is discipline. Andres Dubus We write to taste life twice, in the moment, and in retrospection. Anais Nin