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  • In Print Editor: Kristen Elias Rowley
    March 25, 2018 by

    This week, the Ball State creative writing program will host its annual In Print Festival of First Books, a two-day event featuring a reading and panel discussion by writers who have just published their first books, as well as an editor from a small press or literary journal. In anticipation of this event, we have […]

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  • In Print Author: Carolina Ebeid
    March 22, 2018 by

    Next week, the Ball State creative writing program will host its annual In Print Festival of First Books, a two-day event featuring a reading and panel discussion by writers who have just published their first books, as well as an editor from a small press or literary journal. In anticipation of this event, we have […]

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  • In Print Author: Nick White
    March 20, 2018 by

    At the end of this month, the Ball State creative writing program will host its annual In Print Festival of First Books, a two-day event featuring a reading and panel discussion by writers who have just published their first books, as well as an editor from a small press or literary journal. In anticipation of this […]

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  • Women in the Post-Apocalypse: An Interview with Kristen Simmons
    January 23, 2018 by

    This year’s Digital Literature Review focuses on the post-apocalyptic, including the ways gender is depicted in post-apocalyptic stories. Time and time again, women in post-apocalyptic narratives are forced back into patriarchal roles after catastrophic events. Young adult fiction writer Kristen Simmons deliberately writes stories that place young women in active, empowered roles. An award-winning author […]

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  • #MuncieNaNo: Writing Together
    December 12, 2017 by

    NaNoWriMo 2017 Results This year the English department hosted National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) events and encouraged writers in the Ball State and Muncie communities to write a rough draft of their novels. We called this the #MuncieNaNo Project. Sixty-five writers participated, which is an 200+% increase in participants from previous years! Ten participants “won,” […]

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  • To the Undecided English Majors
    December 5, 2017 by

    By: Kaitlyn Sumner So, you’re great at writing an 8-page research paper in under 24 hours. You’re able to finish an entire novel within a night and be ready for a class discussion the next morning. You can relate centuries old rhetorical arguments to modern-day marketing efforts. The question you ask yourself daily: “What am […]

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  • Giving back on #BSUGivingTuesday
    November 27, 2017 by

    After you’ve found your Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday deals, #BSUGivingTuesday gives you the opportunity to give back to the academic community from which you emerged. Consider donating to the Ball State English General Fund #2701 to ensure that our students and faculty continue to make a difference. Keep reading to learn about […]

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