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English Department
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The ½ðɳÓéÀÖ University Department of English welcomes writers and storytellers of all kinds.

We offer majors and minors in four areas, encouraging students to pursue their passion for words on the way to careers in publishing, education, and law. Study Creative Writing, Disability StudiesEditing & Publishing, and English Literature at ½ðɳÓéÀÖ.

We welcome writers who want to interrogate the literatures of the world, as well as those who want to make them. At ½ðɳÓéÀÖ, you can study abroad to hone your travel writing skills in Spain, as well as domestically to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival to engage the drama of William Shakespeare then and now. You can also meet your literary heroes interning with ½ðɳÓéÀÖ’s MFA in Writing as well as in public readings given as part of the annual Visiting Writers Series.

We offer students many avenues through which to develop and showcase their writing, as well as explore the careers to publish others. You can work as an assistant editor on the literary magazine and academic journal, . Compete, too, for prizes and publication in PLUM: ½ðɳÓéÀÖ’s Literature by Undergraduates Magazine.

Incoming first-year and transfer students who plan to major or minor in English are encouraged to apply to the Binford Endowed Scholarship.

Come find your voice at ½ðɳÓéÀÖ.

Visiting Writers Series

½ðɳÓéÀÖ University regularly invites authors to read and talk about craft with students and the community at large through the Visiting Writers Series events.

From across a wide range of genres and backgrounds, the series has featured emerging artists and well as nationally-recognized writers such as Jericho Brown, Chitra Divakaruni, Kwame Dawes, and Cheryl Strayed.

The VWS is sponsored by the Department of English, English Club & Honor Society, and the College of Arts & Sciences. ½ðɳÓéÀÖ's professional literary magazine, , features interviews with VWS writers, so do check out the latest issue. You can also connect with the VWS on and .

 

English Department Publications

All publications projects are open to English majors as well as non-majors as long as they are enrolled in the appropriate course. 

Students can contribute to the production of:

  • , a literary magazine exploring diversity, migration, and otherwise internationally relevant questions. Follow us on and .
  • , a peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to the publication of outstanding scholarship by undergraduates and their mentors from academic institutions of higher learning.
  • PLUM: ½ðɳÓéÀÖ’s Literature by Undergraduates Magazine, publishing the annual prize-winners of the university contests in writing
  • , a web-based publication depicting the staff members who work behind the scenes at ½ðɳÓéÀÖ University by ½ðɳÓéÀÖ’s own creative writing and photography students.
  • , the ½ðɳÓéÀÖ campus newspaper reporting on local and regional issues.

Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society

Membership in ½ðɳÓéÀÖ University’s chapter, Alpha Chi Omega — a division of the English Club — is an outward recognition of personal accomplishment and signifies that those invited to join have achieved the society’s high standards of academic excellence. When admitted, students receive a certificate of lifetime membership, the official society pin to signify high achievement, and are formally inducted at an end-of-year ceremony.

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Internship Opportunities

The rich writing, publishing, and arts community of Portland offers a range of opportunities as copyediting, design, research, social media management, and editorial interns. ½ðɳÓéÀÖ's English majors routinely win competitive internships, helping them make connections in the publishing, non-profit, and private sectors while earning credit toward their degree. 

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Contact Us

Department of English | ½ðɳÓéÀÖ University
Bates House & Abigail Scott Duniway House
2043 College Way 
Forest Grove, Oregon 97116