Department News
English department faculty members earn RESEARCH grants
Assistant Professors Rebecca Ballard (left) and Ali Sperling have been awarded a First Year Assistant Professor grant for summer 2024 from the FSU Council on Research and Creativity. Read more...
Alumna Tarah Jean illuminates local voices through newswriting
Her writing and editing experiences while a student at FSU opened the door to a full-time journalist job at the Tallahassee Democrat. Read more...
Doctoral student Bridgette Sanders earns CCCC award
English-Rhetoric and Composition student Bridgette Sanders is the recipient of a 2024 Scholars for the Dream Travel Award. Read more...
Programs
Creative Writing
Consistently ranked among the top writing programs in the country, the Creative Writing program offers a thriving community to writers who are looking to strengthen their craft while building life-long relationships in writing.
Literature, Media, and Culture
The Literature, Media, and Culture program exposes students to provocative questions that spark scholarly engagement and creativity, helping them discuss the social and political impact of literature.
Rhetoric and Composition
The graduate program in Rhetoric and Composition focuses on rhetorical and social practices and theories of composition, particularly emphasizing the relationships between texts, technologies, language, and literacies.
Editing, Writing, and Media
The undergraduate Editing, Writing, and Media track emphasizes the production, analysis, and interpretation of historic, contemporary, academic, and everyday texts.