English in the News
From receiving awards, hosting events, and publishing work, our English department is an active and creative community at Washington College!
News and Highlights
Stay up-to-date on all things English.
English Professor Wins Prestigious Iowa Prize for Literary Nonfiction
Sufiya Abdur-Rahman's Manuscript - Heir to the Crescent Moon - to be Published Later This Year.
Recent and Upcoming Faculty Publications
Our professors are active members of the literary community, and their published works include a variety of topics and genres!
Alisha Knight Is Washington College’s 2020 Distinguished Teaching Award Winner
Read about Knight's academic work and the impact she's had at Washington College.
"A Brief History of Fruit," by Kimberly Quiogue Andrews, assistant professor of English
and creative writing Feb. 12, 2020
Winner of the 2018 Akron Poetry Prize, published by University of Akron Press
"A Liberal Education in Late Emerson: Readings in the Rhetoric of Mind," by Sean Meehan,
Professor and Chair of English Feb. 6, 2019
Meehan’s new book on Emerson’s later scholarship provides insights pertinent to today’s liberal arts education.