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The department of English at Taylor University offers degrees in Creative Writing, Literature, and English Education. As a department, we believe that God reveals himself to humanity in his role as Creator, that he materialized his identity in Christ the Word, and that he continues his work in us through the Spirit as Teacher.
As a result, we invite students to join us in developing aesthetic appreciation, valuing and evaluating the process of critical inquiry, engaging the process of imaginative refinement, and establishing a pattern of interaction with the written word that expresses the life of the mind.
English majors have opportunities to attend undergraduate writing conferences, tutor in the Writing Center, work on the staff of the annual literary magazine, Parnassus, and present papers at conferences.
The department of English also supports the general education curriculum through computer-aided writing, which helps freshmen master word processing, editing, online indexes, and the proper use of Internet resources.
M a k i n g L i t e r a t u r e
An Undergraduate Conference on Literature and Writing
Taylor University - Upland, Indiana
February 28 - March 2, 2013
The Taylor University Department of English invites undergraduates to submit papers or creative pieces to the fourth biennial William A. Fry Making Literature Conference. Participants will hear from and interact with students from many universities and with three world-class authors and scholars:
Bret Lott
Author of the novel Jewel and other novels, short stories, and nonfiction
Harold K. (Hal) Bush
President of the Conference on Christianity and Literature
Author of books on Mark Twain and Abraham Lincoln
Susanna Childress
Author of Entering the House of Awe, Winner of the Brittingham Prize in Poetry
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November 30, 2012
Critical Essay
- Any literature, any topic, any critical approach
- 6-10 pages double-spaced, MLA format
Creative Writing
- Poetry, Fiction, or Creative Nonfiction
- Suitable for a 15-minute reading
Currently enrolled undergraduate students
$75 (Limited free on-campus housing available)
Registration will open Tuesday, September 4, 2012.
$250 for best critical essay
$250 for best creative writing
For more information, please visit our English Department blog: http://english.taylor.edu
English Department News
Taylor English Graduate Receives National, State, Local Teaching Honors
January 18, 2012Taylor University graduate Jennifer Isgitt has been honored for teaching accomplishments on national, statewide and local levels.
Parnassus Literary Journal Celebrates Fifty Years
December 16, 2011Parnassus, a publication of the Taylor University English Department, showcases student creative writing every year in the spring. Named after a mountain in Greece where the nine muses were believed to live, Parnassus is Taylor's official literary magazine.
Creative Writing Professor Publishes Debut Collection of Poems
December 16, 2011Daniel Bowman Jr., Assistant Professor of English at Taylor, is looking forward to the publication of his first collection of poems, forthcoming in early 2012 from Virtual Artists Collective, a small independent poetry press in Chicago.
