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English

Careers in EnglishLawyer

NovelistTeacherWeb

Author

Historian

Technical Writer

Librarian

Playwright

Comedian

Filmmaker

Editor

Journalist

Our Program FeaturesExperience the

workplace through internships

Study Abroad

Explore Writing with Nationally

Recognized Authors

Work as a tutor

Work with

published faculty

Department of English

Programs of Study

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PublicationsResources

Faculty Publications

Course Highlights

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AlumniSpecial Programs

Main MenuThe English Department invites you to

join our dynamic and enthusiastic group of scholars and writers.

Programs of Study

Travel Writing in exciting places.Study Abroad

The field of English Studies Includes:

LanguageCultural Studies

Writing

GenresTheory

World LiteratureContemporary Literature

American Literature

British Literature

Course Highlights

Scriptural Literature

Women in Film

African America

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Literary Nonfiction

Creative Writing

Poetry

Fiction

Southern Humor

Shakespeare

Clues, Corpses, Mystery,

and Murder

Principles of Teaching Writing

Resources Writing Center

Preparation for Regents’ Test

Computers for research and writing

Presentation Technology Department

Sturgis Library

Clubs

Sigma Tau DeltaInternational English

Honor Society

Outstanding Chapter 1999

This active chapter offers members:ScholarshipsWriting AwardsTeaching AwardsConvention AwardsAnd Scholarly Paper Awards.

The Sentinel

Weekly newspaper that covers campus news, features, opinions, and

sports.

Talisman

Formerly the yearbook, this publication has been updated to be

KSU’s feature magazine.

Share

University’s literary/art magazine.

Faculty Publications

Faculty includes:

Award-winning creative writers

Writers of Short Fiction

Popular Nonfiction writers

Experts in business communication

Recognized Georgia Authors

Published Authors

Leaders in the English field

Special Programs

Contemporary Literature and Writing ConferenceAnnual Writing Conference allows students to interact

with nationally known authors.

Guest Authors have included Janet Fitch, author

of White Oleander, an Oprah Selection

Author Judy Goldman, The Slow Way Back

Ernest Gaines, an Oprah Book Selection author

Joyce Carol OatesRobert Pinsky

Alumni

Career Services offers

On-Campus Recruiting

Automated Résumé Referral

Online Job Listing Service

Web Site Advertising for Students and Alumni

For More Information

Visit Our Web Site atwww.kennesaw.edu/english/

Call (770) 423-6297

Or Write to

Department of English

Kennesaw State University

1000 Chastain Road

Kennesaw, GA 30144-5591

If you want to be a writer, write.Epictetus

Fiction is an act of revenge.

John Hawkes

Nothing stinks like a pile of unpublished

writing.Sylvia Plath

I write; therefore, I am.

Samuel Johnson

Don’t get it right, get it written.

James Thurber

Anytime is a good time to write a

poem.Gertrude Stein

The poet should touch our hearts by showing his own.

Thomas Hardy

Talent is cheap. What matters is discipline.

Andres Dubus

We write to taste life twice, in the moment, and in retrospection.

Anais Nin