January

Pronouns in the Classroom: Respect is the key to a healthy learning environment

Mon. Jan. 22, 2018 12:00 AM
http://uniter.ca/view/pronouns-in-the-classroom Read More

Upcoming Events with Méira Cook, Carol Shields Writer-in-Residence

Thu. Jan. 18, 2018 12:30 PM
Méira Cook is the author of five books of poetry, two collections of essays, and three novels. She holds a PhD in Canadian literature from... Read More

Patricia Robertson Awarded Honourable Mention in Poetry Award Contest

Thu. Jan. 18, 2018 12:00 AM
Patricia Robertson was awarded an Honourable Mention in the 2017 Banff Centre Bliss Carman Poetry Award Contest, judged by George Murray. She was... Read More

Honours Info Session

Wed. Jan. 10, 2018 12:30 AM

February

Indigenous Comics & Graphic Novels: Creators in Conversation

Thu. Feb. 15, 2018 12:00 AM
March 8, 1:00-2:15pm, Leatherdale Hall Sponsored by the Department of English and the Office of Indigenous Affairs A panel conversation between... Read More

Kathleen Venema Launching Bird-Bent Grass: A Memoir

Thu. Feb. 15, 2018 12:00 AM
Book Launch | McNally Robinson | Friday Apr 20 2018 7:00 pm, Winnipeg, Grant Park in the Atrium Bird-Bent Grass chronicles an extraordinary... Read More

My Secret Mentor Workshop

Tue. Feb. 13, 2018 12:15 PM
Invitation to Attend by Méira Cook, UW Writer-in-Residence 2018 The idea for “My Secret Mentor” began (as most things... Read More

English Department Winter Lecture Series

Tue. Feb. 13, 2018 10:30 AM
Everyone is welcome to attend these research presentations by faculty members in the Department of English. See our past features > Read More

NEW HONOURS ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS

Thu. Feb. 1, 2018 10:45 AM
In Fall 2018, the English department is introducing a simplified set of requirements for the Honours Degree. The changes to the program are as... Read More

March

A Conversation with Métis Poet Marilyn Dumont,

Mon. Mar. 26, 2018 1:00 PM
A Conversation with Métis Poet Marilyn Dumont, During Winnipeg's World Poetry Week, March 2018 by Di Brandt... Read More

Poetry Readying - Marilyn Dumont

Tue. Mar. 13, 2018 12:00 AM

English Honours Info Session

Tue. Mar. 13, 2018 12:00 AM

Performance/Conversation with English Grad Joshua Whitehead

Thu. Mar. 1, 2018 12:00 AM

April

Kathleen Venema's Bird-Bent Grass tops the McNally Robinson Bestseller list for April 15-25

Fri. Apr. 27, 2018 11:00 AM
http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/home/browse/category/693/ Read More

Heather Milne Publishes New Book Poetry Matters

Thu. Apr. 26, 2018 2:30 PM
Professor Heather Milne has published the scholarly book Poetry Matters: Neoliberalism, Affect, and the Posthuman in Twenty-First Century... Read More

Kathleen Venema publishes article on “Alzheimer’s Archives and the Good (Enough) Death"

Tue. Apr. 3, 2018 12:00 AM
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07481187.2017.1396408 Read More

Now Accepting Submissions for English Department Awards

Tue. Apr. 3, 2018 12:00 AM

June

Kathleen Venema Publishes Memoir

Tue. Jun. 5, 2018 12:00 PM
Professor Kathleen Venema has published a memoir, Bird-Bent Grass: A Memoir, in Pieces as part of the Life Writing series... Read More

September

Editing Workshop for Students w/ Matthew TenBruggencate

Thu. Sep. 27, 2018 3:05 PM
Concise, Clear and Captivating: Better Writing for 21st Century Audiences A Hands-On Editing Workshop for Students with Matthew... Read More

Jonathan Ball Launches Podcast and Signs Contracts for Two Books

Thu. Sep. 27, 2018 2:11 PM
English professor Dr. Jonathan Ball, a contract faculty member, recently launched a podcast for serious writers who want to develop their skills... Read More

BA in Creative Writing Students Pursue Graduate Studies Across Canada

Wed. Sep. 26, 2018 11:30 PM
Every year, some of our Creative Writing graduates go on to pursue graduate studies across the country. Molly Cross-Blanchard, who graduated with... Read More

Maria Campbell Awarded Honorary Degree

Fri. Sep. 21, 2018 10:15 AM
From July 22 to 25, 2018, a group of about twenty from the University of Winnipeg travelled to Gabriel’s Crossing,... Read More

October

Christopher Petty Presented on Doug Liman’s Time Loop Plots at Lancashire U

Mon. Oct. 15, 2018 2:02 PM
Professor Chris Petty presented a paper at the After Fantastika conference, July 6, 2018, at Lancaster University, U.K. Fantastika is a... Read More

Heather Milne Presented on Poet Nikki Reimer at Banff Centre

Mon. Oct. 15, 2018 2:00 PM
Professor Heather Milne presented a research paper, “Living With Communicative Capitalism in Nikki Reimer’s Downverse, or... Read More

Nora Decter Launches How Far We Go and How Fast at McNally Robinson

Fri. Oct. 5, 2018 12:00 AM
University of Winnipeg Instructor Nora Decter (ENGL-1000-008 and ENGL-2102-005) launches her debut novel, How Far We Go and How Fast (Orca), at... Read More

Candida Rifkind Publishes Open Access Article on Geneviève Castrée

Mon. Oct. 1, 2018 11:21 AM
Candida Rifkind has published a new article, "Geneviève Castrée’s Unmade Beds: Graphic Memoir and Digital... Read More

Brandon Christopher Publishes Comics & Visuality Article in Disability Studies Quarterly

Mon. Oct. 1, 2018 11:00 AM
Christopher, Brandon. “Rethinking Comics and Visuality, from the Audio Daredevil to Philipp... Read More

November

Di Brandt Launches New Poetry Collection

Mon. Oct. 1, 2018 11:00 AM
Di Brandt launches her new collection of poetry, Glitter & fall: Laozi's Dao De Jing, Transinhalations (Turnstone Press... Read More

Patricia Robertson Nominated for Poetry Prize

Mon. Nov. 12, 2018 10:30 AM
Professor Patricia Robertson's poem, "Fox Says," has been shortlisted for the 2018 Aesthetica Creative Writing... Read More

Sonya Ballantyne Presentation & Film Screening Nov. 20th

Fri. Nov. 2, 2018 4:00 PM
“Birth of New Heroes: Indigenous Media Representation.” UW English alumn and filmmaker Sonya Ballantyne will be giving a public... Read More