ECU Department of English

At the ECU Department of English, we study writing, film, linguistics, all kinds of literature, rhetoric, technical communication, and more! #GoEnglish!

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💜📚 #ThrowbackThursday

Earlier this year, students in Carla Pastor's ENGL 2201 class distributed copies of "Where Is Mykal?" to 25 schools and nonprofit organizations throughout Greenville in recognition of National Library Week. ✨

#NationalLibraryWeek

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📆 Happening today!

Beyond the Page: Visual Artists, featuring Carlos Romero.

🎨 Come spend some time exploring art, creativity, and storytelling with us!

⏰ 1–3 PM
📍 Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library (Kinston, NC)

For more information: https://t.co/ozFPhhVtKA

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🎨 Beyond the Page continues!

Join us May 16 for Visual Artists with Carlos Romero and explore storytelling through art. ✨

⏰ 1–3 PM
📍 Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library (Kinston, NC)

Come open your mind and learn something new! 🤯

More info: https://t.co/ozFPhhVtKA

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🚨 Today’s the day!

Submissions for REBEL close TONIGHT!

There's still time to be a part of REBEL's next publication. They're looking for whimsical, creative work of all kinds. ✨

📧 Submit to: [email protected]

Send in your work for a chance for your work to be seen!😁

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⏳ Last call is tomorrow!

REBEL submissions close May 7, and this is your sign to finally hit send!

🎨That idea you’re unsure about? Submit it anyway!

REBEL is looking for whimsical, creative, and original work, for this year’s magazine.✨

📧 Submit to: [email protected]

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🌟Happening today!

Join us this evening for a Poetry Reading with Open Mic featuring Gideon Young and his mentees. 💬

📅 Today
⏰ 5:00–7:00 P.M.
📍 Faulkner Gallery, Joyner Library

All are welcome—free snacks included! 😊

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🎉 Happening TONIGHT 🎉

It’s time to celebrate the Bard in style with sonnets, performances, and a little friendly competition.

Join us for the Shakespearean Sonnet Contest + Open Mic Night tonight at 7 PM in Joyner Library (Faulkner Gallergy)! 😊

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Join us for an evening of poetry featuring Gideon Young and his mentees, organized by our very own Lyra Thomas. 📖

📅 April 23
⏰ 5:00–7:00 P.M.
📍 Faulkner Gallery, Joyner Library

All are welcome—free snacks included!😋

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Still time to submit to REBEL 🎨✨

Poetry, art, music, video, whatever you’ve been creating, we want to see it!

This year’s vibe: whimsical, creative, a little unexpected 🌿👀

🗓 Deadline: May 7
📧 Submit to: [email protected]

Don’t overthink it, just send it! 💫

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⏳Tomorrow!

Stop by our Book & Zine-Binding Workshop and turn your ideas into something you can hold. 📖

📅 Monday, April 20
⏰ 9–11 A.M.
📍 University Writing Center, Joyner Library

Drop in anytime, stay as long as you’d like, and create something uniquely yours. 💭

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🔍 Join us for Research in Progress—an ENGL 8780 open house featuring graduate student research!

📅 April 20
⏰ 4:00–5:30 P.M.
📍 Joyner Library, Room 2301

Stop by and see what our grad students have been working on! 👀

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🌟 Today!

Join us this morning for Latinas Rising—a virtual event on storytelling, identity, and community. 💬

⏰ 9:30–10:45 AM
📩 Email [email protected] for the link

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Time to break out the sonnets + snacks + stage time to celebrate Shakespeare's birthday! 🎉

Join us for a Sonnet Contest & Open Mic! 🎤

📍 Joyner Library (Faulkner Gallery)
📅 April 23
⏰ 7 PM

Free pizza, prizes, & poetic chaos. 🤪

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⏳ Tomorrow!

Join us for Latinas Rising—a virtual guest speaker event on storytelling, identity, and community. 💬

📅 April 16
⏰ 9:30–10:45 AM
📩 Email [email protected] for the link

See you soon! 💜

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📚End the semester creatively!

Join our Book & Zine-Binding Workshop on April 20 (9–11 A.M.) at the UWC in Joyner Library.

Drop in, learn simple binding techniques, and create your own mini-book or zine, no prep needed! ✂️📖

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📖 Happening today!

Beyond the Page: Poets in Full Color with Gabrielle Brant Freeman 🎭

⏰ 1–3 PM
📍 Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library (Kinston, NC)

Come spend the afternoon with us! 😊

More info: https://t.co/ozFPhhVtKA

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🎨✨REBEL Arts & Literary Magazine is now accepting submissions!

Think whimsical, creative, and a little unexpected this year.🌿🧚‍♀️

🗓 Deadline: May 7, 2026
📎 Accepted formats: Word, JPG, PNG, MP3, MP4, MOV
📧 Submit to: [email protected]

All styles welcome! Send us your work!💫

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✨ One week away!

Join us April 16 for a virtual guest speaker event with Latinas Rising—a collective using storytelling to build community and amplify women’s voices. 💬

📅 April 16
⏰ 9:30–10:45 AM
📩 Email for the link: [email protected]

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Don't forget to come support our graduating creative writers as they share their work this evening! 🥳

Hear readings from students Sam Smith and Juan Teakell, and our newest fiction faculty member, Dr. Rebecca Bernard.📖

⏰ 5:30–6:30 PM
📍 Joyner Library, Faulkner Gallery

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📖 We’re kicking off Beyond the Page!

Join us April 11 for Poets in Full Color featuring Gabrielle Brant Freeman 🎭

⏰ 1–3 PM
📍 Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library (Kinston, NC)

We’d love to see you there 😊

More info: https://t.co/ozFPhhVtKA