SF State English Department

You're invited to attend the English Department's graduation ceremony in McKenna Theater! The English Department graduation ceremony will take place on Wednesday, May 21 from 2:30-4:00 pm. Reception to follow at the sidewalk area outside of McKenna.

The #RobertPhillipsChapbookPrize submissions are open from January 1st to March 31st. The 2025 judge is KB Brookins! Winner receives a $1,000 advance and publication with TRP! Submit today at the link in our bio! #ClayReynolds #Novella #NovellaPrize #WritingCommunity #CFS

Don’t miss your chance to dive into something exciting next semester! Check out these three upcoming courses offered in the English Department for Spring 2025.

Visit our Grad Conference website (sites.google.com/view/maenglish…) for a list of speakers and to register for the event. We're looking forward to seeing you there!

This semester’s conference will be held on Friday, December 6, 2024, 10:00 am - 1:30 pm. This spring we continue a fully in-person program. Below is the schedule for this year's conference, join us at 9:30 am for the welcoming reception.

Join us for the 14th Bi-annual English Department Graduate Student Conference! Each semester, our department hosts this event to showcase the work of our MA students, representing the disciplines in our graduate programs: MA English (Composition, Linguistics, and TESOL).

A message from our department regarding recent events: english.sfsu.edu/news/message-m…

Reminder: The deadline for scholarship applications is tomorrow, November 1st. Visit our scholarships page for a full list and details on how to apply: english.sfsu.edu/scholarships

Don't miss this opportunity, apply for an English Department scholarship by November 1, 2024! Check out english.sfsu.edu/scholarships to learn more.

Join us for the MA English Programs Online/Virtual Open House! Meet with the MA English Graduate Coordinators for a Q & A about our MA Programs! The Open House will be held on October 22, 5-6 PM PST via Zoom. Details are available on the English website events page.

TESOL Coordinator Priya Abeywickrama was featured at the 59th National and 5th International ASOCOPI & 4th LAALTA Conference! Professor Abeywickrama was invited as a plenary speaker, where she gave her talk “To grade or not to grade, that is the question”.

Register: lca.sfsu.edu/event/reset-lu…

The @sfgrotto presents, Rooted and Written 2024 Conference! Rooted and Written will take place October 27 - November 2, 2024. Apply NOW! rooted-written.org

The online literary journal Pigeon Pages are seeking previously unpublished fiction and nonfiction pieces of 850 words or less for their flash contest, that will be judged by Rachel Lyon (author of Fruit of the dead and Self Portrait with Boy). pigeonpagesnyc.com/flash-contest-…

SF State's Transfer Magazine is now accepting submissions for Issue 128. They are seeking works of fictions, non-fiction, poetry, art, and comics. The deadline to submit is September 29th! For more information on submissions visit transfermagazine.net/submissions

Registration details can be found on the Events page on our website: english.sfsu.edu/event/book-tal…

His featured work, Paper Sons: A Memoir received the 2017 Autumn House Press Nonfiction Prize! We're thrilled to have him join us to discuss his work!

Join us for a book talk with Dickson Lam, the author Paper Sons: A Memoir! His work has appeared in a multitude of publications, including StoryQuarterly, The Kenyon Review Online, Hyphen Magazine, The Normal School, PANK, The Good Men Project, The Rumpus, and Kartika Review!