Readings by Olive B. O'Connor Fellows in Creative Writing, English Dept

Thu, Apr 21, 2022 4:15pm to 6pm

To enhance our strong program in creative writing, the Department of English established the Olive B. O’Connor Fellowship in Creative Writing. This annual fellowship is designed to support writers...

Lathrop Hall, 207

Miltonathon: a marathon reading of Milton's Paradise Lost

Sun, Apr 10, 2022 11am to 9pm

Miltonathon! Sunday, April 10 at 11 AM the sixth Colgate marathon reading of Milton’s Paradise Lost will begin in the English Department Fager Lounge, Lathrop 3rd floor. Faculty and students from...

Lathrop Hall, 3rd floor, Fager Student Lounge

The Novel In Ireland

Tue, Feb 22, 2022 4:15pm to 6pm

Barry McCrea, Professor of English; Donald R. Keough Family Professor of Irish Studies; Concurrent Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures; Concurrent Professor of Irish Language and...

Lawrence Hall, The Robert Ho Lecture Room,105

Living Writers: Omar El Akkad

Thu, Dec 2, 2021 4:30pm to 6pm

Author of What Strange Paradise: A Novel Born in Egypt, Omar El Akkad grew up in Qatar and Canada and now lives in Portland. As a longtime reporter for Toronto’s Globe and Mail, he covered...

Olin Hall, 300 - Love Auditorium

Living Writers virtual book discussion: Omar El Akkad’s What Strange Paradise

Mon, Nov 29, 2021 7pm to 8pm

Join us for a faculty roundtable followed by informal conversation about Mr. El Akkad’s novel, inspired by a devastating front-page photograph of a drowned boy. Open to all, but registration is...

Virtual Event

“An afternoon with Danielle Evans, author of Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self and The Office of Historical Corrections”

Tue, Nov 16, 2021 4:15pm to 6pm

LIVING WRITERS: Danielle Evans, Author As part of the Division of Arts and Humanities Fall 2021 Colloquium Series A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Danielle Evans is the author of two...

Olin Hall, Love Auditorium, 300

Free