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I grew up enamored by fantasy worlds. Film, books, and even music would often take me on all sorts of adventures by…

From a young age I always liked to read. I did the reading contests every summer at my local library, read at…

In the later part of 2022, I found myself living just outside the Quad Cities in Illinois, coping with the aftermath of…

On Saturday, March 28, 2026, the WIU English Graduate Organization (EGO) hosted its annual colloquium, inviting graduate and undergraduate students to share…

Connor Sullivan (B.A. 2021, M.A. 2024) returned to campus to promote his first novel, a mystery entitled The Body in the River.…

From an early age, I was immersed in literature—not only through printed pages, but through sound. My father owned a collection titled…

On October 1st, 2025, the English Department welcomed Dr. Aja Martinez, the 2025 Magliocco Lecturer. Dr. Martinez is a professor of Latina/Latino…

Hello from Simpkins Hall! As the Interim Chair of the Department of English for 2025-2026, I have had the privilege of working…