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Everyday English Majors: Eryn Stilwell
Eryn Stilwell (They/Them) is completing their bachelor’s degree in Theatre with a minor in creative writing here at Western Illinois University (WIU).…
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DEAR WIU: A Day of Sharing the Passion of Reading
On Friday, October 11th of 2024, Marcy Bialeschki, award-winning bestselling romance-thriller novelist spoke at Western Illinois University (WIU). A 1988 graduate of…
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Febos: Endings to Inspire
On September 11, 2024, established memoirist Melissa Febos arrived at Western Illinois University (WIU). Febos is the author of bestselling memoirs Whip…
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A Letter to Walt Whitman
Dear Walt Whitman I offer you a sad truth: The modern United States is not what you envisioned back in 1855. Of…
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Taylor Swift and the World of English
Taylor Swift’s music has swept the world, becoming more popular than ever in the last few years. As an English major and…
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Everyday English Majors: Lydia Quattrochi
Lydia Quattrochi transferred to Western Illinois University (WIU) in the fall of 2024 at the beginning of her junior year. Prior to…
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Elements: The Way to Publication
Calling all undergraduate creative writers! The English Department here at Western Illinois University is currently accepting submissions for publication in their literary…
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WIU Writing Festival 2024
Students listen for tone and voice in poetry during Professor Barbara Lawhorn’s “Dear Poet” workshop On Monday, February 5th, Western Illinois University…
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I Am Not A Poet
By: Blake Murdock I can practically hear a certain professor reading this title now. Don’t worry, I know that the fact I…
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Reading is Fearless: A Boiler Room Reading Series Experience
Dakota Carlson, Dr. Merrill Cole, and Alyson Eagan stand proudly around a metal rooster after reading at the final Boiler Room Reading…
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