SMSU English Program

SMSU English Program The official English Program page for Southwest Minnesota State University. Check out our degrees!

BA in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing at
https://www.smsu.edu/academics/programs/english/english-with-creative-writing-emphasis.html

BA in English with an emphasis in Literature at https://www.smsu.edu/academics/programs/english/english-with-literature-emphasis.html

BA in Professional Writing & Communication at www.smsu.edu/GO/PWC

BA in Communication Arts & Literature Education at https://www.smsu.edu/academics/programs/english/communication-arts-and-literature.html

How do you get a blurb from Stephen King AND write lines that Steve Martin has to say? Come hear from the year's first C...
09/23/2026

How do you get a blurb from Stephen King AND write lines that Steve Martin has to say? Come hear from the year's first Creative Conversations guest: yet another Steve/Stephen, Zooming in to talk about writing novels + the hit show Only Murders in the Building. All are welcome! Black Box, 10/6, also on Zoom @ the link here.

No matter your literary taste, the Saara Myrene Raappana Little Free Library has it all. Conveniently located in the hal...
09/16/2026

No matter your literary taste, the Saara Myrene Raappana Little Free Library has it all. Conveniently located in the hallway outside our department office (BA 219-221)! Full of everything from James Joyce to scandalous romance, apparently.

English @ Mustang Success Night! We had fun talking with Stanger, loads of students and President Jones.
09/10/2026

English @ Mustang Success Night! We had fun talking with Stanger, loads of students and President Jones.

Professor Brett Gaul, everyone.
08/21/2026

Professor Brett Gaul, everyone.

Congratulations to Tarik Dobbs, Assistant Professor of English-Poetry, whose poem titled "In Minneapolis" is featured in...
08/20/2026

Congratulations to Tarik Dobbs, Assistant Professor of English-Poetry, whose poem titled "In Minneapolis" is featured in the latest issue of Poetry Magazine!

I wake to neighbors and their whistles my boyfriend running across the lawn and everything still frozen I blink at the news I nod with the talking heads…

Congratulations to the English and PWC Class of 2026!
05/09/2026

Congratulations to the English and PWC Class of 2026!

2026 Perceptions reading right now in the Whipple! We’re celebrating the 48th volume of Perceptions!
04/30/2026

2026 Perceptions reading right now in the Whipple! We’re celebrating the 48th volume of Perceptions!

English grad and jail writing program creator Becky Olson traveled from Little Falls to introduce MN Prison Writing Work...
04/24/2026

English grad and jail writing program creator Becky Olson traveled from Little Falls to introduce MN Prison Writing Workshop founder Jennifer Bowen tonight. There was a lot of applause, as well as a moving excerpt from Bowen's essay collection The Book of Kin.

Thanks to the MN State Arts Board and Prof. Eric Doise for all their help making it happen!

In true English et al Department fashion, today we bid farewell (because she’s a quitter) to the esteemed Judy Wilson by...
04/21/2026

In true English et al Department fashion, today we bid farewell (because she’s a quitter) to the esteemed Judy Wilson by ordering cake, not telling anyone, and eating it all ourselves while telling stories that are probably true. Good luck having fun without us, Judy.

Wow! Look at the absolutely massive crowd of people who could potentially stick around to watch the SMSU English Program...
04/16/2026

Wow! Look at the absolutely massive crowd of people who could potentially stick around to watch the SMSU English Program read fanfiction (12:30ish, upper SC) this !

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