Program Overview

Department of English Literature and Creative Writing, Queen's University

The Department of English Literature and Creative Writing at Queen's University offers various programs for undergraduate and graduate students.

Undergraduate Programs

• Overview: The department provides undergraduate students with a comprehensive education in English literature and creative writing.
• Degrees:
  • Major
  • Joint Honours
  • Minor
• Courses: The department offers a wide range of courses in English literature and creative writing.
• Student Life: Students have access to various resources and opportunities to engage with the department and the university community.
• Resources and Regulations:
  • Academic Integrity

Graduate Programs

• Overview: The department offers graduate programs in English literature and creative writing, including MA, MPhil, and PhD degrees.
• Degrees:
  • MA
  • MPhil
  • PhD
• Applying:
  • Funding Offers
• Courses: Graduate students can take various courses in English literature and creative writing.
• Student Life: Graduate students have access to resources and opportunities to engage with the department and the university community.
• Graduate Resources: The department provides graduate students with resources and support to help them succeed in their studies.

Creative Writing

• Overview: The department offers creative writing courses and programs for undergraduate and graduate students.
• Faculty and Instructors: The department has a team of experienced faculty and instructors who teach creative writing courses.
• Courses: The department offers various creative writing courses, including workshops and seminars.
• Writer in Residence: The department hosts a writer-in-residence program, which brings established writers to the university to teach and mentor students.
• Publications: The department publishes a literary magazine and other publications that feature student writing.
• Creative Writing Events: The department hosts various events, including readings, workshops, and conferences, to promote creative writing and literary studies.
• The Joanne Page Gallery: The department has a gallery that showcases student writing and art.

Research

• Overview: The department is involved in various research initiatives and projects in English literature and creative writing.
• Publications: Faculty members and students publish their research in various academic journals and books.
• Initiatives and Units:
  • Finding Out the Woman's Part
  • Strathy Language Unit

People

• Overview: The department has a team of faculty members, graduate students, and staff who are involved in teaching, research, and administrative work.
• Faculty and Associate Faculty: The department has a team of experienced faculty members who teach and conduct research in English literature and creative writing.
• Graduate Students: The department has a community of graduate students who are pursuing MA, MPhil, and PhD degrees in English literature and creative writing.
• Staff: The department has a team of staff members who provide administrative support to faculty members and students.
• Emeritus and Retired Faculty: The department has a team of emeritus and retired faculty members who continue to contribute to the department's academic and research activities.

WRIT

• Overview: The department offers WRIT courses, which are designed to help students develop their writing skills.
• Courses: The department offers various WRIT courses, including workshops and seminars.

Conferences

• Overview: The department hosts various conferences and events to promote literary studies and creative writing.
• QUCL: The department hosts the QUCL conference, which brings together scholars and writers to discuss literary studies and creative writing.
• Training the Early Modern Heart Conference & Events: The department hosts various events and conferences on early modern literature and culture.

Employment

The department offers various employment opportunities for faculty members, graduate students, and staff.

Topics in Literary Study: Publishing Practicum

This course is designed to help students revise a seminar paper, Master's report, professional conference paper, or dissertation chapter into a publishable article that they will submit to a peer-reviewed academic journal in Summer 2024. We will demystify the editorial process of academic journals and decode the specialized conventions of the article genre, focusing specifically on the methodological, argumentative, and stylistic moves that successful authors make. Students will develop strategies of "radical revision" to turn their polished essay, report, paper, or chapter into a finely wrought article that makes an identifiable contribution to its field/s. The course will begin with the reading and discussing of materials concerned with the process of turning essays into articles and with students identifying appropriate journals for their essays. Next, students will consult with the professor and work closely in small rotating writing groups as they revise their essays.

This course has a number of aims: to introduce you to the revision and editorial processes; to familiarize you with the journal article genre and publication venues; to make you more comfortable asking for and responding to feedback; and to help you land that valuable first publication. Our goal is for you to establish a productive writing process, learn and make discoveries, and produce the best work possible.

Grading will be based on active contributions to class discussion, timely submission of short writing exercises, and participation in peer workshops.

ENGL 817