Welcome to Florida State's Department of English.
Internationally recognized for their cutting-edge research and publications, our faculty offer a wide range of courses in literary fields, genres, and media. We equip our ambitious, multi-talented undergraduate and graduate students to venture out into the new creative economies: from academia to publishing, from artistic entrepreneurialism to social media marketing.
We are located in the Williams Building, which houses classrooms and the Augusta Conradi Theatre. We invite you to explore our program offerings and to meet our dedicated faculty, students, and staff.
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Department News
alumnus Joanny “Joey” Arellano earns Young Alumni Award
Joey graduated in 2015 with his English-EWM degree, and he currently is deputy director of communications for the Florida House of Representatives Office of the Minority Leader. Read more...
LMC master's student honored at September conference
Njahla wrote her winning paper, “‘There’s Vampires at My Door’: The Allusive Pleasure and Ecstatic Danger of All of Us Strangers,” in Associate Professor Christina Parker-Flynn’s Film Adaptation course. Read more...
undergraduates turn IDEA GRANTS into showcase projects
Five English majors presented their months-long research work at the President’s Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence, held on Oct. 10, 2024, in the Student Union. Read more...
Programs
Creative Writing
Consistently ranked among the top writing programs in the country, the Creative Writing program offers a thriving community to writers who are looking to strengthen their craft while building life-long relationships in writing.
Literature, Media, and Culture
The Literature, Media, and Culture program exposes students to provocative questions that spark scholarly engagement and creativity, helping them discuss the social and political impact of literature.
Rhetoric and Composition
The graduate program in Rhetoric and Composition focuses on rhetorical and social practices and theories of composition, particularly emphasizing the relationships between texts, technologies, language, and literacies.
Editing, Writing, and Media
The undergraduate Editing, Writing, and Media track emphasizes the production, analysis, and interpretation of historic, contemporary, academic, and everyday texts.
