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
Congratulations to the Fall 2025 English department graduates
Florida State University celebrated its Fall 2025 graduating class Friday, Dec. 12, with three ceremonies honoring graduates defined by stories of perseverance, mentorship, and unconventional paths to success. Read more...
Ph.D. alumna creates and hosts New York Times podcast
Dyan Neary is an investigative reporter, and her series 'The Preventionist” airs on Serial Productions. The series tells the story of a Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, pediatrician’s controversial career. Read more...
Ph.D. Creative Writing student earns 'Book of the year' honor
Kirkus Reviews named River Selby’s debut memoir, Hotshot: A Life on Fire, as one of its Best Nonfiction Books of the Year. Atlantic Monthly Press published Hotshot in August 2025. Read more...
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Our large, dynamic department has a long tradition of cutting-edge research, scholarly excellence, and academic achievement, and we want to establish lifelong connections with our alumni. Read more...
Kate DeLay and Caroline Laganas published in Best New Poets 2025
The University of Virginia Press chose Kate DeLay and Caroline Laganas, doctoral students in the Creative Writing Program, as two of its 50 emerging writers for the annual anthology. Read more...
Alumna DIAMOND FORDE EARNS 2025 James Laughlin Award
The Academy of American Poets honored Diamond Forde, a 2022 Ph.D. graduate in Creative Writing and assistant professor at North Carolina State, for her second book, The Book of Alice. 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.
