AWARD WINNER

Crystal Wilkinson received the first place prize of the 2008 Denny C. Plattner Award in Poetry from APPALACHIAN HERITAGE for her poem “Terrain.” . She also received an honorable mention in fiction for “Third Sunday Dinner on the Grounds.” The Plattner Awards are given for outstanding fiction, nonfiction and poetry that has appeared in the magazine during the year.

Department of English

The principal mission of the English Program at Morehead State University is to advance learning in literary study, teacher preparation, creative writing, and linguistics. Distinguished for its highly qualified and diverse faculty, the English Program provides excellent instruction in analysis, research, and argumentation that leads students to produce, interpret and evaluate a wide range of texts from diverse vantages.  With its array of traditional, “face-to-face” courses, the English Program’s average class size encourages individualized interaction between faculty and students. The English Program also offers several internet and distance learning classes for student convenience.  The English major provides the type of broad liberal arts background that can prepare students for many fields and pursuits.  Upon completion of the program, graduates of the English department are ably prepared to pursue careers in teaching, law, the arts, or other fields in which expert writing and reading skills are valued.  A gateway for any number of career options, a degree in English prepares students to be excellent writers and astute but tolerant thinkers.

More information about the program may be found via the links on the navigation bar above.