The OWU English Department Blog
The time when I read Giovanni’s Room, an extraordinary novella by the even more extraordinary James Baldwin, could have been the worst possible moment – but, surprisingly, it might have turned out to be the best. I was living through my very first real winter – all the previous eighteen had been a collection of only slightly chillier and less rainy summer days, as every winter is in Rio de Janeiro.…
An aluminum vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air–this is what the word plane used to mean to me. I thought about them when one flew above me in the blue summer sky, a tiny greyish shape that inevitably leads anyone with a fertile imagination to indulge in a thousand theories about who the strangers in the sky are, where are they coming from and where they are going, and why it is I will never meet them.…
I did not come to Ohio Wesleyan to major in English. In fact, I was staunchly opposed to majoring in the discipline. For years, I was told that I would certainly be an English major because of my love for literature. I was determined to not live up to such an expectation.…
The English Department’s student-run blog, The Sturges Script, is pleased to announce its theme for Fall 2020. This semester the blog will feature stories related to travel. In the era of COVID-19, what role does travel play in our real and imaginative lives? What types of travel are possible and where are you looking forward to traveling once restrictions are lifted?…
Seniors, we’re so sorry we can’t celebrate you in person yet. But we have a little recognition for each of you in the meantime. Check out our 2020 Senior Superlatives slideshow!…
The Department of English is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019-2020 literary awards:
Even while strewn across the country, the editors of The Owl have been working to put out this year’s edition of OWU’s literary magazine. Click here to learn more about how it was put together and to read this year’s featured writers!…
How did you get interested in publishing?
I’m not sure that I could pinpoint one specific thing that got me interested in publishing. It sort of started the way anyone gets interested in English as a college major. Back in junior high/high school English classes, I had a teacher who was so passionate about literature and personally encouraged me to think about doing something with my writing skills.…
How did you get interested in publishing?
Writing was the first great love of my life and I’ve always been a voracious reader, so everything fell into place when I came to OWU and took English and Journalism classes. I aimed toward publishing because I really wanted to be a literary agent; it excited me to think about being a champion for books!…
How did you get interested in publishing?
When I was studying at OWU, all I really knew was that I wanted to write for a living. During my gap year, I moved to Hawai’i and focused on writing a novel while working on a whale watching cruise ship; I spent a lot of that time on Indeed, scrolling through industries that seemed related to writing or editing.…
