Since 1980, the English Department welcomes 400+ high school students and teachers
to campus for a day of writing.Join the Young Writers
UCMLA conference
The Undergraduate Conference on Multiethnic Literatures of the Americas invites students
to present their scholarly research.Come to the Conference
Fresno Poets' Association
The Creative Writing Program's decades-old reading series, featuring poets and prose
writers from Fresno and beyond.Come to a Reading
Publishing and Editing Projects
The Normal School magazine
Our national literary magazine is staffed by grad students and features nonfiction,
fiction, poetry, interviews, and multimedia.Read the Magazine
Philip Levine Prize for Poetry
Our national book contest is staffed by grad students and honors the beloved U.S.
Poet Laureate and professor emeritus.Explore the Contest
San Joaquin Review journal
Our department's literary journal is staffed by undergrads and features writing and
art by students, alumni, and community. Read the Journal
Campus Spaces
Writing Center
The Writing Center offers group, one-on-one, and online tutorials for all students
interested in improving their writing.Come to the Center
Laureate Lab studio
Inside the Library, become a "visual wordist" with U.S. Poet Laureate Emeritus Juan
Felipe Herrera and his fellows.Join the Labbers
Levine Reading Room
Inside the Library, explore the personal book collection of the late U.S. Poet Laureate
Philip Levine.Visit the Room
Special Projects
International Conference on Virginia Woolf
This 33rd annual gathering of Woolf scholars, supported by our graduate students,
embraces the expansive turns in modernist studies.Explore the Conference
Fresno Poets Archive project
Our archive of video recordings from the earliest Fresno Poets' Association readings,
researched by undergrad students.Watch the Episodes
Williams-Inada Writing Contest
A writing contest for Edison High students, honoring alumni authors Sherley Anne Williams
and Lawson Fusao Inada.Learn About the Contest
