English News

Grinnell College’s John Garrison, professor of English, has been awarded a 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

Since 1933 the American Philosophical Society has awarded small grants to scholars in order to support the cost of research leading to publication in all areas of knowledge. This year, four Grinnell College professors were awarded Franklin Research Grants.

Grinnell Beginnings: The Undergraduate Origins of Half in Shadow: The Life and Legacy of Nellie Y. McKay.
Scholars’ Convocation with Shanna Benjamin on Thursday, April 22, at 7 p.m.

Grinnell College students Makaela Burch’22 and Andy Pavey ’22 were awarded Critical Language Scholarships for summer 2021.

2021 Distinguished Author: Alexander Chee
Wednesday, May 12, 7 p.m.

Winners of the 2020-2021 English Writing Awards will also be presented.

Executive Producer Alissa Nutting, Christina Lee, Dean Bakopoulos, and other cast and crew from HBO Max’s new series “Made for Love.”
Wednesday, April 28, 7 p.m.

Thursday, March 4, 7 p.m. In our occasional series, this group of Grinnell College alumni share the experiences they’ve faced as writers and women of color in competitive, exciting, and sometimes hostile professional environments.

Poets Ed Pavlić and Derrick Harriell, Thursday, April 8, 7 p.m.

Poet, essayist, and cultural critic, Hanif Abdurraquib will give this year's Armando Montaño Memorial Lecture which has been rescheduled for Thursday, April 29, at 7 p.m.

Please join Charles Baxter in conversation with Writers @ Grinnell director, Dean Bakopoulos to celebrate the release of his new book, "The Sun Collective", on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 at 7 p.m.