The Bluffton English and Language Department continues its long tradition of academic excellence, innovative teaching, and revelling in the joys of reading and writing. We love to lecture and to listen, to share and to argue, to ponder a timeless classic or the latest work by Toni Morrison. On a typical day faculty and students may be writing poems, watching a new production of Hamlet on video, discussing a slave narrative, or thinking about how literary theory helps us understand the King Arthur story. If you love reading and writing, want to develop your ability to do both well, and hope that someday someone will pay you to sit around and talk about books, come join us. See specifics about the English major and minor.
Online Literary Magazine
Click on the "Inspiration Point" link at right to view the various issues of our webzine! Edited and designed by Cindy Bandish and Susan Carpenter of our English department, the latest issue features fiction by Bluffton students.
English/Language graduates and faculty on a warm May day.
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2007-08 Visiting Writers and Scholars: September 11: Lorraine Merrill, founder and executive director of Power of the Pen, Ohio’s state-wide creative writing competition, was on campus to give a workshop for future writing teachers. A number of our English and Writing majors coach Power of the Pen teams at Bluffton Middle School. Merrill's visit is supported by the Pathways to Mission and Vocation program. October 2: Cleveland poet Susan Grimm, whose Lake Erie Blue was published by BkMk Press. October 30: Fiction/memoir writer William Schermbrucker, author of Mimosa (winner of the British Columbia Book Prize), Chameleon, and Motor Therapy and Other Stories. November 13: Poet John Drury, author of The Disappearing Town, Creating Poetry, and The Poetry Dictionary. He teaches at the University of Cincinnati. March 25: Children's author Marie Bradby spoke to various groups on campus and shared her love of African American literature. This year's English Festival on April 7-8, 2008, featured freelance journalist Kristin Ohlson. Co-author of Kabul Beauty School, Ohlson met with the approximately 80 high school students who are part of the English Festival. For more information, see the Festival page.
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