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English Major Fall Accolades<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

by Zoe Roos Scheuerman ’24<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

English majors rock! As the semester (and the year) wraps up, The Words staff wanted to take stock of the department community’s many achievements. I reached out to English majors about what they were proud of this semester, whether that meant writing a capstone, scoring an internship or award, going to a conference, getting a creative or critical piece published, or something else they wanted to see acknowledged. Read on to see their responses!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Creative Writing Majors Present Their Capstones!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

by Chlo\u00eb Moore ’24<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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On November 30th, in lieu of a traditional Coffee House, students in the Creative Writing
capstone presented their semester-long Capstone projects! We heard from Kathryn Alldaffer, Andrea Liu, Ruby Rich, Mae Sullivan, and Ben Zimet. The capstone was led by Professor Matt Burgess, and the goal of the class was to produce a minimum of 60 pages. Students wrote novels, prose, and poetry, and throughout, “created a community where people [could] support each other on their individual journeys,” according to a very #proud and #blessed Matt Burgess. Click here to read about everyone’s projects!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HAIR!<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

by Birdie Keller ’25<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There is often a great deal of overlap between students involved in the English and Theater Departments, from actors to designers and crew members. Indeed, the English department itself is plastered with posters from performances past. So, we are always excited to see the culmination of creative endeavors in the theater department, and this was true for this semester\u2019s production of Hair<\/em>. Click to read about the production from guest writer Birdie!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alumni Coffee House<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

by Zoe Roos Scheuerman’24<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On November 16th, 2022, English majors, minors, and department friends gathered on Old Main 4 for another cozy Coffee House – except that this time, their ranks included not just English majors past and future, but also majors past! Several alumni came to share their advice and experiences after Mac, chat casually with students, and enjoy some delicious mocktails, expertly crafted by the department\u2019s student workers. Among the alumni\u2019s ranks were Sophie Hilker \u201820, Miriam Moore-Keish \u201819, Jackson Ullman ’21, Danielle Freshwaters \u201822, and the Word staff\u2019s beloved former editor, Kira Shukar \u201822! Nora Stewart \u201821 also made a surprise appearance, stopping in to say hello at the beginning of the event. Read on to hear more about their words of wisdom!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An Interview With Colleen Apostle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

by Anna \u0160verclov\u00e1 ’23<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In my work for the WGSS Newsletter, I interviewed senior English Major, Colleen Apostle, about her experience spearheading Macalester\u2019s Trans Oral History Project. The Trans Oral History Project is a new endeavor headed by the GSRC (Macalester\u2019s Gender & Sexuality Resource Center), with support from the WGSS department, to capture the experiences of queer and trans students at Macalester, particularly, those with marginalized racial identities. Since oral history is an interdisciplinary form, combining interview and historical practices into the process of writing, I thought I would include a piece from Colleen\u2019s interview in this month\u2019s newsletter to highlight the work that English majors are contributing to, outside of the English department! Click to read more about Colleen’s work!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wordplay! with Chlo\u00eb Moore<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

by Patrick Coy-Bjork ’24<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For this month\u2019s wordplay, we are proud to feature a piece from our very own Chlo\u00eb Moore! Please enjoy this excerpt from Chlo\u00eb\u2019s work, Deepwoods<\/em>!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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