Department of English
Why study English?
English is for students who want more than textbook learning. It develops speech and writing, and rewards curiosity and healthy skepticism.
English courses improve critical thinking and teach thoughtful and effective reading and writing. These skills are an excellent foundation for civic and business life. You will discover unfamiliar worlds and exciting new ways of thinking. Challenge yourself through discussion, debate, and stimulating readings and assignments.
Your writing career begins here
You don't have to be an English major to take Creative Writing courses; they are open to any student or member of the community who wants to apply.
Calgary Distinguished Writers Program
The Calgary Distinguished Writers Program strives to advance the careers of Canadian writers. As a part of the Calgary writing community, it engages the community with the Faculty of Arts and the Department of English.
The current Canadian Writer-in-Residence is Leah Horlick.
News and announcements
UCalgary’s 2023-2024 Canadian Writer-in-Residence set to make a big impact
Francine Cunningham will run Indigenous writing circles, manuscript consultations and youth programming
Calgary’s Gideon Keys: Petrifying prose or ghoulish guide?
UCalgary expert breaks down one of Calgary’s creepiest urban legends
2023 Faculty of Arts Killam Award winners
Congratulations to the Killam Award winners from the Faculty of Arts
Call for submissions: First Annual Faculty of Arts holiday card
All undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to submit their artwork by Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, 11:59 p.m.
2023 Killam Awards winners shape the future through high-impact scholarship
34 UCalgary students and faculty members celebrated for academia and leadership
Lights, camera, action: Celebrate Calgary International Film Festival with UCalgary
2 faculty members set to premiere works during CIFF
In the media
In the News Suzette Mayr, English, in YouTube
What REALLY haunts us?
In the News Vivek Shraya, English, in CBC News
6 books that inspired musician, artist and writer Vivek Shraya
In the News Rebecca Sullivan, English, in CTV News
TELUS Spark Science Centre embraces Barbie fever with new exhibit
In the News Rebecca Sullivan, English, in Global News
Barbie’s journey from the doll box to the box office
In the News arch Magazine
How the Art of Hand-Press Bookmaking is Promoting Sustainability and Fostering Community
In the News Arch Magazine
The Art of Hand-Press Bookmaking
Neural Netfics
This talk explores the literary significance of the under-recognized contributions that Alan Turing, the progenitor of computer science, made to the field of artificial neural networks, a now pervasive form of AI that deploys simulations of biological neurons.
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