Department of English
Why study English?
At UCalgary Arts Department of English, we go beyond textbook learning.
Our courses will build your skills in speech and writing. We value curiosity and healthy skepticism and teach you to think critically. You'll learn to read and write thoughtfully and effectively, key skills for life and work.
Dive into new worlds and exciting ways of thinking!
Our classes challenge you with lively discussions and stimulating readings. Join us and start something extraordinary.
Your writing career begins here
You don't have to be an English major to Create Something.
Our creative writing courses are open to applications from any student or community member.
Calgary Distinguished Writers Program
The Calgary Distinguished Writers Program launches the careers of Canadian writers, bridging the university and the wider Calgary community. The program offers free events, manuscript evaluations, and community connection.
News and announcements
2025 Faculty of Arts Awards
Honouring outstanding members of the UCalgary Arts community
New publishing awards ensure Faculty of Arts authors reach goals
Monograph supports encourage the publication of new books
“It’s hard to be wise. Let’s talk about it”: Embracing stories of struggle in teaching and learning
UCalgary professor Faye Halpern’s work acknowledges failure as a valid part of education
Arts Inspire Grants Recipients
Congratulations to the Arts Inspire Grant recipients! These grants support research and creative projects across all Faculty of Arts units.
UCalgary graduate students translate complex ideas into captivating art
Winners of the 2024-25 Images of Research Competition celebrated at recent Awards Ceremony
New UCalgary book explores humanity’s fascination with the vast unknown of space
Mythologies of Outer Space brings together scholars, artists and writers to tackle pressing questions in a new era of space travel
In the media
In the News Jim Ellis, English, Calgary Institute for the Humanities, in Global TV
New UCalgary book explores humanity’s fascination with the vast unknown of space
In the News Jim Ellis, English, Calgary Institute for the Humanities, in Calgary Herald
To boldly go: New U of C collection looks at the beauty, mystery and controversy in our obsession with the cosmos
In the News Rebecca Sullivan writing in The Conversation Canada
The Gothic horror of Alice Munro: A reckoning with the darkness behind a feminist icon
In the News Suzette Mayr, English, in Calgary Arts Development
Art to the Rescue
In the News Suzette Mayr, English, in The Calgary Herald
Calgary's Suzette Mayr on shortlist for venerable Dublin Literary Prize
In the News Joshua Whitehead, English, International Indigenous Studies, in The Hamilton Spectator
Shaping the next generation of storytellers
The Myth of Jewish Humour
Join Dr. Roni Cohen, PhD (Goethe University), for a look at European Jewish popular culture and medieval Purim parodies in this exciting launch of the Jewish Culture Forum.
May 27, 12 p.m.
Online via Zoom
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