“Joy to the Poem” kickoff–The New Baby Calf

Nobody will be surprised to learn that the poem I’d nominate as winner of the “Most Joyful Poem” contest is “The New Baby Calf”, by Edith Newlin Chase. But it’s not for the reasons you’re thinking… Yes, I’m a children’s literature specialist, so the first picture book Barbara Reid created in her signature style of […]

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By Julia Dovey, UFV Writer-in-Residence   The most common question I get from students and writers in general is “what’s your advice for writers just starting a book?” The most common question I should get is “is it pronounced Dovey or Dovey?” But it isn’t, because to be fair, the name looks pretty cut and […]

Nineteenth-Century Novels: Creative Project

by Heather McAlpine At this point in the year – particularly this year — many of us may be feeling “done,” bored, or burnt-out. (I know I am!) Hoping to shake off a little of this feeling, I assigned a creative project in my ENGL 333: Nineteenth-Century Novels course this term. Students were prompted to […]

UFV English Summer Reads: Michelle Superle

What do English profs do during the summer? We read, of course! And when we read, we get so excited that we can’t help raving about the books . . . because, hey!–you might like them, too. Michelle Superle: What I’m Reading this Summer As I ease towards my sabbatical, I’m reading widely and broadly—for […]

UFV English Summer Reads: Heather McAlpine

What do English profs do during the summer? We read, of course! And when we read, we get so excited that we can’t help raving about the books . . . because, hey!–you might like them, too. Heather McAlpine: What I’m Reading this Summer As some of you may know, I’ve been on sabbatical for […]

UFV English Summer Reads: Andrea MacPherson

What do English profs do during the summer? We read, of course! And when we read, we get so excited that we can’t help raving about the books . . . because, hey!–you might like them, too. Photo Credit: aaamsss Flickr via Compfight cc Andrea MacPherson: What I’m Reading this Summer Florida by Lauren Groff […]

UFV English Summer Reads: Melissa Walter

What do English profs do during the summer? We read, of course! And when we read, we get so excited that we can’t help raving about the books . . . because, hey!–you might like them, too. To kick off our Summer Reads series, our department Head Melissa Walter shares what she’s reading for fun […]

Young Authors Conference 2019: Double the Participants, Double the Fun!

By Heather McAlpine Eighty Young Authors from elementary schools all over Chilliwack and Abbotsford came together at the UFV CEP campus on Monday, April 29 for the second Young Authors’ Conference, organized by Professor Heather McAlpine and her assistant, English student Rebekah Bielefeld. The Young Authors’ Conference was conceived as a way to bring elementary […]