Series and Conferences

Speakers Series 

Our Speakers Series sponsors Professors of English and other disciplines from various academic institutions for a visit to UNH during which they present a current paper and discuss their research.

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Visiting Journalist Series

Our Visiting Journalist Series brings a prominent journalist to campus for a full week during which he or she works with students and gives a public lecture.

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Writers Series

Each semester, the English Department brings prominent writers of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction to UNH to read from their work in public presentations and, in most cases, to spend in-class time with students during the day.

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All series are free and open to all students and the public.

The English Department also hosts a biannual composition conference, and has hosted other major conferences in the past, including a literary conference, a British post-modern poetry conference, and a journalism conference.