English Department Master Calendar

Book Launch: A Queer Genealogy of US Citizenship, Race, and Sexuality by Siobhan Somerville

Time: 4:00 pm 11/13/2026
Location: Asian American Cultural Center,1210 W. Nevada St. Urbana, IL

Reception/Open House

VOICE: Graduate Student Reading

Time: 7:00 pm 11/19/2026
Location: Gallery Art Bar | 119 W Main St, Urbana, IL 61801

Join us for a reading of creative work my MFA students from the Department of English. This month's reading will feature: Steven Bergmark Morgan O'Sullivan William O'Brien

Ceremony/Service

Faculty WIP Series: Madeline Furlong

Time: 4:00 - 5:00 pm 12/4/2026
Location: EB 119

Lecture

English Advising Office Open House

Time: 1:00 - 2:30 pm 12/9/2026
Location: English Building Room 200

Reception/Open House

VOICE: Graduate Student Reading

Time: 7:00 pm 12/9/2026
Location: Gallery Art Bar | 119 W Main St, Urbana, IL 61801

Join us for a reading of creative work my MFA students from the Department of English. This month's reading will feature: Steven Bergmark Morgan O'Sullivan William O'Brien

Ceremony/Service

Kaplan Family Writer-in-Residence Series Presents: Carmen Maria Machado

Time: 4:30 pm 2/11/2027
Location: Illini Union Bookstore: Authors Corner

Join us for a reading by author Carmen Maria Machado! Carmen Maria Machado is the author of the bestselling memoir In the Dream House, the graphic novel The Low, Low Woods, and the award-winning short story collection Her Body and Other Parties. She has been a finalist for the National Book Award and the winner of the Bard Fiction Prize, and more.

Performance

Carr Visiting Author Series: Brandon Hobson

Time: 4:30 pm 3/25/2027
Location: Illini Union Bookstore: Authors Corner

Join us for a reading by author Brandon Hobson! Dr. Brandon Hobson is a 2022 Guggenheim Foundation Fellow. His novel, Where the Dead Sit Talking, was a finalist for the National Book Award. He has taught at New Mexico State University and the institute of american indian arts.

Performance