I regret to inform you that the secret to writing is writing

Me: I would like to see a list of everyone who works in the English department please University website: our easy to use faculty directory is organised by shoe size and hobby

Sure weren’t you on J1 in San Francisco? Just put in your CV and say “Look, I have the experience, I’d like to be the President of the United States of America”. Thats all you have to say. You never know.

What I wouldn't give for some precedented times.

Reviewer 2

1st year PhD student showing up at the 8 am panel with 25 expertly crafted slides, 57 backup slides, and print-outs prepared four weeks in advance vs Tenured professor giving the keynote with two slides of mood pictures clicked together in the hotel lobby 15 minutes earlier

Oxbridge job postings be like, "you'll forever be able to brag about working at Oxbridge, which is better than a decent salary...which we don't provide"

Key Messages from A-level results day 🧵   English remains a very popular A-level choice + numbers are growing. More than 60,000 A-levels in English were awarded in 2024. Robert Eaglestone Matt Carnaby University English IES Team English Litdrive UK The British Academy 1/5

Let's goooo!

It's that time! mcsweeneys.net/articles/hones…

texting back the governess from turn of the screw

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

Gradually withdrawing from here, so please go find me over on Bluesky! bsky.app/profile/jennie…

Upcoming conference: Mothers, Motherhood, and Mothering in Children's and Young Adult Literature. 💻 Online 🗓️ 12-14 November 2025 🚨 Deadline for proposals 2 May 2025 More details here: call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/02/13… Universität Münster Children's Lit Assoc Int'l Research Society for Children's Literature YA Studies Association MotherNet

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