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Last week, we honored poetic excellence at the Giovanni-Steger Poetry Prize celebration. 🎙️📖 Congrats to our top winners: 1st: Caroline Blom (Literature + PTW) 2nd: Isabella Korobow-Velez (Biological Sciences) 3rd: Jennifer Tran (Literature + PTW) Thank you to all 10 finalists!

English major Maggie Sheridan is giving us a behind-the-scenes look at her day + Ada Zhang’s craft talk for IG! ✍️ Ada, a fiction writer + Iowa Writers’ Workshop alum, will share her writing process and storytelling insight. Don’t miss it! #VTEnglish ➡️ instagram.com/vt.

Sophia Terazawa’s Tetra Nova is what happens when a Roman goddess becomes a 20th-century assassin… and a performance artist. 🎬 Watch Isaac Massey’s video with Sophia. 👀 Read the story: bit.ly/4jcabho 🩰 Performance = SOLD OUT 📚 Book = Available locally!

Congrats to the newest members of Sigma Tau Delta, the English honor society! Sigma Tau Delta invites new students every year to join them, celebrating their initiation with snacks, lemonade, and cake. Photos by Hayley Bisek.

Did you know we have a language sciences minor? You do now! Learn what the minor is all about from Caleigh Hampton, a senior who earned the Fralin Fellowship thanks to this very minor. #VTEnglish #LanguageScienceMinor #Linguistics youtu.be/JvTZAlrl0gQ

For writing, copyediting is a crucial skill. That’s why Technical Editing & Style is an important class. Learning the basics can seem tedious but instructors like Vanessa Ruccolo make it easy and fun. By Hayley Bisek, Words & Pictures Correspondent #ProfessionalWriting

In Literature and Law, students explore the legal system through fiction. This semester, they’re reading Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, analyzing questions of truth, evidence, and justice. ⚖️👨 ⚖️Post by Abbie Smith, Words & Pictures Correspondent #PreLaw

Isaac’s love for storytelling shines through his YA novel M.F.A. thesis and photography.📸 Catch his coverage of the Undergraduate Language Research Showcase on May 5 (4–7:30 p.m.) in Shanks Atrium + 370/380! Talks, posters, and lots of Hokie talent. ➡️ instagram.com/vt.english/

The 2025 issue of Philologia is out. Phoebe Hayashi is an editor. From literary analysis to publication, she’s finding her voice and building real academic experience. 📚 ➡️ philologia.vt.domains #UndergradResearch #HumanitiesMatter

Undergrads took the stage at our annual Language Research Showcase on May 5, spotlighting original research in linguistics! From Russian word order to regional accents in voice assistants, these projects were 🔥. #LanguageScience #VTResearch

Looking back at a session on language science during our Undergraduate Excellence Conference. Photos by Maia Tartaglino, Words & Pictures Correspondent. #UndergraduateConference #EnglishMajor #VTEnglish

Looking Back: Free subs + new fall course previews + faculty and friends = the perfect English Faculty & Student Spring Social! Post and photo by Elizabeth Gill, Words & Pictures Correspondent

Kaitlyn Ellis is graduating from the same Virginia Tech campus where her parents first met. From late-night study sessions to a surprise proposal, their Hokie love story lives on through her. Read "The Bridge Between Then and Now – A Hokie Family Story!" ➡️bit.ly/kaitlyn-ellis

Commencement came early this morning, but our English grads showed up glowing! 🎓✨ We’re so proud of the Class of 2025. Pre-ceremony pics below—more coming next week! #VTGrad #HokieEnglish #ThisIsVT

Saturday's celebration in Shanks was everything 💜📚 Grads, families, and faculty came together to honor an unforgettable journey. Cheers to our newest English alums! 🥂🎓 #VTGrad #HokieEnglish #ShanksHall #ThisIsVT

Huge congrats to our 2025 student award winners! 🎉 We celebrated these incredible Hokies during our department party in Shanks—recognizing excellence in writing, scholarship, and more. 🏆📚

More commencement moments? Yes, please! 📸🎓 Thanks to Virginia Tech Liberal Arts for these great shots! #VTEnglish #Commencement2025 #HokiesForever

The May issue of Just a Minute with the Department of English (JAM) just dropped! 📰🎉 Alums—make sure you’re still in the loop! Subscribe now and keep the Hokie English energy going strong. 👉 bit.ly/engl-jam-subsc… #VTEnglish #HokiesForever #JAMnewsletter

The Writing Center is open for summer! ☀️✍️ From May 27–Aug 15, support is available online-only for students taking summer courses. Perfect for essays, research writing, and more. ➡️ bit.ly/4jAnIij #VTWritingCenter #HokieSupport #VTEnglish

The Writing Center is open for summer! ☀️✍️ From May 27–Aug 15, support is available online-only for students taking summer courses. Perfect for essays, research writing, and more. ➡️ bit.ly/4jAnIij #VTWritingCenter #HokieSupport #VTEnglish