Events
The SUNY Plattsburgh English Department invites you to attend the following events. All are free and open to the public — please join us!
Fall 2023
Reading Our Writing
Presented by North Star Literary & Art Magazine and Creative Writing Club
We welcome original poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction. Submissions may be excerpts from larger pieces but should not exceed three pages. Email submissions to [email protected] by Oct. 20.
- Friday, Oct. 27 at 6 p.m.
- Alumni Conference Room, Angell College Center
Tea & Talk About Courses
Come meet professors and other students and learn about our Spring 2024 offerings.
Hosted by the English Department
- Thursday, Oct. 19 at 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
- CVH Wilson Commons Lounge
Spring 2023
North Star Launch Party
North Star Literary & Art Magazine
You are invited! “Mirrors, Windows and Sliding Glass Doors.”
- Monday, May 12 at 5 p.m.
- Cardinal Lounge, Angell College Center
English Department Awards Ceremony
The SUNY Plattsburgh Department of English presents English Department Awards Ceremony.
Join us to celebrate student accomplishments and share light refreshments.
- Thursday, May 11 at 5:45 p.m.
- Alumni Conference Room, Angell College Center
Senior Reading Night
The SUNY Plattsburgh Department of English presents Senior Reading Night.
Free and open to the public.
- Tuesday, May 9 from 7 – 9 p.m.
- Wilson Commons, Champlain Valley Hall
Full-Day Read-In Celebration of Black History Month
- Friday, Feb. 17 starting at 10 a.m.
- Wilson Commons, Champlain Valley Hall
Creative Writing Contests
The SUNY Plattsburgh Department of English presents the following creative writing contests:
- Robert Frost Poetry Contest
- Fiction Contest
- Sonnet Competition
Submissions due to Lauren Waldron in CV Hall 101 by March 22, 2023 at 4 p.m.
Essay Contests
The SUNY Plattsburgh English department presents essay contests:
Maximum two submissions
- Tricia Voigt Nature Essay
- Al Mihalek Composition Award
Entries due March 22, 2023 by 4 p.m. in CV Hall 101.
Fall 2022
First-Year Welcome Party
- Sunday, August 28 from 11 a.m. to noon
- Wilson Commons, Champlain Valley Hall
Stop by to meet with faculty and fellow students!
English Department Social Hour
We’re all in this together! Meet peer mentors, welcome first-year students and transfer students, learn about clubs and internships, and chat with faculty and fellow students.
Light refreshments will be served.
- Thursday, September 15 from 5 – 6 p.m.
- Wilson Commons, Champlain Valley Hall
Book Reading & Signing
Join us as we welcome Christopher Locke for a book reading and signing: “Without Saints: Essays”.
Free and open to the public.
- Wednesday, October 5 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.
- Wilson Commons, Champlain Valley Hall
Stratford Shakespeare Festival
Attend the festival, watch plays, meet actors, get a backstage tour.
Contact Dr. Elaine Ostry at [email protected] for more information
Viewpoints: The Plattsburgh Film Forum
Free and open to the public.
- Saturday, Oct. 22 from 7 – 9 p.m.
- The Strand Center for the Arts
Sigma Tau Delta Halloween Movie Night
Join us for Tim Burton’s “Sleepy Hollow”. There will be treats to share and games to play.
All are invited!
- Sunday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m.
- CV Hall Room 108
Writers & Their Craft: Aimée Baker
As part of the English Department's Writers and Their Craft series, Dr. Anna Battigelli interviews Aimée Baker on writing Doe.
This is a free event, open to the public. Please join us via Zoom:
- Thursday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m.
Senior Writing Arts Reading
Join us in person — free and open to the public.
- Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m.
- Augustus Wilson Commons
Spring 2022
Visiting Writer Series
We are pleased to present:
- Randall Horton
- February 24 at 7 p.m.
- Cardinal Lounge, Angell College Center
Teaching Cafe
SUNY Plattsburgh alumni discuss and share their teaching experiences. Join us via Zoom:
- Tuesday, March 22 from 7 – 8 p.m.
An Evening with Robert Frost
Listen to Frost’s 1959 reading at SUNY Plattsburgh. Hosted by Dr. Anna Battigelli and Dr. Ron Davis.
Join us via Zoom:
- Wednesday, April 13 from 7 – 8:15 p.m.
Fall 2021
- Opening Reception and Tour of Champlain Valley Hall — August 29 at 1 p.m.
- Open House, Champlain Valley Hall — September 7 from 4 – 6 p.m.
“How-To” Series
These sessions begin at noon in Wilson Commons, Champlain Valley Hall.
- Writing a Successful Essay — September 16
- Finding and Getting an Internship — October 6
- Preparing for Academic Advising and Course Selection — October 21
- Designing an Effective Resume — November 18
Spring 2021
Writers & their Craft
Stop by for a listen and then join in on the conversation — we celebrate writers and their craft.
- Elaine Ostry
- February 11 at 7 p.m.
- Anna Battigelli
- March 18 at 7 p.m.
- Scott Reznick
- April 15 at 7 p.m.
Please contact Anna Battigelli ([email protected]) for the Zoom link to join Writers & their Craft.
Fall 2020
Words on Fire
Three Tuesday night readings at 7 p.m. via Zoom
- Sean Singer, Poet/Natania Rosenfeld, Essayist and Poet
- Sept. 22
- Edwin Torres, Poet
- Oct. 6
- Ruth Danon and Jennifer Egan
Writers on their Craft
- Sara Schaff on The Invention of Love
- Sept. 24th at 7 p.m.
- Jose Torres on his award winning fiction
- Oct. 22 at 7 p.m.
- Aimee Baker on her award-winning collection of poems titled Doe
- Nov. 12 at 7 p.m.
Zoom links will be provided shortly before each event.
English Department Open House
- Aug. 27
- 12:30 p.m.
Join us and learn more about the English Department and faculty!