Founded in 2009 and published annually, The DEN: The Department of English Newsletter shares departmental programming as well as professional accomplishments of faculty and graduate students in our department. The current issue is distributed through email and past issues are archived below.
Submit to alex.blazer@gcsu.edu. Please format publications, presentations, and readings in MLA style; describe awards, announcements, and other recognitions in sentence and paragraph style.
Here are the most common citations from The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 9th ed.
A Book by a Single Author
Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. Book Title, Publisher, Year.
A Work in an Anthology or Edited Collection
Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Essay/Story/Poem Title." Book Title, edited by Editor's First Name Editor's Last Name, Publisher, Year, pp. First Page-Last Page.
A Work in a Scholarly or Literary Journal
Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Title." Journal Title, vol. #, no. #, Year, pp. First Page-Last Page.
A Work in a Literary Magazine
Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Title." Magazine Title, Month Year, pp. First Page-Last Page.
A Work in an Online Literary Magazine
Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Title." Magazine Title, Month Year, pp. First Page-Last Page. URL.
An Untitled Review
Reviewer's Last Name, Reviewer's First Name. Review of Title of Work Reviewed, by Author's First Name Author's Last Name. Publication Information for Journal or Magazine.
A Conference Presentation
Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Presentation Title." Title of Panel (if applicable). Sponsoring Organization, Day Month Year, Venue, City. Conference Presentation.
A Creative Writing Reading
Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Reading Title." Title of Panel (if applicable). Sponsoring Organization, Day Month Year, Venue, City. Reading.