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![Creative Highlights: "Did Gandalf The Grey Ever Use Nayra, The Ring of Fire?"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d0f72_215d2165a10c42ceb468e193009051e6~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_292,h_292,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4d0f72_215d2165a10c42ceb468e193009051e6~mv2.webp)
Oct 29, 20242 min read
Creative Highlights: "Did Gandalf The Grey Ever Use Nayra, The Ring of Fire?"
English major Tidus Pinkham recently published an article in Leading Edge Magazine , a noteworthy speculative fiction magazine...
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![Faculty Spotlight: English Professor Dr. Aaron Kleist awarded the 2024 Sir Israel Gollancz Prize!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d0f72_af67dc0831c14fc3aa2c70377a3ed9dd~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_292,h_292,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4d0f72_af67dc0831c14fc3aa2c70377a3ed9dd~mv2.webp)
Oct 24, 20241 min read
Faculty Spotlight: English Professor Dr. Aaron Kleist awarded the 2024 Sir Israel Gollancz Prize!
Biola English is thrilled to announce that our very own Dr. Aaron Kleist has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Sir Israel Gollancz Prize!...
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![Creative Highlights: "Bookish Believers" Article](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1844e63f2ea441578a1cb71efea3fb1f.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_292,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/1844e63f2ea441578a1cb71efea3fb1f.webp)
Oct 1, 20241 min read
Creative Highlights: "Bookish Believers" Article
Why do we read? Why do stories matter? How does English Studies encourage a Christian vision of human flourishing? Biola English major...
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![A Trip Down Memory Lane: A Recap of the 2023-2024 Academic Year](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d0f72_0d57b34da0c8431593b29154015bf1bd~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_292,h_292,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4d0f72_0d57b34da0c8431593b29154015bf1bd~mv2.webp)
Jun 28, 20242 min read
A Trip Down Memory Lane: A Recap of the 2023-2024 Academic Year
From movie nights, poetry readings, launch parties, and symposiums—let's reminisce about the events that Biola English hosted this past...
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May 15, 20231 min read
Alumni Spotlight: New Literary Discovery!
Exciting news! Biola English alum and SUNYÂ Albany professor Wendy Raphael Roberts recently discovered a previously unknown poem, dated...
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Apr 20, 20221 min read
Highlights from the Emma Tea Party!
Our Studies in Major Authors: Jane Austen class held a picnic tea party showcasing the complexity of Regency-era manners in...
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Mar 8, 20221 min read
Alumni Article: Wars and Peace
Irena Dragaš Jansen, an alumna of the English Department, wrote an article reflecting on the current conflict in Ukraine and her...
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Jan 24, 20221 min read
Creative Highlights: "The New Babylon"
This poem was written and shared in ENGL343, the Creative Writing: Poetry class by English major Grace Ulibarri. The New Babylon by...
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Jan 22, 20221 min read
Creative Highlight: "The Angel"
This poem was written and shared in ENGL343, the Creative Writing: Poetry class, by English Major Hannah Roark. The Angel by Hannah Roark...
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Jun 29, 20214 min read
Alumni Spotlight: Interview with Eunoia Journal Co-Founder and Biola English Alumna, Rachel Bicha
In this feature we interview Rachel Bicha, a Biola English alumna who co-founded and runs Eunoia Journal, a magazine project that...
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![Alumni Spotlight: An interview with Tim Scroggins, a Biola Alumni and Former ENGL 112 Student](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_3761616b5a64496c347667~mv2_d_6016_4000_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_292,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/nsplsh_3761616b5a64496c347667~mv2_d_6016_4000_s_4_2.webp)
May 12, 20215 min read
Alumni Spotlight: An interview with Tim Scroggins, a Biola Alumni and Former ENGL 112 Student
Tim Scroggins is a Biola graduate currently teaching in Korea. Andrew Mauzey is a faculty member in Biola’s Department of English and was...
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May 10, 20211 min read
Creative Highlights: "Furthermore, I'm politely asking you to stay—"
This poem was written by English Major Kaira Low. "Furthermore, I'm politely asking you to stay—" by Kaira Low Furthermore, I’m politely...
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May 4, 202110 min read
Present (And Past) Biolans Contribute to 'Art for the Isolated'
Founded by Biola Journalism and Art alums Joshua Watson and Juliet SanNicolas de Bradley, Art for the Isolated  brings together visual...
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Apr 30, 20211 min read
Vision Voice & Practice: An Interdisciplinary Class for Creative People
Professors Dan Callis (Art) and Chris Davidson (English) have been teaching a course called Vision, Voice, & Practice for the past nine...
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Apr 15, 20217 min read
Alumni Spotlight: An interview with Alumni Wendy Roberts on her New Book, 'Awakening Verse'
Wendy Roberts is a 1999 alumna of Biola English. Her new book, Awakening Verse, was recently published by Oxford University Press. It is...
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