Centers and Projects
Appalachian Prison Book Project
The Appalachian Prison Book Project (APBP) is a student and community organization that sends free books to women and men who are imprisoned in the Appalachian region. More
Center for Literary Computing
The Center for Literary Computing (CLC) provides specialized assistance in humanities computing to students in English courses, supports English faculty research projects, and serves students and faculty from the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences and the University at large. More….
Center for Writing Excellence
The Center for Writing Excellence (CWE) supports faculty, students, and staff in teaching and improving writing at West Virginia University. The CWE currently coordinates three programs and their related courses: the Undergraduate Writing Program, the Creative Writing Program, and the Professional Writing Program. More…
Professional Writing & Editing
The English department currently offers an undergraduate minor/concentration and an MA in Professional Writing and Editing. More…Victorian Poetry Journal
John Lamb, Associate Professor of English, is the new editor of Victorian Poetry, replacing Dr. Hayden Ward after his retirement.
Victorian Poetry is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal devoted to British and colonial poetics of the Victorian age (1830-1914). VP welcomes articles from a variety of critical approaches. More…
West Virginia Dialect Project
The West Virginia Dialect Project (WVDP) studies language variation and presents the results of its research to civic and academic organizations. Currently, the WVDP focuses on four aspects of language variation in West Virginia: Appalachian African-American Vernacular English; the Appalachian speech of southern West Virginia; the influence of families on sociolinguistic variation; and bidialectalism. Through these projects, the WVDP is investigating language variation around the state to build a socially and geographically comprehensive dialect survey of West Virginia. More…
West Virginia University Press
The West Virginia University Press considers itself “the press of West Virginia,” and is the primary publishing and distribution agency of scholarly and trade publications for West Virginia University. The Press also publishes scholarly and creative works treating the West Virginia and the Appalachian region as well as other scholarly and creative materials including books, journals, CDs and electronic media. More…
Writing Center
The Writing Center’s mission is to help students become better writers. Our goal is to help students succeed. The center will provide a supportive environment where students can develop knowledge, reflect on their work and build confidence. More…