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English
Our English degrees provide students with a strong background in critical analysis, the structure of language, and literary history before they begin specific career preparation in their selected program.
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Matthew Binney
Polly Buckingham
Teena Carnegie
Jimmie Coy
Dana Elder
Anthony Flinn
Logan Greene
Christopher Howell
Jonathan Johnson
Molly Johnson
Garrett Kenney
Natalie Kusz
Samuel Ligon
Paul Lindholdt
Judith Logan
Tracey McHenry
John Mason
Jamie Neely
LaVona Reeves
Tim Roe
Grant Smith
Gregory Spatz
Henry-York Steiner
Rachel Toor
Beth Torgerson
Christina Valeo
Philip Weller
Nanette Wichman
Degree Options
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Bachelor of Arts with Literary Studies Option
Bachelor of Arts in Technical Communication
Bachelor of Arts in English Education
Minor in Linguistics
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Minor in Elementary English Education
Minor in Secondary English Education
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Master of Arts in English (Literature)
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Master of Arts in English (Teaching English as a Second Language)
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Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA 99004

Samuel Ligon
Assistant Professor of English/Creative WritingPhone: 509.359.4967Email: sligon@ewu.eduWebsite: http://www.samuelligon.net/Biography
University of Illinois, BA
University of New Hampshire, MA
The New School, MFAI've taught at EWU since 2004. Before that I taught at Suffolk Community College, University of Massachusetts Lowell and Oakland University. I'm the editor of Willow Springs: http://willowsprings.ewu.edu/
Recent Publications
Drift and Swerve, stories (Autumn House, 2009);
Safe in Heaven Dead, a novel (HarperCollins, 2003).
Stories published in a number of journals, including The Quarterly, New England Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, Post Road, Gulf Coast, New Orleans Review, and elsewhere.Courses Taught
Graduate and undergraduate fiction workshops
Form and theory of fiction
Literary editing and design
