Student activities & productions
English students are active in our department, publishing their own journals, hosting and co-hosting many literary and scholarly events, and building a strong feeling of community amongst students.
Publications
Soliloquies
Soliloquies is Concordia University’s undergraduate literary journal. We accept poetry, prose, creative non-fiction, drama and art submissions bi-annually from writers and artists around the world. Our mission is two-tiered. We aim to provide the student body with valuable publishing, editing and design experience while showcasing new voices alongside more seasoned writers. Soliloquies began in 1997 as part of Concordia’s Art Matters festival. Since then, we have spread our wings by publishing more broadly and more frequently while maintain an all-Concordia editorial committee. We place an emphasis on artistic freedom and are looking for strong, unique voices that come together in a dialogue that represents the talented group of emerging writers in Montreal and elsewhere.
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Headlight Anthology
Headlight Anthology is an annual, student-run journal published out of Concordia University, Canada. Our mission is to amplify new & exciting voices, strengthen our local community of writers and readers, and represent Concordia & Tiohtià:ke (Montréal) within the Turtle Island writing and publishing scene. Founded in 1998, Headlight has published poetry, short fiction, drama, creative non-fiction as well as mixed media. The journal operates out of Concordia’s graduate English Literature & Creative Writing department, the students of which compose its staff. We feature not only Concordia’s ample literary talent but also non-affiliated writers from our community and beyond.
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Annual conferences
Literature Undergraduates' Colloquium at Concordia (LUCC)
LUCC is curated and run by undergraduate students in the English department. The annual colloquium is a full-day event and provides students with the opportunity to present their papers share ideas, and network with scholars and other students from the Humanities.
The Concordia English Graduate Colloquium
The Concordia English Graduate Colloquium is an annual academic conference run by graduate students in Concordia University’s Department of English. The aim of the colloquium is to provide graduate students in English with a forum for academic and creative discussion and exploration. Panellists will have the opportunity to share their work with peers and faculty, obtain feedback, consider new ideas, and practice their conference skills. Organizers have the opportunity to network, coordinate various activities, and vet and edit papers for presentation and publication. The colloquium also seeks to extend Concordia’s relationships with schools and scholars across Canada and abroad.
