Students in the the Queens College English Department participate in a many vibrant activities. These include student-run publications and literary events, among many others. Here is a selection to get you started:

The Knight News

Many English majors are on the staff of The Knight News, Queens College’s student-run newspaper, serving as reporters, editors, designers, and more. Serving the QC community by covering college, local, and even world news, The Knight News is a vital space for students interested in journalism.

Utopia Parkway Journal

Utopia Parkway is a student-run literary journal at Queens College showcasing fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, and drama written by students. It is an outlet for undergraduate students to publish their own and each other’s work, and an opportunity for English majors and students from other disciplines to work together toward a community project that involves staff meetings, public readings, practice in the editorial demands and obligations of producing a literary journal, and interaction with faculty advisors. The journal is published once a year, usually in the Fall semester, and while it takes submissions from all Queens College undergraduates, it is selective in deciding on what student work to publish. Many students whose work was included in a recent edition of the journal were accepted into nationally known MFA Creative Writing programs, including the Queens College MFA. Active engagement in the production of the literary journal provides students with the opportunity both to socialize with their classmates and to gain insight into the editorial processes and business concerns involved in publishing an annual literary journal.

Writers at Queens: The QC Reading Series

English Department faculty organize or participate in a variety of literary events. Students frequently participate as well and are always welcome to attend. Writers at Queens is one such literary series intended for the entire Queens College community, both graduate and undergraduate students, celebrating the identity and creativity of Queens as a richly multilingual, culturally pluralistic community, one of the most diverse in the United States.

Writing Prizes

Every Spring semester, the English department accepts submissions for the annual Queens College Writing Prizes. Prizes are awarded at a ceremony honoring recipients.