English at Webster

English at Webster Welcome students, potential students, and alumni to the English Department at Webster University! Please click our website for more information. Have fun!

We want this page to be an active community where you will want to visit regularly to connect with your friends, classmates, former classmates, and like-minded English-y types. In the Webster University English Department, you will find professors and students who cultivate creativity, actively appreciate the beauty and power of great writing, and who consistently strive to connect art wi

th life. Our classes are small and discussion-oriented, and students are individually mentored by their professors and advisors. We offer three emphases within the English major:

Creative Writing
Drama
Literature, Society, and Politics

We also offer a minor in English and a minor and certificate in professional writing. In addition, we contribute to the interdisciplinary drama studies minor offered at our London campus. Our students graduate with not only a substantial knowledge of literature and excellent writing abilities, but also the general critical reading, thinking, and communication skills necessary to make a mark on the world in whatever way they see fit. Now click, post, network.

04/06/2026

Come support the Debate Team!

We are sorry to share news of the passing of Kathleen Finneran, dear friend, colleague, teacher, and mentor. Kathleen ta...
02/16/2026

We are sorry to share news of the passing of Kathleen Finneran, dear friend, colleague, teacher, and mentor. Kathleen taught our creative nonfiction courses for years before she joined the faculty at Washington University. She touched the lives of so many of our students with her encouraging kindness and warmth. Kathleen will be dearly missed.

Kate’s Pop Up—organized by Kate Wylie, one of our alims and an adjunct professor.  Spread the word and attend if you nee...
01/26/2026

Kate’s Pop Up—organized by Kate Wylie, one of our alims and an adjunct professor.

Spread the word and attend if you need any resources!

This is a great course for English and Creative Writing majors, especially if you’ve had or are taking US Literature. Hi...
01/07/2026

This is a great course for English and Creative Writing majors, especially if you’ve had or are taking US Literature. Highly recommended!

On Robert Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays”Elizabeth Hoover, author of “the archive is all in present tense,” reflects on ...
01/07/2026

On Robert Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays”

Elizabeth Hoover, author of “the archive is all in present tense,” reflects on a favorite line by Robert Hayden, past U.S. Poet Laureate and alumnus of Pittsburgh’s International Poetry Forum reading series.

Elizabeth Hoover, author of “the archive is all in present tense,” reflects on a favorite line by Robert Hayden, past U.S. Poet Laureate and alumnus of Pitts...

10/24/2025
10/24/2025

READING IS RESISTANCE

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470 E Lockwood Avenue
Webster Groves, MO
63119

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

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+18009819801

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