Welcome to the English Department at GCC.  We offer courses in composition, reading, literature, English as a Second Language, creative writing and developmental reading and writing.  These classes and others contribute to an AAS in Public Relations, a Certificate of Completion in Journalism and an Academic Certificate in Creative Writing, which are offered under the auspices of the English Department.

Classes are scheduled to offer flexibility in completing your academic goals at GCC.  Courses are available on campus and online, during the day and at night, and in both traditional and accelerated formats. GCC also offers classes at our campus at  GCC North and at the Communiversity @ Surprise.

We hope our Web site will provide answers to many of your questions about our programs and look forward to meeting you in one of our classes.

News and Announcements

Creative Writing Students are Published
Our Creative Writing certificate students are continuing to do well--three of them were published for their poetry in the Gila River Review and two of those had non-fiction pieces published in it.   Penni Brown, Philip Boddy and Dan Ramirez deserve a round of applause!  Here is the link to their fine work: http://www.cgc.maricopa.edu/academic-affairs/humanities/GilaRiverReview/Pages/Enter.aspx

Plagiarism Does Matter
Jack Shafer, writer for Slate, tells us Why the Washington Post Plagiarism Matters.  He claims the most injured are the readers who trust the writer and the facts delivered.  Plagiarism happens, in the classroom and in the real world, and it is an act of dishonesty everywhere.

GCC’s Traveler Creative Writing Competition Winners
Congratulations to this year's Traveler Creative Writing Competition.  Winning entries will be published in the 2012 Traveler.

Poetry:

• 1st Place: Philip Murray for "MLA Malaise"

• 2nd Place: Chalan Johnson for "A Mother's Sorrow"

• 3rd Place: Chalan Johnson for "I Am"

• Honorable Mention: Mason Gates for "We Live In"

Fiction:

• 1st Place: Jared Duran for "His Earlier, Less Celebrated Works"

• 2nd Place: Jared Duran for "It Wasn't the Rain"

• 3rd Place: Maneesha Lele for "Moira"

• Honorable Mention: Emily Thomas for "Nothing, Everything, and Stephen King"

Nonfiction:

• 1st Place: Maneesha Lele for "Where She Belongs"

• 2nd Place: Trueth Owens for "My Two Dads"

• 3rd Place: Mason Gates for "Whiskey Drenched and Burning Blank Canvas"

• Honorable Mention: Trueth Owens for "Snap, Crackle, Fizz"

Drama:  No dramas were selected for awards (judges decision)

 
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