Trinity Western University English Department

05/31/2026

TWU English professors, Dr. David Anonby and Dr. Laura Van D**e, travelled to the Los Angeles area to present papers at the Conference on Christianity and Literature held at California Baptist University in May 2026. Dr. Anonby presented on Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale, while Dr. Van D**e presented on the contemporary English poet Martin Shaw.

05/10/2026

This week, English professor Dr. Holly Faith Nelson presented a paper on Margaret Cavendish and Northrop Frye at a University of Toronto colloquium entitled "Northrop Frye's Renaissance" (May 7, 2026). The colloquium was co-organized by our department alumnus Bret van den Brink, who is currently a Ph.D. student in the Department of English at the University of Toronto. Both presented on a panel with Professor James Nohrnberg (University of Virginia) whose dissertation was supervised by Frye.

04/24/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 graduates! 🎓🎉

03/27/2026

If you are in the Langley area this evening, you are invited to attend the launch party for TWU’s literary journal [spaces]: March 27, 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Lower Caf (Douglas Centre). This event is one of the highlights of the academic year—it is wonderful to hear students present their work and to celebrate their creativity.

02/14/2026

You are invited to a talk and book launch by Dr. Dennis Danielson (Professor Emeritus of English, UBC), "Starring the Earth and the Glory of God: A Book Launch" at the Devries Centre Auditorium, Trinity Western University, to be held on March 3, 2026, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM. His book is entitled A Universe of Earths: Our Planet and Other Worlds, from Copernicus to NASA, coauthored with Christopher M. Graney. https://csca.ca/events/event/2026-van-dan/. The talk is free and open to the public.

Starring the Earth and the Glory of God: A Book Launch In by Mark McEwan2026-02-12 Event Details Date: 2026-03-03 19:00 – 20:30 Venue: DeVries Auditorium, Trinity Western University Categories: Lectures, Sponsored Events, Vancouver, BC FREE PUBLIC EVENT: Trinity Western University (Faculty of Natu...

02/13/2026

Join us for an event hosted by the Inklings Institute on Feb 26: Simon Wipf and Richard Bergen on C.S. Lewis's Perelandra!

Join Dr. Richard Bergen, Corpus Christi College, and Simon Wipf, TWU M.A. student, as they explore C.S. Lewis’s novel Perelandra.

10/23/2025

If you are interested in reading Faith Nelson's review of the launch of Stephen Dunning's new novels ("Married Trolls and Magic Turnips: The Book Launch of Dr. Stephen Dunning's Novels"), you can read it in the most recent issue of Mars' Hill: https://www.marshillmagazine.com/02-dystopia-married-trolls-and-magic-turnips?fbclid=IwY2xjawNoJpBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvftFuN2LRUGXrU036uV-QFTmKIrMpgt_1AKF08Kp_0d0PaK07rMZXjVlO2r_aem_IGPJEmr-RZTLFERP1etlLQ

10/16/2025

Dr. Monika Hilder was invited to speak at the Houston Christian University conference “C.S. Lewis: Reason and Imagination,” October 9-10, on “George MacDonald’s Influence on C.S. Lewis,” and at the TWU Faculty Talk through The Office of Research, Creative and Scholarly Activity, October 14, on “C. S. Lewis and John C. Lennox on the Technocratic Surveillance Society: How Should We Then Live?”

10/15/2025

When two English professors at TWU happen to wear remarkably similar outfits by sheer happenstance on the same October afternoon! (Perhaps it is the Scottish genes).

09/16/2025

You are invited to attend the launch of Dr. Stephen Dunning's first two novels in The Perilous Times Saga. Dr. Dunning taught for many years in the Department of English at Trinity Western University, where he also co-founded the Inklings Institute of Canada, which he co-directs with Dr. Monika Hilder. The launch will take place in the Glass Room of the Library at Trinity Western University on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2025, AT 7:00 P.M.
https://www.twu.ca/news-events/news/twu-inklings-institute-canada-book-launch-carries-forward-christian-literary