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Writing in the Disciplines

Overview

English majors can become teachers, writers, librarians, journalists, and more. Use the links below to identify additional career opportunities and think about the types of writing that are prevalent in those fields.

University of Washington Department of English: Careers for English Majors
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, this is the definitive guide to hundreds of types of jobs. Entries include training, education, earnings, working conditions and job outlook. The handbook is updated 4 times a year by the Occupational Outlook Quarterly
O*NET Online
Provides detailed information about occupations and links to state-level employment projections and wage data.

Types of writing and examples

'There Is No God and We Are His Prophets': The Visionary Potential of Memory and Nostalgia in Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men and The Road
Scholarly article
Frankenstein and Its Classics: The Modern Prometheus from Antiquity to Science Fiction
Scholarly book
To Cheat and Lie in L.A.
Popular article
Getting to the End
Book review
A "Brief, Urgent Message": Theme in Slaughterhouse-Five
Lesson plan
Instant Pot user manual
User manual (technical writing). Link opens a PDF.
Funding Tomorrow's Stories: Creating a Grant Proposal for a New Nonprofit
Grant proposal (See Appendix A of the document)
Shakespeare: The Later Plays
Syllabus
Hurricane Season
Personal narrative
My Gothic Dissertation
Podcast + dissertation

Publications

College English
Scholarly journal
English Journal
Scholarly journal
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Scholarly journal

Books about researching and writing in the field

Write Choices: Elements of Nonfiction Storytelling by Sue Hertz
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781483322629
Publication Date: 2016
Explanation Points by John R. Gallagher (Editor); Dànielle Nicole DeVoss (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781607328827
Publication Date: 2019-09-06
Storycraft by Jack Hart
Call Number: WCU GENERAL PN3377.5.R45 H37 2011
ISBN: 9780226318165
Publication Date: 2012-10-12