About Us

Organized by and for English majors and enthusiasts, the society plans events each semester to inspire interest in the major. Events may include panel discussions with English Department professors, student poetry readings, book club discussions with Cornell authors, pre-performance discussions for theater productions at the Schwartz Center, a mentor program between under- and upper-class English majors and luncheons with visiting writers. The Literary Society is comprised of English enthusiasts of all different areas – from English majors with concentrations spanning literary theory, creative writing, medieval literature and British literature to English minors and students of other disciplines. Anyone with a love for reading is encouraged to join the listserv and attend the society's weekly book club, where students chat in the English Lounge over refreshments.