English 

SCC's English, creative writing, literature and journalism classes open many windows to communication in our global community. Through supportive faculty members, small classes and computer-assisted writing, students are offered many exciting opportunities for mastering the written word.

The English Department offers scholarships to students who demonstrate excellence in English.

Creative Writing

The English Department offers a variety of stimulating programs and its faculty provides an encouraging environment for future writers, novelists and poets. Tuesday Voices, an open reading of original poetry, sponsored by the English Department and the Gwendolyn Brooks Writers' Association of Florida Inc., meets the fourth Tuesday of every month on the Sanford/Lake Mary Campus, at local bookstores or at other venues.

For SCC students, the English Department sponsors the Open Doors Short Story Competition, as well as the Stephen Caldwell Wright Poetry Awards, and applicants from across the country enter the Thomas Burnett Swann Poetry Competition. Winners are given a cash prize and their selected poems are published in Revelry, a national publication sponsored by the Gwendolyn Brooks Writers' Association of Florida Inc. and SCC's English Department.

Literature

Courses in literature assist students in becoming critical thinkers through their exposure to the classics, contemporary works and a broad range of literary authors from diverse cultures. SCC's small class sizes afford, students the opportunity to discuss literary works and criticism in a seminar-like atmosphere with experienced literature professors.

Journalism

Students interested in journalism can hone their writing and reporting skills and develop a portfolio through their involvement with The Scribe, SCC's student newspaper that recently won first place in General Excellence in the enrollment division at the annual convention of the Florida Community College Press Association. Students can also attend national conferences, earn tuition waivers for editing responsibilities and receive exceptional mentoring from faculty members with journalism experience. 

Did you know?

Seminole State's Tuesday Voices provides a forum for poets to share their works with their classmates and the community.