Dear Graduate Students, A final reminder that essay submissions for the Nancy Comley Prize are due today, *April 8*. Please see attached for the submission guidelines. And a couple other announcements: *ENGL 791* If you're planning to register for ENGL 791 and write your thesis essay in Fall 2019, please join us for a workshop on *Monday, April 29, at 5:30pm*. We'll discuss the logistics and requirements for the thesis essay <http://english.qc.cuny.edu/graduate-programs/ma-in-english/ma-thesis/>, including how to sign up for ENGL 791, writing an effective proposal, finding an advisor and second reader, etc. Please email me to RSVP. Even if you're unable to make it, please let me know so we can chat about the process via email or in person. *GRADUATION* The 2019 English Department Graduation Ceremony will take place on *Thursday, May 30, around 12pm* (or about 30 minutes after the campus-wide commencement <https://www.qc.cuny.edu/about/Commencement/Pages/Default.aspx>), in the Goldstein Theater. MA students who are graduating in Spring 2019, who already graduated in Fall 2018, and who won't be officially graduating till Summer 2019 are all welcome to participate in the ceremony. No RSVP or tickets are required for the department ceremony, though I recommend you and your loved ones get there by 11-11:30 to grab seats. Graduates should come up to the stage, and you'll be given instructions there. Cap and gown are not required. The ceremony usually lasts about an hour, followed by a small reception with cake. I will send more info in a few weeks, but for now please save the date! Hope everyone's hanging in there--just a couple more weeks till spring break! Best, Caroline -- Caroline Kyungah Hong Associate Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies (English MA) Queens College, CUNY 65-30 Kissena Blvd. Klapper Hall 604 Queens, NY 11367-1597 caroline.hong@qc.cuny.edu