The MAWP is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for graduate students in both fiction and creative nonfiction to work with visiting writer Eileen Pollack. In addition to her reading on the evening of April 12, Pollack has agreed to conduct a Master Class, in which she will discuss the work of three graduate students…Continue reading Master Class with Eileen Pollack at DePaul, South Africa’s Poet Laureate in Chicago, and More
Month: March 2012
EGSA Conference Deadline Extended, Career Event for Creative People, and Francesca Royster on Michael Jackson
DePaul students, if you haven’t already heard, the deadline to submit proposals to the EGSA 2012 Spring Conference has been extended to this Friday, March 30th at midnight. This is your last chance to get those proposals in! Make sure to check the EGSA Spring Conference 2012 page on Ex Libris to download the application…Continue reading EGSA Conference Deadline Extended, Career Event for Creative People, and Francesca Royster on Michael Jackson
Dramatic Literature Course, Philosophy Conference, and New Writing Contests
It’s the second day of the quarter, and hopefully by now all you grad students have your classes picked out, but if you’re making last minute adjustments or looking for something different, please note that Rachel Shteir, one of DePaul’s 2011-12 Humanities Fellows, is teaching a special topics course in the spring on Chekhov and…Continue reading Dramatic Literature Course, Philosophy Conference, and New Writing Contests
Reminders, Two-Year College Teaching Internships, and Job Openings at the Writing Center
Welcome back, students and faculty, from what was hopefully a very relaxing spring break! In case you did a little too much relaxing and forgot what was posted on Ex Libris before the break, here are a few reminders of upcoming dates and deadlines. Saturday March 31st-Anthony Grafton will be speaking about the future of…Continue reading Reminders, Two-Year College Teaching Internships, and Job Openings at the Writing Center
Anthony Grafton at the Chicago Humanities Festival and Chicago Shakespeare Internships
The Chicago Humanities Festival is hosting an upcoming event with Anthony Grafton on the past, present, and future of the book. It will take place on Saturday, March 31 at 2pm at First United Methodist Church (77 West Washington Street). Grafton, a distinguished writer, author, and professor of history at Princeton University, will be giving a…Continue reading Anthony Grafton at the Chicago Humanities Festival and Chicago Shakespeare Internships
Alumni News, WRD conference, and a New Literary Magazine
In Alumni News: Molly Tranberg (MAWP ’11, and former Ex Libris editor!) was recently hired as an Editorial Assistant and Assistant to the Publisher in the Reference Division at Oxford University Press in New York. She assists the publisher in day-to-day tasks and works to bring new online reference materials to life. According to Molly,…Continue reading Alumni News, WRD conference, and a New Literary Magazine
EGSA Conference Reminder, Story Week, and a Teaching Job
There’s only one week left until the EGSA Conference paper submission deadline of midnight on Monday, March 19th. EGSA needs your Poetry, Fiction, Literary Nonfiction, Literary Analysis/Critical Approaches, Pedagogical and Literary Theory, and other writing on Publishing, Professional, and Teaching Practices. This is a great opportunity to showcase your work, get a line on your…Continue reading EGSA Conference Reminder, Story Week, and a Teaching Job
Faculty News: Humanities Center Faculty Fellows
Each year the DePaul Humanities Center selects a few DePaul faculty members to receive a Faculty Fellowship, and this year the English Department is very happy to announce that the six Faculty Fellows selected for 2012-2013 include two of our own faculty: James Murphy and Michele Morano. As faculty fellows, Murphy and Morano will each…Continue reading Faculty News: Humanities Center Faculty Fellows
AWP- A Community of Writers: Guest Post by Shane Zimmer
Haven’t had enough of the 2012 AWP Conference in Chicago yet? Neither have we! Following Jacqueline Maggio’s guest post on Tuesday, today we have another slightly different take on last week’s four-day writing conference from MAWP student Shane Zimmer. Thanks, Shane, for sharing your AWP reflections with Ex Libris readers. I heard a lot of…Continue reading AWP- A Community of Writers: Guest Post by Shane Zimmer
Alumni News, Michael Warr Reading, and March Guild Complex Events
Reminder: Tonight,Thursday, March 8th from 6-7:30 p.m.; Cortelyou Commons (reception preceding at 5:30) Scholar Martha Nussbaum will present: “Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities,” based on her 2010 book by the same name. *** Alumni News: DePaul MAE graduate Greg Campbell has just been hired to a tenure-line position at the Community College…Continue reading Alumni News, Michael Warr Reading, and March Guild Complex Events
On the AWP Conference: Guest Post by Jacqueline Maggio
If you didn’t attend the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference this weekend, you may be wondering what all the fuss was about. If you were there, you may be wishing you could re-live it…without the crowds. Fortunately for all of us, Jacqueline Maggio has written a reflection on her AWP experience and is…Continue reading On the AWP Conference: Guest Post by Jacqueline Maggio
EGSA Spring Conference, Martha Nussbaum at DePaul, and More
The upcoming EGSA Spring Conference now has its own home page– right here on Ex Libris! Check out EGSA Spring Conference 2012 for all of the most up-to-date information about how to apply, including the downloadable application form. Don’t miss a great chance to participate in a conference and share your work with your friends…Continue reading EGSA Spring Conference, Martha Nussbaum at DePaul, and More