Early November Events

There’s one last chance to enter the Tennessee Williams Literary Festival’s 27th Annual One-Act Play Contest, which is accepting submissions until November 1st, 2012. The Tennessee Williams Literary Festival is looking for never-produced one-act plays with a small cast that run no more than one hour in length.Finding fresh literary talent of all genres is…Continue reading Early November Events

Get Involved in the DePaul Student Literary Scene!

Threshold, DePaul’s award-winning, student-run literary magazine is recruiting! As new co-editors, Rachel Harthcock (undergraduate) and Borja Cabada (graduate, MAWP) are excited about the prospects of putting together a terrific team that will help them create another great issue this year. They are looking for committed students (both graduate and undergraduate) to fill the editor positions…Continue reading Get Involved in the DePaul Student Literary Scene!

Writing for International Students, Grad Student Services on Facebook, & More

If you didn’t already hear the news on the DePaul English Graduate Programs Facebook page, the LAS Graduate Student Services now has their own Facebook page, where they’ve been posting updates from their office regarding degree conferral, registration, commencement, university events, and other important reminders for  graduate students. *** A new graduate course in the…Continue reading Writing for International Students, Grad Student Services on Facebook, & More

Call for Papers: Humanities and Social Change at Purdue University

REMINDER: Tomorrow, October 23rd, is the last day to drop a Fall Quarter class. See Campus Connect for more information. *** Purdue University is pleased to invite all interested graduate students, scholars and professionals to submit abstracts for the 13th Annual Graduate Symposium, “Humanities and Social Change: How Literature Impacts Class, Gender and Identity.” The…Continue reading Call for Papers: Humanities and Social Change at Purdue University

Celebrate James Baldwin’s Legacy, Kathleen Rooney’s Book Release, & More!

The DePaul English Department is cosponsoring an event with the LGBTQ Studies Program, “James Arthur Baldwin: Legacy.”  This roundtable discussion on the impact of the thought, writing, and activism of James Baldwin is occasioned by the 50th anniversary of the publication of Another Country and “Down at the Cross,” 25 years after his passing. Please…Continue reading Celebrate James Baldwin’s Legacy, Kathleen Rooney’s Book Release, & More!

Introducing the Black Graduate Student Community, and Three Calls for Submissions

DePaul University is excited to announce the formation of the new Black Graduate Student Community.  This organization was formed by a small group of graduate students to create a sense of community and fellowship and to be a pillar of support for black graduate students, and they are now ready to open the organization to…Continue reading Introducing the Black Graduate Student Community, and Three Calls for Submissions

Calls for Submissions and Papers

The Chicago Reader, Chicago’s largest free weekly newspaper and a nationally recognized leader in the alternative press, is now accepting submissions for its 13th annual Pure Fiction issue—a collection of short stories by local fiction writers paired with illustrations by local artists. Please send your fiction of up to 3,000 words to fiction@chicagoreader.com by November…Continue reading Calls for Submissions and Papers