For the past two years, creative writing students from DePaul have been traveling all over the city to interview Chicagoans about youth violence. This undertaking—part of a unique partnership between DePaul and Steppenwolf Theatre—is finally coming to fruition. How Long Will I Cry?: Voices of Youth Violence premieres at Steppenwolf Theatre this week. The play…Continue reading Invitation to a Special Steppenwolf Performance and More
Month: February 2013
Threshold’s Extended Deadline, Alumni News, and More
Threshold, DePaul’s annual literary arts journal, is extending their deadline for submissions through March 8th, 2013, at 11:59 p.m. Guidelines are the same as before and can be found on Threshold‘s tumblr account, as well as the previous Ex Libris call for submissions. This is your last chance to send your work in to DePaul’s…Continue reading Threshold’s Extended Deadline, Alumni News, and More
Faculty News: Christine Sneed’s Debut Novel
In Faculty News, congratulations to Prof. Christine Sneed. This week marked the release of Sneed’s debut novel, Little Known Facts. From the official press release: The people who orbit around Renn Ivins, an actor of Harrison Ford-like stature—his girlfriends, his children, his ex-wives, his colleagues in the film industry—long to experience the glow of his…Continue reading Faculty News: Christine Sneed’s Debut Novel
Summer Literary Seminars Contest, Two Job Openings, and More
Earlier this week, we announced the release of Prof. Francesca Royster’s new book. We’re excited to add that Dr. Royster will be on WBEZ tomorrow morning, discussing her book, Sounding Like a No-No, about the post-soul music of the 1970s and 1980s, with Tony Sarabia and Richard Steele. Tune into 91.5 FM between 9:15 and…Continue reading Summer Literary Seminars Contest, Two Job Openings, and More
Alumni News and a Digication Workshop
In Alumni News: Lindsay Branca (MAWP ’12) is happy to share that she was recently hired as a Proposal Writer at GTECH, whose world headquarters is located in Providence, RI. Congratulations, Lindsay! You can read more about GTECH and what they do on their website. If you’re an alumni or current student of DePaul’s English…Continue reading Alumni News and a Digication Workshop
Faculty News: Book Release for Francesca Royster
Don’t forget, today is the deadline to submit your work to Threshold! Email it in by MIDNIGHT TONIGHT for your chance at having your work published in DePaul’s annual student-run literary arts magazine! *** In Faculty News (and on-campus readings!): Congratulations to DePaul English professor Francesca Royster on the release of her new book, Sounding…Continue reading Faculty News: Book Release for Francesca Royster
Poetry Night, Love on the Road, and a Publishing Job
Design Cloud would like to invite the Depaul English department to join them on Thursday, February 21st for their first ever Poetry Night. Poetry Night will run from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Scheduled readings will fill the first hour and any and all interested poets are invited to read their work during an open…Continue reading Poetry Night, Love on the Road, and a Publishing Job
Two New Writing Contests
Just a reminder- as long as you’re getting your work ready to send out to these great new writing contests, don’t forget to submit it to Threshold as well. The deadline to submit to DePaul’s own literary arts magazine is this Friday, February 15th! *** Arcadia Magazine is currently accepting submissions for its inaugural short…Continue reading Two New Writing Contests
Jen Percy and Alastair Bonnett on Campus
The DePaul Visiting Writers’ Series is excited to announce that nonfiction writer Jen Percy will be doing a reading at DePaul on February 20th at 6 p.m. in Richardson 115. Percy will be reading from her upcoming nonfiction novel Demon Camp, which begins with the story of a Special Ops soldier who believes his PTSD…Continue reading Jen Percy and Alastair Bonnett on Campus
The Writers Guild’s Live Student Reading
The Writers Guild, part of the University Center for Writing-based Learning’s Writing Groups program, is hosting a student reading next week at the DePaul Student Center. The event, titled “Aloud!,” will take place on Monday, February 11th, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Student Center atrium, and will feature poetry, fiction, and essays by undergraduate and…Continue reading The Writers Guild’s Live Student Reading
Threshold’s Salon-Style Reading
This Thursday, February 7th, the staff of Threshold literary journal would like to invite everyone to come celebrate the work of DePaul writers in a salon-style reading. This event will feature DePaul undergraduate, graduate, and alumni writers published in past Threshold editions, including Alec Moran reading fiction, Colin Garner Harris reading nonfiction, Michael Van Kerckhove…Continue reading Threshold’s Salon-Style Reading
Alumni News & A Conference Invitation
In Alumni News: Jim Kraus (MAW 2008) is pleased to announce the publication of his 22nd book, a novel entitled The Cat That God Sent. It will be released this spring by Abingdon Press. His previous novel with Abingdon, The Dog That Talked to God, spent two months on the CBA Best Seller list. Congratulations, Jim.…Continue reading Alumni News & A Conference Invitation