Celebrate Banned Books Week (September 21–27) with DePaul! Events this week include: – Banned Books Week Library Pop-Up Shop, Tuesday, September 23, 11 a.m.–1 p.m., DePaul Center (DPC), 11th floor – Banned Books Week Read Out, Wednesday, September 24, 11 a.m.–1 p.m., Student Center (Lincoln Park), 2nd floor – Banned Books Week Banned Chicago! Panel…Continue reading Banned Books Week
Month: September 2014
Call for Abstracts: Center for Renaissance Studies’ 2015 Graduate Student Conference (Deadline: 10/15/14)
The Center for Renaissance Studies is accepting abstracts for 20-minute papers for its 2015 multidisciplinary graduate student conference (January 22–24, 2015). The conference welcomes proposals from master’s or PhD students from any discipline on any medieval, Renaissance, or early modern topic in Europe, the Americas, or the Mediterranean world. The deadline is October 15, 2014. See the…Continue reading Call for Abstracts: Center for Renaissance Studies’ 2015 Graduate Student Conference (Deadline: 10/15/14)
2015 Vine Leaves Vignette Collection Award (Deadline: 2/28/15)
The Vine Leaves Vignette Collection Award is open for submissions. Writers may enter a 50- to 60-page manuscript of vignettes. The winner receives a $500 prize, publication by Vine Leaves Press, and 20 copies of his or her book. The deadline is February 28, 2015. Submit your manuscript here.
Alumni Updates: Adam Dick
Congratulations to alumnus Adam Dick! NightLights, an independent feature film he produced, enjoyed an initial weeklong run at Laemmle’s Music Hall 3 in Beverly Hills and earned a positive review in the Los Angeles Times. These days, Adam is “generally working on writing scripts and getting films made.” He recently optioned a Holocaust survivor’s memoir and plans to develop it into a…Continue reading Alumni Updates: Adam Dick
Submit Abstracts for 2015 Disability Studies Conference (Deadline: 9/30/14)
The Caribbean Chapter of the College English Association (CEA-CC) is accepting paper proposals for its 2015 annual conference, which will take place at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez March 12–13, 2015. The topic is Disability Studies. As the website states, “We welcome papers that investigate the cultural, social and political interactions of the humanities (arts, language and literature)…Continue reading Submit Abstracts for 2015 Disability Studies Conference (Deadline: 9/30/14)
SLS Montreal Writing Workshops this October
Summer Literary Seminars is hosting a four-day intensive writing program in Montreal October 2–5, 2014. Workshop leaders include Heather O’Neill, Brenda Shaughnessy, and Mikhail Iossel. The program cost is $395 CAD. Register and view the schedule here.
Crook & Folly Seeks Student Editors (Deadline: 9/29/14)
Crook & Folly, DePaul’s art and literary magazine, is accepting applications from graduate and undergraduate students for positions as 2015 issue editors. The deadline is noon on Monday, September 29. To apply, submit a one-page (250-word) letter describing relevant experience, commitment, and vision for the magazine as an email attachment to Professor Barrie Jean Borich at bborich@depaul.edu.
Guild Literary Complex’s 2014 Prose Awards (Deadline: 10/1/14)
The Guild Literary Complex is seeking submissions for its 2014 Prose Awards. Illinois residents aged 18 and older may submit an original piece of up to 1,000 words. The winner in each category (fiction and nonfiction) will receive a cash prize of $500. The deadline to submit is Wednesday, October 1, 2014.
Big Shoulders Books’ 826CHI Compendium Release Party
Join Big Shoulders Books and 826CHI this Friday, September 19, to celebrate the release of The 826CHI Compendium, Volume IV. The book release party is taking place from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at DePaul’s Loop Campus, 14 E. Jackson, LL102 Basement Theater.
Writing Contests at The Lascaux Review
The Lascaux Prize in Poetry The deadline for the inaugural Lascaux Prize in Poetry contest is September 23, 2014. Poets may enter more than once and may submit up to five poems per entry. Pieces of all lengths and styles are welcome. The winner receives $1,000 and publication in The Lascaux Review. The Christine E. Eldin…Continue reading Writing Contests at The Lascaux Review
Vermont Studio Center Fellowships (Deadline: 10/1/14)
Apply by October 1, 2014 for Vermont Studio Center fellowships. VSC offers more than 34 fellowship awards for visual artists and writers. Fellowships cover the full cost of a four-week residency at Vermont Studio Center. Access the online application here.
Chris Green and Clare Stuber to Read at the Poetry Foundation on September 16
Join professor Chris Green and student Clare Stuber on Tuesday, September 16, at 7 p.m. for this month’s installment of the Poetry Foundation’s Open Door Readings. Open Door Readings take place on the third Tuesday of every month from September through May at 61 West Superior Street. The one-hour readings feature two Chicagoland college and graduate writing program instructors and two of…Continue reading Chris Green and Clare Stuber to Read at the Poetry Foundation on September 16