Join us Friday, May 16, for the English Department’s biggest event of the year—our Spring English Conference & Celebration!
In addition to presentations from Literary Studies and Creative Writing student panelists, this event will also feature a networking opportunity and career discussion with DePaul English alumni, work from MFA students, and an awards ceremony where high-achieving English students will be recognized with certificates. (There will also be a celebration cake, morning refreshments, and a buffet-style lunch!)
Scroll down to view our full schedule of events and other conference materials!
What is the Spring English Conference?
The Spring English Conference is a time-honored tradition that originated in 2010 as the EGSA (English Graduate Student Association) Spring Conference, before expanding in the following years to include both graduate and undergraduate student work.
In addition to our conference panels for literary studies and creative writing, the 2025 Spring English Conference will include our English awards ceremony and MFA reading, combining three of the department’s most important annual events. It will also feature an alumni panel, where DePaul English alumni will discuss compelling career paths with students and offer valuable insights based on their own experiences in the fields of writing, teaching, and publishing.
(Click here view the list of Spring English Conferences from 2019 to 2024. To view conference materials older than 2019, please visit the Ex Libris Archive here.)
Who Can Come to the Conference & Celebration?
As a celebration of DePaul English students, everyone is invited to attend this event! In addition to all DePaul students, we welcome family and friends, DePaul alumni, and prospective students who may be considering a degree in English at DePaul.
Visitor Information
The Spring English Conference & Celebration will be held in the Arts and Letters Hall (2315 N. Kenmore Ave.) on DePaul’s Lincoln Park Campus.
By train: Take the CTA Red Line, Brown Line, or Purple Line to the Fullerton station, and walk west down Fullerton Ave. (crossing over N. Sheffield Ave.). Turn left onto N. Kenmore Ave.
By bus: The closest bus stops are Fullerton & Seminary (74), Fullerton & Sheffield (37), and Halstead & Belden (8).
- From the bus 74 stop, walk east down Fullerton (past the Richardson Library), and turn right onto N. Kenmore Ave.
- From the bus 37 stop, walk west down Fullerton Ave. (crossing over N. Sheffield Ave.), and turn left onto N. Kenmore Ave.
- From the bus 8 stop, walk west down Belden Ave. (past the Sasha and Eugene Jarvis Opera Hall), and turn right onto N. Kenmore Ave.
By car: Visitors may find street or meter parking around campus. Parking will also be available in the Clifton Parking Deck (2330 N. Clifton Ave.) and the Sheffield Parking Garage (2331 N. Sheffield Ave.).
Questions?
Feel free to reach out! You can send any questions to springenglishconference@gmail.com, or email the editor of Ex Libris (contact info here).
We hope to see you there!
