Happy Friday, everyone! Here’s one brief reminder that tonight, two calls for submissions will be closing: applications to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History’s 2025 Eudora Welty Research Fellowship and submissions to the 2025 Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize. Click here for more details on the two-week summer research fellowship for grad students, and click here for more details on the contest (whose winning work will be performed and recorded live by an actor at Symphony Space and published on Electric Literature).
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This is your reminder that tomorrow, two calls for submissions will be closing: applications to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History’s 2025 Eudora Welty Research Fellowship and submissions to the 2025 Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize. Click here for more details on the two-week summer research fellowship for grad students, and click here for more details on the contest (whose winning work will be performed and recorded live by an actor at Symphony Space and published on Electric Literature). We also have a new call for submissions, info on a scholarship fund for emerging writers who currently work at a bookstore or comic shop, and the… Read Article →
We have lots of new submission opportunities to share this morning! This is also your reminder that the last research workshop, Research Workshop #4: “Making the Best of a Conference,” will be held TODAY, March 4 (11:30 AM – 1:00 PM) in JTR 103 of the Richardson Library. (Click here for details.) If you’ve been thinking about submitting your work to our Spring Conference this year (deadline: April 4), this is a great opportunity to develop your conference skills! Scroll down for info on all of these new calls for submissions! [A word in your ear: many of… Read Article →
Happy Monday, everyone! The countdown begins: only 23 days until the official end of the quarter. This Friday, March 7, two calls for submissions will be closing: applications to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History’s 2025 Eudora Welty Research Fellowship and submissions to the 2025 Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize. Click here for more details on the two-week summer research fellowship for grad students, and click here for more details on the contest (whose winning work will be performed and recorded live by an actor at Symphony Space and published on Electric Literature). We… Read Article →
Happy Friday, everyone! This is your reminder that today is the last day of the month. . . and that submissions to two of the journals on our list—Ninth Letter and Peatsmoke—will be closing tonight at 11:59 PM. (Click here for details.) We’d also like to highlight an exciting event for this evening: Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, will speak on campus tonight to launch the gift of her collection of 900 volumes of Irish literature to DePaul. President Robinson and Dr. Mary McCain of the… Read Article →
We frequently keep you updated on calls for submissions from other journals and institutions; but today, we’re very excited to announce that we are now accepting submissions to the English department’s very own Spring English Conference! This year, the Spring Conference will be held in conjunction with the annual MFA reading and the English awards ceremony, combining three of the department’s most important events. The Conference & Celebration will be held on May 16. It will also feature an alumni panel. Scroll down for more details! What is the Spring English Conference? The Spring English Conference… Read Article →
Good morning, everyone! We have one event reminder for today, as well as another upcoming event announcement, a newly-listed call for submissions, and a newly-added part-time, remote internship opportunity (which offers a stipend of $300 per month). Scroll down for more info on each of these! Event Reminder: Poetry Reading at Northwestern As mentioned on the Week 8 Reminders list we posted on Monday, this is your reminder that Northwestern University’s poetry reading with poet and country singer Julian Talamantez Brolaski will be held TONIGHT at 5:00 PM. Undergrads, grads, faculty, and community members are all… Read Article →
Happy Monday of Week 8! This week’s reminders—three upcoming events and three journal submission deadlines—will cover the weekend and next Tuesday, which includes the first days of March. Spring is almost here! Week 8 Wednesday, February 26: Thursday, February 27: Due Friday, February 28: Due Sunday, March 2: Week 9 Tuesday, March 4: In case you missed it…
Happy Friday, everyone! As of today, there’s only one month left until Spring Break officially begins. Many of you are already starting to think about your final projects and papers! Our first announcement is that submissions to Crook & Folly—DePaul’s own student-run literary journal (formerly known as Threshold)—will close this Sunday, February 23. This will be the final deadline for all written pieces. (Click here for details). For any undergraduates who may be thinking of pursuing an English graduate degree at DePaul, we’d like to highlight our BA + MA Combined Degree options (BA/MALP, BA/MAWP, and BA/Secondary Education English). The… Read Article →
In addition to the upcoming James Baldwin centennial event that we posted earlier this morning, we have another announcement today, especially for those of you with finished nonfiction work that you would like to have considered for book publication. The following is a message from Don Rosso of Unsung Voices Books: Unsung Voices Books is a new book publisher, dedicated to sharing stories from people and places worldwide whose voices aren’t heard enough in today’s media landscape. We’re reaching out to the American studies community in our search for authors. Your work puts you in… Read Article →
“James Baldwin At 100” will be held at DePaul’s Theatre School (2350 North Racine Ave.) from 5:00 to 7:00 PM next Thursday, February 27. In addition to presentations by Ashli Rene Funches and keynote speaker Dr. Darrell Moore, students from DePaul’s Theatre School will perform excerpts from Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues: A Short Story.” Tickets are free, though reservations are encouraged. See the flyer below for full details on this event!
Welcome to Week 7! We have a few reminders for upcoming deadlines this week, along with some new calls for submissions from various journals. First off, applications for the LAS Excellence in Teaching Award are due tonight. (Click here for details on how to submit your nomination.) Research Workshop #3: “Cite, Cite, Cite!” will be held TOMORROW (February 18, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM) in Rm. 313 of the Lincoln Park Student Center. (Click here for details.) Applications for the St. Albans Writer in Residence Program will close this Thursday, February 20. (Click here to read about this salaried position and to access the application… Read Article →