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by Ex Libris on December 3, 2014

Upcoming Chicago Writers Conference (CWC) Events

Here are a few upcoming Chicago Writers Conference events, lifted from today’s CWC email newsletter. December 5: The Dissolve’s Entirely Film-Focused Holiday Gift-Giving Guide. The Dissolve’s film critics look back at some of 2014’s best film releases, with an eye toward filling out your holiday shopping list. Tickets are free, but you must RSVP to attend. Limit one free ticket per person. December 8: CWC Executive Director Mare Swallow reads at Is This a Thing?, hosted by former CWCer Inés Bellina. Free. December 17: CWC staff member Amanda Claire Buckley performs her live-action cartoon The Out of Tooners… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on December 3, 2014

The Children’s Book Academy’s Upcoming Webinar and Chapter Book Alchemist Scholarships

The Children’s Book Academy is offering a free novel-writing webinar on January 2 at 5:30 p.m. PST. The Academy is also accepting scholarship applications for The Chapter Book Alchemist, a five-week e-course on writing chapter books. Aspiring authors of children’s literature may submit their applications through December 10, 2014. To quote the Children’s Book Academy website: “Our scholarships are designed to help bring more diversity of all kinds into the children’s literature field and are currently offered to folks who identify as LBQTI, having a disability, being a person of color, or being low income.”

by Ex Libris on December 2, 2014

Internship Opportunity with Chicago-Based Author and Actor

Chicago-based author, actor, and acting coach Janet B. Milstein is seeking an intern to work with her as an editor on two short nonfiction books. Approximately 100 pages each, these books on professional acting will be part of a new book series for Smith and Kraus, Inc. Interested candidates should send a cover letter, résumé, and brief writing sample to act4you@msn.com. — The DePaul student chosen for the internship can receive academic credit by registering for ENG 509, the English department’s online internship course.  Contact Professor Chris Green for more information.

by Ex Libris on December 2, 2014

Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop Seeks Submissions (Deadline: 2/15/15)

The 2015 USA Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop is accepting submissions. The workshop, Poetry and Fiction Writing in the African Diaspora, will take place May 31–June 13, 2015, at Brown University. Applicants may submit a writing sample of poetry or fiction here. The submission deadline is February 15, 2015. For more information, view the PDF flyer.

by Ex Libris on December 2, 2014

Emerging Pedagogies Research and Travel Grant (Deadline: 12/31/14)

Pearson is accepting project proposals for its Emerging Pedagogies Research and Travel Grant. Graduate students in composition, rhetoric, and business and technical communication—and adjunct faculty teaching composition courses—may submit proposals. The submission deadline is December 31, 2014. Up to ten $750 grants will be awarded. These grants will help defray the cost of attending the 2015 Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), which will take place March 18–21, 2015, in Tampa.

by Ex Libris on December 1, 2014

Chicago Book Expo on Saturday, December 6

The third annual Chicago Book Expo is taking place this Saturday, December 6, at Columbia College Chicago (1104 South Wabash Avenue). The event is free and open to the public. The exposition runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Check out the schedule here. See below for a sampling of DePaul connections to the event. Chicago and the Novel (11:30 a.m.): Novelists Rebecca Makkai (The Hundred-Year House), Kathleen Rooney (O Democracy!), a visiting assistant professor at DePaul, and Ian Morris (When Bad Things Happen to Rich People) discuss their novels set in the Chicago area. (Film Row Cinema)   Chicago After… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on November 28, 2014

Internship Opportunity: Slag Glass City

DePaul professor Barrie Jean Borich seeks student interns to help run the digital nonfiction art journal Slag Glass City.  Internship responsibilities include broad social-media management, website maintenance, submission screening and deliberation, correspondence, research, proofreading, events planning, and other tasks as they develop. Interested applicants should email Professor Borich (bborich@depaul.edu) a brief letter outlining their interest and experience. — DePaulians chosen for the internship can receive academic credit by registering for ENG 509, the English department’s online internship course.  Contact Professor Chris Green for more information.

by Ex Libris on November 28, 2014

Internship Opportunity: RHINO magazine

RHINO magazine is looking for one to two winter/spring 2015 interns to help with social media, event marketing, and publishing-related administrative tasks, such as correspondence, database entry, and small special projects. In 2015–16, RHINO will need two special projects interns for the following long-term projects: 1. coordination of a 40th anniversary national reading series (“40 readings in 40 cities”) 2. management of a special publishing initiative of a yearlong readers-respond-to-writers weekly poem series. Internships are unpaid. For more on RHINO‘s internship program, click here. — DePaulians chosen for the internship can receive academic credit by registering for ENG 509, the English department’s online internship course.  Contact Professor Chris… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on November 21, 2014

Autumn 2014 End-of-Quarter Ex Libris Poll

MAE and MAWP students, do you have opinions on Ex Libris? Fill out a three-question survey here. Alternatively, I’ve copied and pasted the questions below; feel free to email your answers to english.exlibris@gmail.com.   Ex Libris Poll 1. Which categories of posts would you like to see more of on Ex Libris? Jobs/Internships Call for Submissions Events Other (Please Specify)   2. Would you be interested in contributing to Ex Libris? Yes, I’m interested in writing/being a guest blogger for Ex Libris. Yes, I’m interested in taking photos/helping out with images for Ex Libris. Yes, I’m interested in… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on November 20, 2014

Job Openings at Pew Research Center and Groupon

Pew Research Center is hiring a copy editor for Fact Tank, the nonpartisan organization’s data journalism blog. View more career opportunities at Pew Research Center here.     Groupon is hiring a PR and brand marketing associate for ideel, headquartered in New York City. Check out all Groupon jobs here.

by Ex Libris on November 20, 2014

Columbia Journal’s 2015 Writing Competition (Deadline: 12/1/14)

Columbia: A Journal of Literature & Art is accepting original work in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for its annual writing competition. One winner in each category will receive a $500 cash prize and publication in Issue 53, due out this spring. The submission deadline is December 1, 2014. The entry fee is $15. Enter the competition here.

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