(The information below has been copied from the New Ohio Review‘s website.) Deadline: January 14, 2025 We are happy to announce the opening of the 2025 Ellis Prizes in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry. NOR will award $750 for a poem or series of poems, a short story, and a piece of creative nonfiction submitted in each genre. The contests will be judged by alumni of the Ohio University Creative Writing program—E. M. Tran for Fiction, Zoë Bossiere for Nonfiction, and Jaswinder Bolina for Poetry. Pieces that are not selected by our judges will still be considered… Read Article →
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Whether it’s a family member, relative, friend, neighbor, or another talented teen in your community (or classroom), tell them about the opportunity to get published in DePaul’s Blue Book! The submission deadline for Blue Book 2024 is coming up on January 31, 2025, soon after the holidays. DePaul’s Blue Book: Best American High School Writing highlights the unique voices of teen poets, fiction writers, and journalists through the publication of its annual anthology and features outstanding English and Spanish writing from high school literary magazines, newspapers, and individual students across Chicago and nationwide. A catalyst… Read Article →
Thank you to everyone who visited the MMLA’s 65th Annual Convention this morning at Hilton Chicago and attended Dr. Jonathan Gross‘ panel, featuring our English grad students Carmen Romero Lopez, Rebecca Hathaway, and Zach Cleir! See below for pictures from the event and a short bio on each of these students. The Midwest Modern Language Association’s annual conference is a valuable event for students to attend; in addition to dozens of interesting panel discussions, there are book exhibits, book discounts, job opportunities, and the chance to meet many fellow students at late undergraduate and graduate… Read Article →
Classes are ending, final papers and exams are almost finished…but don’t lose sight of these calls for submissions and application deadlines over winter break! Below is a list of upcoming deadlines, sorted by week, between November 18, 2024 and January 6, 2025. (Visit the “Calls for Submissions” and “Career Builders” tabs for more info on each of these items.) Monday, Nov. 18 – Sunday, Nov. 24 (None) Nov. 25 – Dec. 1 Dec. 2 – Dec. 8 Dec. 9 – Dec. 15 Dec. 16 – Dec. 22 (None) Dec. 23 – Dec. 29 (None) Dec…. Read Article →
(The information below has been copied from American Short Fiction’s website.) Deadline: February 1, 2025 About: The American Short(er) Fiction prize recognizes extraordinary short fiction under 1,500 words. The first-place winner will receive a $1,000 prize and publication. Previous winners of the Short(er) Fiction Prize have gone on to be anthologized in places such as The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses. All entries will be considered for publication. **Please note we raised the word count from previous years from 1,000 to 1,500.** Submission Guidelines: Submission Page: https://americanshortfiction.submittable.com/submit/20181/american-shorter-fiction-contest
Happy Week 10, everyone! Scroll down for a few reminders of upcoming events and deadlines for the week ahead (including our One Book, One Chicago announcement for Gabrielle Zevin’s author visit). [The dates to mark down are this Wednesday (13th), this Friday (15th), and this Saturday (16th)!] 1. One Book, One Chicago’s banned book: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow When: FRIDAY, November 15, 11:00 AM Where: LPC, McGowan South, Room 106 This year’s One Book, One Chicago will feature author Gabrielle Zevin, who will discuss her book Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow in a reading,… Read Article →
Looking for an internship for next quarter/next year? We’ve got you covered! Below is a list of Winter Quarter internships Prof. Chris Solís Green sent out to grad students earlier this week. (If you secure an internship, Prof. Green will need to register you for ENG 509 [4 credits] for WQ2025; please contact him at cgreen1@depaul.edu.) The information below has been copied from Prof. Green’s email. WINTER QUARTER 2025 INTERNSHIPS 1. David Aretha Inc./ Owl Moon Press Primary role of intern: Reaching out to children’s book authors to offer to review their book on Amazon… Read Article →
(The information below has been copied from Mistake House Magazine‘s website.) Deadline: March 15, 2025 About: Mistake House Magazine seeks student work that playfully defies easy categorization and pushes the boundaries of form. In our May 2020 issue, Mistake House Magazine rolled out a new tag line: a space between ordinary and odd. Simply, we offer an open invitation to send us work with heart and work that tells us something fresh about the ordinary and odd world we think we know. We welcome variety in subject, form, and perspective, including all modes of literary writing from domestic realism… Read Article →
We’ve been keeping you up-to-date on opportunities and events throughout the quarter—but it helps to see these all in one place! In case you need it, here’s a recap of all the fellowships, contests, and more with upcoming deadlines between now and early January (and a few with later deadlines, to help you plan ahead). Each item in the list below will have a hyperlink to its original post, where you can view more info and access application links. Fellowships, Workshops, and Residencies “Writing Between the Vines” Retreats for Writers (Available this February at four… Read Article →
Are you a rising senior, on track to graduate at the end of Spring Quarter 2025? Are you a recent graduate or a current grad student interested in archival research collections? Are you working on your doctorate or thinking about a Master’s thesis? Consider applying for one of these fellowships! Following a short description of the Library Company’s fellowships program, each fellowship category is outlined at the bottom of this page. (The information below has been copied from the Library Company of Philadelphia’s website.) The Library Company of Philadelphia is now accepting applications for postdoctoral,… Read Article →
Dr. Jonathan Gross and DePaul grad students Carmen Romero Lopez, Rebecca Hathaway, and Zach Cleir will be participating in the Midwest Modern Language Association’s 65th Annual Convention next week! Read below for full details on this event. We hope you’ll attend these interesting discussions! Where: Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan Ave Schedule:Friday, November 15Third floor, private dining room 19:30 – 10:45 AM Love, Lust, and the Romantic Sublime: Blindness and Insight into Health and Well-Being in Frankenstein and Other Romantic Period Texts Panel chair: Jonathan Gross Saturday, November 16Third floor, private dining room 39:30 –… Read Article →
Reminder: Scholarship Applications Due Sun. Nov. 3 + Study Abroad UK Applications due TODAY, Nov. 1!
We hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween yesterday! Below are reminders for two upcoming deadlines as we start off November: scholarship applications and the UK study abroad. Be sure to get these in on time, if you’re interested! 1. Study Abroad UK (Spring Break 2025) Still feeling the Halloween spirit? Apply for DePaul’s “Gothic Monsters” study abroad to the UK! Applications are open to both grads and undergrads. Application deadline: November 1 Itinerary: London, Bath, Whitby, and Edinburgh View the Spring Break 2025 program list at https://programsabroad.depaul.edu/. Click “United Kingdom: Gothic Monsters” for… Read Article →