This year, Threshold introduced the first-ever Threshold Award for Excellence in each of our literary categories. We had the distinct honor to work with four talented writers, who selected our final recipients. Threshold is now pleased to present the work of judges Scott Blackwood, Stephen Markley, and Adam Clay in an on-campus reading. Each judge will be reading excerpts from one of their published works. We will then open it up to the audience for question, advice, and discussion. Threshold Judge Reading Thursday, May 12th 5-7 pm Rosati Room #300 John T. Richardson Library 2350… Read Article →
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E.G.S.A. announces its spring quarter social event! Come see the hilarious live sketch comedy show “The Truth and Other Lies” at Second City’s Donny’s Skybox on Friday May 13, 2011 at 9pm! Tickets are $12 and can be purchased online, over the phone, or in person at the theater box office. M.A.W.P. student Christopher Smith co-wrote with 6 other hilarious writers. He says of the show “It’s probably the best thing I’ve ever done.” For more information, please email EGSAconference2011@gmail.com or visit the following website: http://secondcity.com/training/chicago/performances/
By MAWP student Steve Bogdaniec I was one of the organizers of the 2011 EGSA Conference, held on April 15, 2011, and I’ve been asked to say a few words about it. This was the second annual conference, and it was bigger than last year. We had thirty-seven total participants, grads and undergrads, reading pieces in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and literary criticism and theory. Many presented twice, as I did (poetry and nonfiction). The EGSA was honored to cap the event off with keynote speaker Hannah Pittard, a DePaul professor in the Department of English… Read Article →
By M.A.W.P. student Brittany Petersen On Tuesday, author Ryan Van Meter returned to his graduate school alma mater to read from his new book, If You Knew Then What I Know Now, and to answer questions from students eager to replicate his journey to success. But Van Meter was the first to admit that journey was improbable, to say the least; he didn’t want to mislead his audience into thinking that his ascension as a writer was the easy or typical road. It really doesn’t happen like this, he said. At least not on a… Read Article →
By M.A.W.P. student Christopher Smith I recently came across an article online published by the New York Journal of Books about the success of the small literary publisher. These small publishers are publishing books and journals, online and in print, that feature strong writing in a variety of genres, and they are being read by people that love to read and write literature. In the M.A.W.P. program, we talk about how smaller presses are the perfect opportunity to get work published. I believe this to be the case after reading this article and seeing the… Read Article →
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nw_NjkTJbY] Ryan Van Meter—who received an MA from the creative writing program—will be reading from his much-praised new essay collection, If You Knew Then What I Know Now. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly recently described the book as a “moving debut” with “profoundly universal appeal.” Ryan Van Meter Tuesday, April 26 6:00 p.m. Dorothy Day Room 400 John T. Richardson Library, 2350 N. Kenmore Ave. DePaul University Lincoln Park Campus Ryan Van Meter holds an MA in creative writing from DePaul and an MFA in nonfiction writing from The University of Iowa. His essays… Read Article →
Are you an alumni or current student of the M.A.E. or M.A.W.P. with news of your own? Please send announcements to Molly Tranberg at mtranber@depaul.edu. A warm congratulations goes out to John on his accomplishments. John Lillig (M.A.E., J.D.) and co-author Richard Boonstra recently published an article, “Downtown Disposal, Inc. v. City of Chicago,” in the April, 2011 issue of the legal publication Administrative Law.
By M.A.W.P. student Shane Zimmer Last Thursday I took part in a Master Class with author William Lychack as part of the Visiting Writers Program at DePaul. I was one of three fortunate M.A.W.P. students who had their stories selected for the hour-and-a-half workshop. Along with Javaria Afghani and Amanda Gibson, I had the opportunity to talk shop with the author of The Wasp Eater and The Architect of Flowers. Lychack took time to respond to each of our stories candidly. Though he had comments for each individual piece, he shared one particularly memorable insight… Read Article →
Twenty-two M.A.E. and M.A.W.P. students will present at the upcoming EGSA Spring Conference on Friday, April 15, 2011. Organized by Kimberly Anderson (M.A.E.), Steve Bogdaniec (M.A.W.P.), Heath Black (M.A.E.), Christopher Smith (M.A.W.P.), Brianna Tonner (M.A.W.P), and Angel Woods (M.A.W.P.), the conference features twelve panels of student presenters and a keynote address by Professor Hannah Pittard, author of The Fates Will Find Their Way. Please join the English Department in congratulating the graduate student presenters, listed below: Angela Ames (M.A.W.P.) Kimberly Anderson (M.A.E.) Steve Bogdaniec (M.A.W.P.) Katelyn Cunningham (M.A.E.) Jennifer Finstrom (M.A.W.P.) Amanda Fowler (M.A.W.P.) Trudie Gauerke… Read Article →