Starting this week and continuing throughout the Spring Term, I’ll be posting advice I’ve gathered from a variety of resources and content—professors, professionals, conversations, books, podcasts, etc. on how to prepare for (and eventually start and succeed in) a career in the publishing industry.
Register for the event here. Sandra Cisneros is a poet, short story writer, novelist, essayist, performer and artist whose work explores working class lives and landscapes. She will receive the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame’s Fuller Award for lifetime achievement. As a Chicago native, Cisneros began her career with the 1980 publication of poetry chapbook Bad Boys and her must-read 1984 young adult novel, The House on Mango Street. Her most recent work is 2015’s A House of My Own: Stories From My Life. Cisneros has received many prestigious awards, including the American Book Award, a MacArthur Fellowship, a Lannan… Read Article →
The Office of Alumni Relations would like to invite you to join us for a discussion with Dr. Shailja Sharma and Dr. John Shanahan on Asian writers and literature. While earlier Indian fiction in English was associated primarily with magical realism, recent decades have seen a proliferation of genres such as the historical epic (A Suitable Boy, The God of Small Things and the Ibis trilogy), the political thrill (Association of Small Bombs, A Case of the Exploding Mangoes), the police procedural (The Prisoner, Sacred Games, Delhi Crime), political allegory (Red Birds, The Lives of Others), and chick lit (Karachi You’re Killing… Read Article →
Zoom Link: https://depaul.zoom.us/j/95190968997
DePaul’s Blue Book is the latest imprint by DePaul University’s English Department, which fosters work in literature, creative writing, and publishing. There is a virtual launch of the anthology featuring seven of its writers on Friday, February 19th, 6:00-7:00 PM. Log in information below:
This year’s Ex-Libris correspondent, Anna Gerwig, sat down (on Zoom) with MAWP alum Zhanna Slor to discuss the winding path of books, writing advice, and her debut novel, At the End of the World, Turn Left, the cover of which features one of her very own oil paintings. Click the image to open and read.
Submit to the C.D. Wright Emerging Poet’s Prize! The grand prize includes $1,000 and publication (as well as an Editor’s Choice Prize of $250 and publication). This year, the contest is being judged by none other than Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jericho Brown. The Arkansas International is a literary magazine sponsored by The University of Arkansas Graduate Program in Creative Writing and Translation. Check out their website: https://www.arkint.org/cd-wright-prize for more information.
The M.A. in English, M.A. in Literature and Publishing, M.A. in Writing and Publishing, and M.F.A. in Writing and Publishing programs are offering Partial Tuition Scholarships (PTS) to recognize the outstanding academic achievement of students in the English department’s three graduate programs. Partial Tuition Scholarships provide a partial reimbursement for tuition paid for 2021 Winter graduate courses in English taken toward the MAE, MALP, MAWP, and MFA degrees. You are eligible to apply for a PTS award if: You have already completed at least two English graduate courses toward your MAE/MALP, MAWP, or MFA degree… Read Article →