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by Ex Libris on March 29, 2021

SUMMER READING FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION DUE APRIL 1st

Helen Degen Cohen Summer Reading Fellowship RHINO is an award-winning independent national/international print poetry journal based in Evanston, Illinois. Now in our 45th year, RHINO editors look for the best in contemporary poetry, poetry in translation and flash-fiction. We welcome all styles, and value work that is well crafted, reflects passion, originality, engagement with contemporary culture, and a love affair with language. RHINO is seeking one or two promising poets to serve as Helen Degen Cohen Summer Reading Fellows. In addition to a primary responsibility to assist with reading, commentary and discussion of submissions, summer… Read Article →

New Job Postings

by Ex Libris on March 17, 2021

Apply to these New Job Postings

Media Relations position, Chicago: https://www.builtinchicago.org/job/marketing/media-relations-specialist-make-impact-amazing-startups/24986 Editorial Assistant at Real Simple magazine, NYC: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2421460686 Editorial Assistant at U of Indiana Press, Bloomington: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2427098984

by Ex Libris on March 16, 2021

Get a Job in Publishing: Edit 1

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.

by Ex Libris on March 10, 2021

Chicago Literary Hall of Fame: Fuller Award Ceremony

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 →

by Ex Libris on March 9, 2021

Upcoming Discussion on recent South Asian fiction and related pop culture

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 →

Anthology Launch Event

by Ex Libris on February 11, 2021

DePaul’s Blue Book: Launch Event! February 19th

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:

by Ex Libris on February 11, 2021

MAWP Alum Profile: Author Zhanna Slor

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.

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