The English Department is looking for students interested in interviewing a faculty member on their recent accomplishments for inclusion in the English Department newsletter. If interested, please contact the Department Assistant, Marc Schell at mschell2@depaul.edu. Please note: Newsletter contribution is voluntary. We are not currently offering compensation for interviews.
Congratulations to our very own Kathleen Rooney, who has received a Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) Grant from the City of Chicago! The grant will support Kathleen’s visit to the Margaret Herrick Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Library in Los Angeles to research a novel when it is safe to travel again. Kudos!
Miami Book Fair is offering fellowships in Fiction, Poetry, and Nonfiction to support writers working to complete a book-length project within a year. The fellowships include a $41K stipend, mentorship with a nationally established author, and strong literacy community support in Miami. There is no application fee. Emerging writers can apply by April 30, 2020. For more info about the Emerging Writer Fellowships, visit MiamiBookFair.com.
In the interest of being more accessible during this time, Black Warrior Review is making Secret Boyfriend (the latest edition of their online magazine, Boyfriend Village) open to FREE submissions until Wednesday, March 25 at 11:59 pm. Boyfriend Village accepts fiction, poetry, nonfiction, hybrid, visual, and multimedia art, as well as sound collage, video, games, and more. The complete guidelines and call for submissions can be found here. All contributors to Boyfriend Village are paid. Established in 1974 by graduate students in the MFA program in creative writing, BWR is the oldest continuously run literary journal produced by graduate students in the… Read Article →
One of our very own, Kathleen Rooney, was published in the Chicago Tribune this past week. If you’re looking to order books and support local businesses, you can find the article here.
Goodreads is currently hosting a giveaway of 50 copies of DePaul English professor Miles Harvey’s forthcoming book, THE KING OF CONFIDENCE. Enter for a chance to win a copy of your own!
Books from current authors that might bring comfort in this busy time, via NYTimes: Celeste Ng, Ann Patchett, Min Jin Lee and Others on the Books That Bring Them Comfort.
Welcome back, MAE and MAWP students! We realize this quarter might look a little different from our previous quarters. We’re here to help. In addition to our normal content, we’ll be posting resources and updating our blog calendar to help you navigate your courses this spring. To start with, here are a few important SQ dates to keep on your radar: Friday April 3, 2020 is the last day to add a class to your Spring Quarter Schedule Monday April 13, 2020 is the last day to drop with no penalty On Tuesday April… Read Article →
The Own Voices Chapbook Prize is now open for submissions! The Own Voices Chapbook Prize is an annual contest dedicated to the discovery of two timely chapbook length poetry collections from poets of color who are yet to publish a full length book. The winning collections will be published in a print run of 250 copies, and the poets will receive $500 and 25 author copies. Poet Aria Aber, author of Hard Damage, and winner of the 2018 Prairie Schooner Book Prize will Guest Judge. The winners will also get to work closely with Own Voices in-house designers to… Read Article →
Celebrate National Poetry Month in April by posting your favorite poems OR your own original poetry on social media. The DePaul English Department would love to hear your poems on resilience & fortitude. From 3/21-4/30, tag our social media (@DePaul_English on Twitter & Instagram) in your poetry post & we will re-post your content on our platforms!
Post, a queer run, independent literary journal featuring works by queer artists and writers, is currently accepting poetry! In honor of poetry month (upcoming in April), Post is seeking poetry focused on queer identity, relationships, experiences, and politics. Not just your love poems: submit your experiments, your musings, your polished worry stones, and your secrets shaped into song. Deadline for submission is March 15th, 2020. Please find details and instructions for submission on the Post website.
Congrats to DePaul English Professor Miles Harvey on his new and upcoming book, THE KING OF CONFIDENCE, which will be published May 12 by Little, Brown & Company! THE KING OF CONFIDENCE has been receiving a wonderful early response. National Book Award-winner Nathaniel Philbrick calls it a “masterpiece”; Pulitzer Prize-finalist Dave Eggers describes it as a “ludicrously enjoyable, unputdownable read”; bestselling author Jonathan Eig labels it “one of the best books of the year”; Publishers Weekly (in a starred review) says it will “astonish and delight fans of American history”; Kirkus calls it “perfect for fans of Devil in the White City”; and Book Riot has named… Read Article →