Thin Air, a MFA run literary journal at Northern Arizona University, is now accepting work for their online and printed publications through Submittable. Their print issue– published annually each spring– will accept submissions until December 1, 2019. Alongside their print journal, Thin Air also offers the opportunity for publication through their online Web Features with no submission fee at all. Please submit via the Thin Air Magazine Submittable Page.
Nowhere Magazine, a literary travel-writing publication, is now open for submissions to their Fall contests! Founded in 2008, Nowhere awards two authors per year $1,000 each for their winning entry into their spring and fall writing contests. They publish long-form, resonant non-fiction, fiction, essays and poetry—no lists, no guides, no fluff—penned by a diverse cohort of writers. For some, Nowhere has introduced their first published piece; for others, they are a home for an outstanding reprint or an excerpt from a forthcoming book, or a way to share something traditional travel media simply doesn’t notice…. Read Article →
On October 30, join the English Department as we host our first event of the year in partnership with One Book, One Chicago. This year’s One Book selection is Elizabeth Kolbert’s The Sixth Extinction, and our first panel discussion will focus on solutions to human-caused climate change. “What Can We Do About Climate Change?” will be moderated by our own Ted Anton with Mark Potosnak, Barbara Willard, Jill Hopke, and Ali Fatemi all discussing their own work in relation to our changing climate.
This autumn quarter Ex Libris correspondent Eric Canan sat down with MAWP alum Meredith Boe to dicuss life post-DePaul, paying the bills, and her recently published chapbook, What City. Alum Profile: Meredith Boe Since graduating from DePaul’s MAWP program in 2013, Meredith Boe has settled into a groove she can be proud of. She has a satisfying job, she’s published several poems, essays, and short stories in various journals, and a few months ago she won Paper Nautilus’s 2018 Debut Series Chapbook Contest with What City, a collection of essays and fiction. Winning… Read Article →
The Britt-Hart End Scholarship application deadline is November 1st! See below for details. Britt-Hart End Scholarship This scholarship shall be given to a graduate student in the Writing and Publishing master’s program in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. The student should be in good academic standing and exhibit financial need. To apply for scholarship you must complete the following steps: Complete the General Application on the DePaul Online Scholarship Application website. Log into the DePaul Online Scholarship Application using your Campus Connect ID and password. Complete and submit the General… Read Article →
Congrats to DePaul alum Matthew Manning on publishing his story, “The Unlikely Encounter That Made Me Confront My Male Fragility,” on Medium.com! Read the full piece here.
Join two of our very own DePaul English professors, Richard Jones and Chris Green, on Monday, November 4 at 6pm in Arts & Letters 414 for a reading and conversation! Read more about Richard Jones’s poetry collection Strangers on Earth here and here. Read more about Chris Green’s poetry collection Everywhere West here and here.
The University of Chicago Hyde Park campus is searching for a full-time Program Coordinator in their Writing Program. View the full job listing here. To learn more about the university click here.
Currently, the Cliff Dwellers are seeking an intern with a passion for local cultural initiatives and the desire to gain experience in supporting a non-profit on a new fundraising initiative. In 1907, Chicago author Hamlin Garland and friends founded the Attic Club, which two years later was re-named The Cliff Dwellers. The Cliff Dwellers is a private club for members who are either professionally engaged in literature, painting, music, architecture, sculpture, or one of the allied arts, or who support the fine arts and the performing arts. The Club, located in the 22nd floor penthouse… Read Article →
In honor of National Day on Writing, the University Center for Writing-based Learning welcomes DePaul students, alumni, faculty, and staff to submit their best flash fiction! The National Day on Writing (October 20), an initiative of the National Council of Teachers of English, is built on the premise that writing is critical to literacy but needs greater attention and celebration. – NCTE, https://whyiwrite.us/ Contest Rules: -Writers must be a DePaul student, alumni, faculty or staff -Must be an original, unpublished story -Maximum word count of 350 (Less can be more!) -Due by Oct. 21 at… Read Article →
The Eggtooth Editions Chapbook Contest is accepting submissions from now until December 15. Please see the attached flyer for details. Feel free to contact eggtootheditions@gmail.com with questions; see http://eggtootheditions.org/ for complete guidelines.
The Department of English at Lehman College, part of the City University of New York, is searching for candidates interested in a Lecture – Writing (English) position. The position is regular full-time beginning Fall 2020. Necessary qualifications include: Bachelor’s degree in area(s) of expertise, and the ability to teach successfully. Strong preference for M.A. or M.S. (or Ph.D.) in English, Professional Writing, Journalism, or a closely related field (such as Professional and Technical Writing or Technical Writing and Professional Communication) in hand by the commencement of the appointment on August 26, 2020. Also required is… Read Article →