Miami University in Ohio to invites students to submit to OxMag, their graduate student-run literary magazine. They are seeking submissions of art, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, with a particular interest in those voices who have been traditionally underrepresented. Submissions are open until October 15th. Those interested will find more information and a submission portal here.
Want to know what it’s like to be a working editor? Come and listen to professional editors Donna Seaman, Todd Stocke, and Marcy Posner discuss their careers and offer job advice on Tuesday, October 15 from 6:30-7:30pm in Arts & Letters room 306. There will be snacks and drinks!
The M.F.A and M.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 graduate programs. Partial Tuition Scholarships provide a partial reimbursement for tuition paid for 2019 fall graduate courses in English taken toward the MAE and MAWP degrees. You are eligible to apply for a PTS award if: You have already completed at least two English graduate courses toward your MAWP degree You are enrolled in one or more English graduate classes for the current term You have a cumulative grade-point average… Read Article →
On Friday, October 18, join students and scholars at The Byron Society Literary Conference from 8-5pm at DePaul’s Daley building to celebrate the 200th birthday of the first publication of Don Juan, published anonymously in 1819! On Saturday, the conference convenes at the Chicago History Museum, on North Avenue and Clark. The event will feature music inspired by Don Juan on Saturday on an Art Deco stage at the Chicago Historical society. Keynote speakers include: Jerome McGann, Clara Tuite, Alice Levine, and Peter Graham. Several DePaul MA in English and alums are involved, as well as… Read Article →
Kennesaw State University’s Headlight Review Chapbook Contest is now open for submissions! Submit your best literary fiction between September 15 and December 1, 2019. The 1st prize winner will receive $500 and publication. Manuscripts are judged anonymously. Those interested should review the submission page for full details on the contest.
The Teach for America early application deadline this year for 2020 graduates is Oct. 18. Are you interested in challenging yourself in an impact-driven career? Putting your talents to work to disrupt inequity and create opportunity? Joining a powerful network of more than 62,000 leaders from all backgrounds and sectors? By joining Teach For America, you will become part of a network of leaders shaping the political, economic, and social future of our country. Check out some of the inspiring ways our alumni are leading across education, business, policy, law, medicine, and more. How will you… Read Article →
DePaul’s award-winning arts and literature magazine, Crook & Folly, is seeking undergraduate and graduate students for their 2019/2020 staff! Positions include section editors and readers, copy-editors, and social media and marketing. If you are interested in applying, please email your name, contact information, year and major, a short bio, and 150-200 words on what you think you could bring to the magazine to crookandfolly@gmail.com. The Editors-in-Chief are accepting applications for this volunteer position from now until October 30. The first all-staff meeting will be held before winter break in November.
TONIGHT – Join Tim Hillegonds on-campus as he reads and discusses his new memoir, The Distance Between. Don’t forget to take advantage of the opportunity to talk with the alum about life after DePaul, publishing your first book, writing tips, and more in the library’s Rosati Room prior to the reading event! Tim Hillegonds is a DePaul MAWP alum and author of the new memoir The Distance Between (Nebraska, 2019). His work has appeared in The Los Angeles Review of Books, The Rumpus, Assay, Fourth Genre: Explorations in Nonfiction, River Teeth, Baltimore Review, Brevity,… Read Article →
Join Dorothy Kim on October 1st as she discusses Critical Race Studies & the Middle Ages. Dorothy Kim is Assistant Professor of English at Brandeis University where she teaches Medieval Literature. Her research focuses on race, gender, Jewish/Christian difference, the digital humanities, and the disciplinary history of medievalism. If interested, please email depaulenglishspeakers@gmail.com to save a seat at the event. Event date: October 1, 6-7pm Event location: Richardson Library, Rm 115
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is searching for a part-time Writing Specialist. Position summary: The Chicago campus is seeking a part-time (20 hours per week) Writing Specialist to provide evening and weekend writing support to students enrolled in predominantly master’s and doctoral programs. In collaboration with faculty, the Writing Specialist will help develop group and individual learning opportunities to assist students in honing their academic and professional writing skills. The Writing Specialist will report to the Writing Coordinator. For more information and a list of application requirements, please see the official job listing.
Ready your pens and keyboards—it’s submission season! Subito Press, a small non-profit publishing company established by the University of Colorado Boulder’s creative writing department, is currently holding a contest for book-length works of poetry or prose and are in their last push for submissions. They hope to encourage MFA students to submit their work. The contest is taking submissions until October 1st for a reading fee of $25 per submission. Works can be submitted through this link: https://subitopress.submittable.com/submit This year’s judges are two faculty members from the creative writing department at CU—Marcia… Read Article →
The 29th Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize competition is now open for submissions in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. First-place winners in each category receive $5000, feature publication in the spring issue, and are honored at a gala reading and reception in Columbia, Missouri. Contest finalists are often published in the magazine also, or, in the case of poetry, as part of Missouri Review‘s Poem of the Week online feature. All entrants are considered for publication. This opportunity is open to writers at all levels. Missouri Review prides themselves on focusing on the quality of the… Read Article →