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by Ex Libris on September 20, 2019

Call for Submissions: Missouri Review

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 →

by Ex Libris on September 19, 2019

Visiting Author Series: Tim Hillegonds

Join Tim Hillegonds on September 26th as he reads and discusses his new memoir at DePaul. Before the reading, also take advantage of the opportunity to talk with the DePaul alum about life after DePaul, publishing your first book, writing tips, and more in the library’s Rosati Room. The Distance Between chronicles how Hillegonds’s plan to leave his mounting rage and frustration behind with a one-way ticket from Chicago to Colorado goes awry as he jumps headfirst into a turbulent relationship with April, a Denny’s coworker and single parent. More than just a harrowing story of addiction and abuse… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on September 18, 2019

Call for Submissions: Glassworks Literary Magazine

Glassworks is accepting submissions through December 15, 2019! Glassworks, the literary magazine of Rowan University’s Master of Arts in Writing graduate program, publishes nonfiction, fiction, poetry, hybrid pieces, and artwork both digitally and in print. They are currently reading for spring and fall 2020 print issues. They also publish flash fiction, prose poetry, and micro essays monthly in their online edition Flash Glass. Submissions for Flash Glass are accepted on a year-round, rolling basis. More information about the magazine, sample issues, and the submission manager can be found at www.rowanglassworks.org.

by Ex Libris on September 18, 2019

Volunteers Needed: StoryStudio Chicago Writers Festival

StoryStudio Chicago is looking for volunteers to help with their conference on October 5th and 6th! It is StoryStudio’s 2nd annual Writers Festival hosted by Columbia College Chicago. Curated by Artistic Director Rebecca Makkai, the two-day Festival features an amazing line-up of authors led by Keynote Speaker Garth Greenwell. Both graduate and undergraduate students are welcome to volunteer time in exchange for free conference attendance around their shifts. The conference link is here: https://www.storystudiochicago.com/storystudio-writers-festival/ Interested students can contact StoryStudio here: https://www.storystudiochicago.com/contact-us/

by Ex Libris on September 17, 2019

Chicago Women in Publishing Fall Kickoff Event

Chicago Women in Publishing is hosting a Fall Kickoff event this Friday, September 20th! More information from CWIP here: Chicago Women in Publishing (CWIP) is excited to announce this year’s Fall Kickoff speaker is none other than Carol Fisher Saller. Until her retirement last year, Carol was best known as the witty and practical voice of the Chicago Manual of Style’s online Q&A. She’s one of the leading voices on style, a creative writer, a successful young adult novelist, and a long-time manuscript editor at the University of Chicago Press. Register Online Here. Please… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on September 17, 2019

An Interview with Mark Turcotte

Check out former DePaul student Guillaume Delabar’s published interview on Professor Mark Turcotte in TriQuarterly Magazine!

by Ex Libris on June 5, 2019

Recent Alumni and Upcoming Graduates Spotlight!

Here are some of our MAE and MAWP students that are soon to graduate or have already graduated! To receive a student spotlight, please send your information to the Ex Libris editor, Camila Restrepo crestre4@depaul.edu or the Assistant Director of Graduate Programs, Meredith Ferrill mferrill@depaul.edu *If there is an error in your entry, (pronouns, spelling, etc.) please contact Camila Restrepo crestre4@depaul.edu and she will ensure corrections are made. Eli Brown will be graduating from the MAWP Program in Spring 2019! Eli is currently interviewing for a technical writing job at a medical company. Eli is moving back… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on June 3, 2019

Call for Submissions: Spokane Prize for Short Fiction

Deadline: June 30, 2019 Entry Fee: $28 Cash Prize: $2,000 E-mail address: willowspringsbooks@gmail.com Website: http://www.willowspringsbooks.org/submit A prize of $2,000 and publication by Willow Springs Books is given annually for a short story collection. Submit a manuscript of three or more stories totaling at least 98 pages with a $27.50 entry fee by June 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Willow Springs Books, Spokane Prize for Short Fiction, c/o Inland Northwest Center for Writers, 668 North Riverpoint Boulevard, 2 RPT #259, Spokane, WA 99202.

by Ex Libris on May 13, 2019

Literature for Justice Event

Literature transforms the way we look at the world, deepening our understanding of even the most complex issues of today. Recognizing the strength of the written word, the National Book Foundation’s Literature for Justice program brings broad awareness to the issue of mass incarceration in America through the power of books. Join us for an evening with an author and editor of two of this year’s Literature for Justice’s titles, James Kilgore and Robin Levi, in conversation with Sergio De La Pava. The writers will discuss their books and how literature can transform our understanding of America’s carceral system…. Read Article →

by Ex Libris on May 9, 2019

Crook & Folly Launch Party

The launch party for Crook & Folly’s 39th edition will be Wednesday, May 22 from 4:30-6:30pm at the DePaul Art Museum. See flyer for more details.

by Ex Libris on May 8, 2019

Crook & Folly Editors Application Deadline is Friday May 17th

Crook & Folly, DePaul University’s award-winning, all-student, journal of literature and art, seeks applications from graduate and undergraduate students for two challenging and exciting volunteer positions as 2019 Editors-in-Chief. The new editors will begin work planning for the new year late this Spring 2018 and will hire their section editors during Fall quarter 2018. Editors-In-Chief must be available and preferably in residence during all regular quarters of the entire 2018-2019 academic year (and they must definitely be in Chicago for the Winter and Spring 2020 quarters). Candidates for Editor-in-Chief should write a one-page (around 250 words)… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on May 2, 2019

Author Conversation: HERE IS WHERE I WALK – Leslie Roberts & Michele Morano

Author Conversation: HERE IS WHERE I WALK – Leslie Roberts & Michele Morano Leslie Carol Roberts turns her daily walks in San Francisco’s Presidio into revelations of deeper meaning, reflecting on her travels as well as her home life as the single mother of two. In this finely crafted eco-memoir, each place provides Leslie with exactly the scaffolding needed to survive, with nature serving as the tonic. Here Is Where I Walk provides a vivid answer to how we can find our place, not only in nature but within ourselves and the world we walk. Leslie Carol Roberts is an… Read Article →

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