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by Ex Libris on January 5, 2017

Submit Your Micropoetry to Rinky Dink Press

The microzine press Rinky Dink Press is looking for submissions of micropoetry! Rinky Dink Press is currently accepting submissions of 5-6 thematically related micropoems (between 25 and 40 words) for their Spring 2017series. The submission deadline is January 13, 2017. Send submissions of 5-6 micropoems in a single word document to rinkydinkpress@gmail.com. From the editors: Rinky Dink Press is on a mission to get poetry back into the hands (and pockets) of the people – each of our single author collections can fit in your pocket, but we never sacrifice craft, and despite the tiny format, we… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on November 24, 2016

Congrats Summer Research Grant Winners!

The English Department is especially thankful for its amazing faculty and staff this holiday season! In particular, the following individuals who won Summer Research Grants from the College of liberal Arts and Sciences! Barrie Jean Borich, for her proposal, “Oh, What a Beautiful City.” Jim Fairhall, for his proposal, “James Joyce, Nature, and the Body.” Paula McQuade, for her proposal, “Popular Print Culture and Mary Cary’s The Ressurrection of the Witnesses (1648; reprint 1653).” Richard Squibbs, for his proposal, “Scorning Sentiment in Tobias Smollet’s Ferdinand Count Fathom.” Congrats all!

by Ex Libris on November 23, 2016

Winter Internships!

MAE and MAWP students please see the attached documents for Winter Internships. Also see the attachments from Avatoday, Slag Glass City, C&R Press, and Five to Nine for separate opportunities. Please let Professor Chris Green know if you’re selected for any of these internships so that he can get you registered for ENG 509 this Winter Quarter. CandR Social Media Internship CandR Editorial InternshipFive to Nine Sales and Marketing Internship Avatoday Social Media Internship Slag Glass City Internship Winter Internships

by Ex Libris on November 23, 2016

Bodega Magazine’s First Contest!

Monthly online litmag, Bodega Magazine is launching their first writing contest, and the deadline is fast approaching! The contest is open for fiction and poetry. Winners will receive $250, publication, and a chance to participate in a Q&A with judges Jay Deshpane and Tracy O’Neill. The deadline is November 30th, submit here.

by Ex Libris on November 23, 2016

Reminder: Columbia Journal Winter Contest

A reminder that the Columbia Journal is accepting submissions of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry for their 2016 Winter Contest until December 12. The winners in each category will receive cash prizes of $500 and have their winning works published in the spring print edition of the journal. Find full details and submit online. Columbia Journal was founded in 1977 and, in the years since, has published work from Nobel laureates and lesser-known writers, National Book-award winners and newcomers. Our archives include everyone from Raymond Carver to Lorrie Moore to Louise Gluck to Philip Gourevitch to… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on November 23, 2016

Reminder: Open Submissions for MENAGE

A friendly reminder that MENAGE literary journal is open for submissions. MENAGE will be searching for submissions weekly throughout December, so expect frequent reminders! From the editors: Submissions to MENAGE, a new online weekly, are open. Please send 3-5 poems to editor@menagemagazine.com. Attachments are preferred. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable. Please let us know if any pieces are accepted elsewhere. MENAGE aims to create a place for poems in translation and in conversation with each other. We publish original work and translations as well a the feature, “Pair of the Week,” which reprints two poems in… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on November 17, 2016

Reminder! Submissions are Almost Due for the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival Fiction Contest!

Submissions for the 2017 Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival’s fiction contest will be closing at the end of the month on November 30. Find full submission details here, or see the the official call for submissions below: Hello Coordinators, Instructor, Directors, and Writers, The 2017 Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival’s Fiction Contest will close on November 30, 2016. The winner of the Fiction Contest will receive the following: $1,500 Domestic airfare (up to $500) and French Quarter accommodations to attend the Festival Publication in Louisiana Literature Public reading at a literary panel in the… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on November 17, 2016

Sunday Salon with Christine Sneed this Weekend!

This Sunday, November 20 there will be another wonderful reading hosted by Sunday Salon Chicago at the Riverview Tavern, 1958 W Roscoe Street starting at 7:00 pm! This months readers include former DePaul faculty member Christine Sneed as well as Mary Hawley, Maggie Kast, and Mike Puican.

by Ex Libris on November 16, 2016

Free Tickets! Selected Shorts: Too Hot For Radio

The department has received an offer for free tickets to the live podcast airing of Selected Shorts: Too Hot for Radio this Saturday, November 19 at the Vittum Theater. The event is part of the inaugural Chicago Podcast Festival tacking place all weekend. Too Hot For Radio is a spin off of the public radio show and podcast Selected shorts where stars of stage and screen read short stories aloud in front of an audience. The show will feature readings by Carrie Coon (The Leftovers), Kirsten Vangsness (Criminal Minds), Justin Kirk (Weeds), K. Todd Freeman (Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me host, Peter Sagal performing humorous and saucy stories by Benjamin Nugent, Michael Czyzniejewski,… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on November 15, 2016

Student Profile: MAWP Eric Houghton

This Autumn Quarter Ex Libris correspondent Matt Adams sat down with MAWP and graduate assistant Eric Houghton for an interview. The human interest piece that follows is an elegantly written celebration of Eric’s unique path to DePaul and passionate study. Ex Libris hopes students can take a moment out of their busy finals schedules to appreciate the work of one of their peers. Student Profile: Eric Houghton To call first-year MAWP student Eric Houghton’s journey to DePaul a winding one would be an understatement. Eric graduated high school in tiny Lakeview, Michigan twenty-five years ago with… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on November 15, 2016

Important Dates and Deadlines

A quick reminder of a few dates and deadlines to keep in mind as fall comes to a close an Winter Quarter approaches! November 22: End Autumn Quarter 2016 November 24-27: University officially closed for Thanksgiving Holiday December 1: Autumn Quarter 2016 grades due December 23-January 1: University closed for St. Vincent DePaul Day and Holiday Break January 2: Begin Winter Quarter 2017 January 15: Graduate Assistant applications due (more here or on the previous post) February 1st: Spring 2017 Degree Conferral See the event calendar for a complete schedule of these and other important dates. Good luck with finals… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on November 15, 2016

Apply for Graduate Assistantships by January 15

A reminder to graduate students (or prospective students) that deadlines for positions as a English Department Graduate Assistant are due January 15! Graduate assistants work roughly 20 hours a week in the department and receive a tuition waiver for up to 12 courses and a $7,500 stipend. Interested parties can find out more below, download an application packet, and visit on the department website for full details. Graduate Assistantships: Each spring, the English Department awards a limited number of graduate assistantshipsfor the upcoming academic year. Graduate assistantships carry full tuition for up to eight graduate-level courses taken for… Read Article →

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