The Chicago Climate Festival, an initiative hosted by DePaul University’s Institute for Nature & Culture is an even dedicated to climate change activism and spoken word Raptivate!. The evening will include a presentation by Melissa Brice, founder of Chicago 350, a performance by Joey Fine Rhyme a climate-change educator, and an open mic session. The event takes place on October 5th from 6:30-8:30 pm in McGowan South Room 105. Currently the event is seeking open mic volunteer and interested students can RSVP at cskolnik@depaul.edu. See the attached flyer for more details.
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MAE students who are planning on graduating after Autumn Quarter 2016 please take not of a few key deadlines. First, the deadline to apply for degree conferral is October 1. Apply on Campus Connect under the student center tab. In conjunction with conferral, MAE students must submit their final requirements (a capstone portfolio or thesis option) by September 29. Students can send this information to Assitant Director of Graduate Programs Janet Hickey. For students not planning to graduate this Autumn Quarter, there will be an information session on final requirements on Saturday, October 1 in SAC 240. The session will… Read Article →
C&R Press is currently accepting applications for two internship positions. The positions include a social media intern and editorial intern, click the hyperlinks to find out more. C&R is also currently open to full length manuscripts in multiple formats and has no formal reading period. Find more information here. More about CR Press: We love books. Literature matters in today’s world because it lets us explore and share the best of what we think, and who we can be. Good fiction, nonfiction and poetry grow understanding and imagination, take us into new lives and show… Read Article →
Black Lawrence Press is now accepting submissions for the fall period of the Black River Chapbook Competition. Twice each year Black Lawrence Press will run the Black River Chapbook Competition for an unpublished chapbook of poems or short fiction between 16-36 pages in length. The contest is open to new, emerging, and established writers. The winner will receive book publication, a $500 cash award, and ten copies of the book. Prizes are awarded on publication. There is a $15 entry fee and submissions close October 31. Find submissions details, previous winners, and judges panel online.
Literary magazine Glimmer Train is now accepting short story submissions for their New Writer Award. Full details below, submissions close on October 31. Open only to emerging writers whose fiction has not appeared in any print publication with a circulation over 5,000. he 1st-place winner will be published in Glimmer Train and will receive 10 copies of that issue. Second-and 3rd-place win $500/$300, respectively, or, if accepted for publication, $700. Winners and finalists will be announced in the January bulletin, and contacted directly the previous week. Most submissions run 1,500 – 6,000 words, but stories as long as… Read Article →
The Writer is currently seeking submissions for two writing contests ideal for graduate students. The contest, “Our Darkest Hours” opens today September 15 and closes on November 15. Find full details below and find a full list of contests from The Writer on their website.
Sequestrum, a journal of literature and art, is currently seeking submissions for their 2016 New Writer Award for fiction, non-fiction, and prose. The top prize will be $500 and submissions are due on October 15. Find out more on the flyer below, or on their submission page. More about Sequestrum: A sequestrum is a necrotic bone fragment, identifiable by its separation from standard skeletal structures. Despite its autonomy, these slivers retain the phosphates and marrows of their source. A sequestrum is a remnant, independent yet interconnected to its origin. And so is the writing we publish. Sequestrum is a… Read Article →
The Saints and Sinners Literary Festival, a New Orleans lit festival geared toward the LGBT community, is now accepting submissions for their 2017 fiction contest. The deadline to submit is October 8 and there is a $20 entry fee. Find full details below or on their website. Grand Prize: $500 Complementary registration to 2017 Saints and Sinners ($150 Value) Publication in anthology New Fiction from the Festival (Bold Strokes Books) Invitation to read at Book Launch Party on March 25, 2017. Two runners-up will each receive $100 Top Finalists’ stories will also be included in New Fiction from the Festival Submissions should be between 4,000-7,000 words. Story should… Read Article →
Fall Quarter 2016 is the first quarter the MAWP program will be offering its new Certificate in Publishing. The certificate requires sixteen credit hours and consists of three publishing courses and one internship, selected from our robust partners. Publishing course topics include: Book publishing Magazine/Journal publishing Digital publishing Editing The Certificate in Publishing can broaden and strengthen the preparation of students seeking to work in the publishing industry. This program serves students in graduate programs at DePaul as well as students-at-large interested in various aspects of publishing. Course offerings focus on book, magazine/journal, and digital… Read Article →
The monthly prose reading series, Sunday Salon continues this September on the 25th. DePaul professor Dan Stolar will be reading along side Vu Tran, Gina Frangello, Ben Tanzer, and Doro Boehme. The event takes place at the Riverview Tavern (1958 W Roscoe Street) and starts at 7:00 PM. Find out more about the readers below: VU TRAN’S first novel, Dragonfish, was a NY Times Notable Book of 2015. He is the winner of a Whiting Award, and his short stories have appeared in publications like the O. Henry Prize Stories and the Best American Mystery Stories. Born in… Read Article →
See the calendars below for a list of engaging and important events on race, gender, and sexuality happening on DePaul’s campus in the coming weeks. Also consider visiting the websites of the Center for Black Diaspora, Center for Identity, Inclusion and Social Change, and The Women’s Center to find out more and get involved.
Chicago Women in Publishing is hosting their fall 2016 Kickoff Gala next week on Wednesday, September 21 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. The event offers writers and those interested in a profession in the publishing industry a chance to network and interact with publishing professionals. This years speaker is respected literary agent April Eberhardt. Find full details on the event page, or on the following press release: Chicago Women in Publishing (CWIP) 2016 Fall Kickoff Gala: Future of Publishing The wait is almost over for the Chicago Women in Publishing’s (CWIP) 2016 Fall Kickoff gala on Wednesday, September… Read Article →