The 2016 Hudson Prize is open for submissions until April 10th. Each year Black Lawrence Press awards the Hudson Prize for an unpublished collection of poems or short stories. The prize is open to new, emerging, and established writers. The winner will receive book publication, a $1,000 cash award, and ten copies of the book. Find out more and submit online.
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The Institute of Reading Development is accepting applications for summer teaching positions until March 15, 2016 and are searching for graduate English students. Full details are available on the job description below. Online applications can found here.
Former MAWP student Claire Rooney, the current senior proposal writer for the business development team at the nonprofit management consulting firm Grenzebach Glier and Associates, has reached out regarding an opening for a paid intern position at the firm. From Claire: “The internship could be for spring or summer, or both, if it’s a good fit. It’s a paid internship, and we’re happy to complete any paperwork needed for course credit. The job is ideal for an undergrad, but recent grads and grad students are welcome to apply. (Our current intern is a DePaul MAWRD… Read Article →
The Center for Interfaith Relations is now accepting submissions for the Thomas Merton Prize in Poetry of the Sacred. Poems will be evaluated upon literary excellence, authenticity, and spiritual tenor. There will be three honorable mention award winners who will receive $100 and publication in Parabola Magazine. The grand prize winner receives $500, publication, and a chance to read the winner on stage at the 2016 Festival of Faiths. Poems are due March 31st. Find out more and submit here.
This year SAIC’s learning symposium, titled Going Off(Shore), attempts to flatten the typical hierarchical design of conferences and take on a conversational format, inviting graduate students to submit generative conversational prompts that provoke a departure from stable ground, so as to rethink learning and curriculum. The symposium takes place Saturday, April 9th from 10:00 am to 2:30 pm. Submissions are due on March 11th, and can be sent here. For further details, see the flyer below or contact the conference organizers at goingoffshore2016@gmail.com.
Below is a call for submissions for DePaul’s 7th annual Spring English Conference. Here is a .pdf or .docx of submission guidelines. Submissions are due April 1st. Call for Submissions – Academic and Creative Work 7th Annual Spring English Conference Hosted by Students of the Department of English Organizers: Anastasia Sasewich (MAWP) and Jordan Weber (MAE) Friday, April 29, 2016 • Arts & Letters Hall 2315 N. Kenmore Ave The DePaul English Department invites you to participate in our seventh annual student-run conference. The Spring English Conference (SPEC) will be held on the afternoon of Friday, April… Read Article →
Palaver, the interdisciplinary journal of the University of North Carolina Wilmington, is now open for both academic and creative submissions. Find out more on the flyer below.
Driftwood Press is a literary magazine dedicated to curating from a broad field of work including fiction, poetry, photography, graphic narrative, literary criticism, and interviews. Driftwood is currently open year-round for submissions. There next publication will be released April, 4th. Find out submissions details here.
LAS Student Government Senators, Benjamin Bui and Bohdana Bohny, along with Student Government Executive Vice President, Kristina Pouliot, are hosting an event on marketing humanities degrees. The event, “Learn, Acheive, Succeed: How to Market your LAS Degree” will be March 1st from 4:30-5:30 pm in A&L Room 207. Panelists include Gene Beiriger (Dept. History), Ed Childs (Career Center LAS Specialist), and LAS alumna Nya Brooks. You can find out more through OrgSync.
This Friday, March 4th the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences will be hosting Crossing Boundaries the third annual LAS Interdisciplinary Conference. The event will be held between 12:00-5:00 pm in McGowan South. The conference will feature graduate research from students across the humanities as well as a keynote, “Scholarship Outside the Box” hosted by LAS faculty. A full schedule of events is available below, or contact LASGraduateOffice@depaul.edu for questions. Schedule: 12:00-12:15 WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS Lucy Rinehart, Interim Dean & Associate Professor of English 12:20-1:35 PAPER SESSION I Group A: “Gender Identity in Literature” Group… Read Article →
To commemorate Women’s History Month, The Women’s Center is hosting “An Evening with Aja Monet” on Tuesday March 8th. In addition to performing her work, Ms. Monet will engage in a moderated discussion about art as a form of social resistance. Find out more on the flyer below. More on Aja Monet: “Poet Aja Monet Confronts Police Brutality Against Black Women With #SayHerName” “Aja Monet Uses Poetry as a Tool to Protest Violence and Racial Injustice” Vibe “Tongue Tactics: 9 Afro-Latino Poets Who Get Radical On The Mic”
Mark your calendars! The 7th Annual the Spring English Conference will be held on Friday, April 29th. Submissions, open for both creative and academic writing, are due April 1st. Stay tuned for further details on guidelines, requirements, and the announcement of the keynote speaker!