Welcome to Week 7! We have a few reminders for upcoming deadlines this week, along with some new calls for submissions from various journals. First off, applications for the LAS Excellence in Teaching Award are due tonight. (Click here for details on how to submit your nomination.) Research Workshop #3: “Cite, Cite, Cite!” will be held TOMORROW (February 18, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM) in Rm. 313 of the Lincoln Park Student Center. (Click here for details.) Applications for the St. Albans Writer in Residence Program will close this Thursday, February 20. (Click here to read about this salaried position and to access the application… Read Article →
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This is your reminder that Crook & Folly‘s annual Valentine’s Day Table will be set up this afternoon in the LPC Student Center from 1:00–3:00 PM. Meet the editorial team, join a blackout poetry session, and make Valentines, haikus, and other poems! DM the team on Instagram (@crookandfolly) with any questions. As we announced a few weeks ago, Crook & Folly—DePaul’s own student-run literary journal (formerly known as Threshold)—is currently accepting submissions for its 45th edition, with its art submission deadline this Friday, February 14 (click here for details) and its final deadline for written pieces next Sunday, February 23 (click here for details)…. Read Article →
Love is in the air this week…especially this Thursday (tomorrow!), from 1:00–3:00 PM in the Student Center! Meet the Crook & Folly team at their annual Valentine’s Day Table, where you’ll have the opportunity to make haikus, poems, and Valentines, as well as join in a blackout poetry session. DM the team on Instagram (@crookandfolly) with any questions! As a reminder, Crook & Folly—DePaul’s own student-run literary journal (formerly known as Threshold)—is currently accepting submissions for its 45th edition, with its art submission deadline this Friday, February 14 (click here for details) and its final deadline for… Read Article →
Happy Friday, everyone! First, we have one reminder for this week: submissions to Poetry Northwest‘s “Emerging Writers” and “Essays/Reviews/Interviews” categories, as well as the PNW James Welch Prize, will all close next Friday, February 15. (Click here for details.) In an earlier post last week, we briefly mentioned DePaul’s Certificate in Teaching English in Two-Year Colleges; today, we’d like to highlight this opportunity for all our grad students (including those of you who might be thinking of attending grad school at DePaul). If you choose to pursue this certificate, all 16 hours of course credit… Read Article →
Week 5 already! We hope things are going well for you so far as we near the halfway point of the quarter. Below are some reminders for this week, along with info from a few previous posts: As we mentioned last week in our Weeks 4 & 5 post: In case you missed it…
Happy Friday, everyone! In addition to the three journals with January 31 deadlines (listed in our earlier “Weeks 4 and 5 Reminders” post), graduate assistantship applications are also due today; click here for details. Two more reminders: tomorrow is the last day to apply for Spring Quarter (June) graduation, and Sunday is the last day of Crook & Folly‘s incentive period. Read below for two more journals that we’ve added to our submission list! These both have February deadlines. If you missed Prof. Morano’s email from this afternoon, scroll to the bottom of the page… Read Article →
As we finish Week 4 and move into Week 5, here are some reminders for the next several days. Since these two weeks are especially busy for submission deadlines, events, and other important dates, we’re posting this overview ahead of next Monday so you can get your schedules planned. Week 4 Thursday, January 30: Due Friday, January 31: Due Saturday, February 1: Due Sunday, February 2: Week 5 Due Monday, February 3: Tuesday, February 4: In case you missed it… Coming soon…Spring Quarter 2025 course descriptions! Stay tuned for the full list, which you’ll be… Read Article →
Check out these two fantastic opportunities for grad students! The first is a writing contest with a significant cash prize (deadline of May 1). The second is a 10-month, salaried position for Writer in Residence at Washington, D.C.’s St. Albans School, which includes room and board (deadline of February 20). (See below for details.) The information below has been copied from each institution’s info pages. 1. ABA Journal / Ross Writing Contest for Legal Short Fiction Deadline: May 1, 2025, 5:00 PM CDT About: The ABA Journal, the flagship magazine of the American Bar Association (“ABA”),… Read Article →
Submissions are now open for DePaul’s student-run literary magazine, Crook & Folly! Scroll down for deadline and submission details. (The info below has been copied from Crook & Folly.) Incentive Period Deadline: February 2, 2025, 11:59 PM (The incentive period allows your work to be seen by C&F staff prior to the submission deadline and gives you the opportunity to receive feedback on your work, revise, and resend for publication.) Final Deadline: February 23, 2025, 11:59 PM Submission Guidelines: Click here to reach the submission page!
Happy Monday—and welcome to Week 2! Here are a few deadline reminders for the week ahead (important LAS deadlines are highlighted in yellow): Due Tuesday, January 14 Due Wednesday, January 15 Due Friday, January 17
Welcome back to a new quarter, and Happy New Year! As you settle into your new classes, check out these upcoming fellowship opportunities, calls for submissions, and contests for the year ahead! Scroll to the bottom of the list for a few reminders on previous posts and some important LAS deadlines for this quarter. (The information below has been copied from each journal or organization’s website.) Fellowship Opportunities: 1. Library Company of Philadelphia Fellowships 2025-2026 Applications due: January 15, 2025 Are you a rising senior, on track to graduate at the end of Spring Quarter 2025?… Read Article →
(The information below has been copied from the New Ohio Review‘s website.) Deadline: January 14, 2025 We are happy to announce the opening of the 2025 Ellis Prizes in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry. NOR will award $750 for a poem or series of poems, a short story, and a piece of creative nonfiction submitted in each genre. The contests will be judged by alumni of the Ohio University Creative Writing program—E. M. Tran for Fiction, Zoë Bossiere for Nonfiction, and Jaswinder Bolina for Poetry. Pieces that are not selected by our judges will still be considered… Read Article →