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by Ex Libris on November 10, 2025

Charles S. Longcope Jr. Writers and Artists Grant Opportunity

The Gay & Lesbian Review/WORLDWIDE (The G&LR)—a bimonthly magazine of history, culture, and politics focusing on LGBTQ+ issues that publishes non-fiction and poetry, as well as reviews of books, movies, and plays—announced the 4th annual Charles S. Longcope Jr. Writers and Artists Grant for emerging scholars, writers, and artists across disciplines and fields that make a contribution to LGBTQ+ scholarship or the arts. The purpose of this grant is to bring new and diverse ideas and voices to the magazine and to encourage and support emerging and unpublished LGBTQ+ writers, thinkers, scholars, and artists. Recipients will receive funding (up to $5,000) to write… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 27, 2025

REMINDER: Apply for these Scholarship Opportunities!

It’s scholarship application season, and the English Department offers several awards for graduate students. MFA/MAWP students are encouraged to apply for the Craig Sirles, Charles Arlington, and Dontrey S. Britt-Hart scholarships. MALP students are encouraged to apply for the Craig Sirles and Charles Arlington scholarships. Awards typically range from $1,200 to $9,000, and students are welcome to apply for more than one scholarship. Writing samples may be required. The deadline to apply is November 3, 2025. All applicants must complete the FAFSA form. For information and to apply, please see the Scholarship Connect link.

by Ex Libris on October 16, 2025

Student Bridgebuilding Fellowship

Do you want to develop skills for transformative dialogue across differences? Are you passionate about building bridges across faith, political and cultural perspectives? Check out the Bridgebuilding Fellowship to gain skills in dialogue across difference, listening, storytelling, discernment and interfaith. Bridgebuilders engage across difference in ways that respect others’ identities, foster mutually inspiring relationships and promote cooperation in service of the common good. Information sessions can be found below:

by Ex Libris on October 13, 2025

English Scholarship Opportunities

It’s scholarship application season, and the English Department offers several awards for graduate students. MFA/MAWP students are encouraged to apply for the Craig Sirles, Charles Arlington, and Dontrey S. Britt-Hart scholarships. MALP students are encouraged to apply for the Craig Sirles and Charles Arlington scholarships. Awards typically range from $1,200 to $9,000, and students are welcome to apply for more than one scholarship. Writing samples may be required. The deadline to apply is November 3, 2025. All applicants must complete the FAFSA form. For information and to apply, please see the Scholarship Connect link. Feel free to check out… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 4, 2025

Autumn Quarter 2025 Partial Tuition Scholarship Awards

The M.A. in English, M.A. in Literature and Publishing, M.A. in Writing and Publishing, and M.F.A. in Writing and Publishing programs are offering Partial Tuition Scholarships (PTS) to recognize the outstanding academic achievement of students in the English department’s three graduate programs. Partial Tuition Scholarships provide a partial reimbursement for tuition paid for 2025 Autumn graduate courses in English taken toward the MAE, MALP, MAWP, and MFA degrees. You are eligible to apply for a PTS award if: Please note that only graduate classes offered through the English department (ENG courses) are eligible for PTS… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 3, 2025

Simon & Schuster Spring 2026 Internship

Applications are open for Simon & Schuster’s Spring 2026 Internship Program! (Please note that these internships are on site out of their NYC and Stoughton, MA offices). The program will offer students an unmatched, behind-the-scenes look and learning experience within the world of book publishing. Interns will be placed within a variety of areas including editorial, marketing, publicity, and production and in those departments, they will be able to explore all aspects of the industry. While guided by a mentor, they will experience “a day in the life” of an entry level assistant. Interns will… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on September 30, 2025

Agate Publishing: Training Internships

Agate is seeking interns for its six-month training internship program. The upcoming internship term is between January 1–June 30. Agate interns work approximately 20-30 hours per week on site, depending on their availability, and receive credit from their academic institution as well as a stipend of approximately $80 per week. We offer interns considerable flexibility in scheduling their hours during the work week, to allow them to attend school and/or hold paying jobs while also doing the internship. Agate only considers candidates who have completed at least their junior year of undergraduate studies. Agate accepts applications… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on September 29, 2025

Penguin Random House Summer Internships

Penguin Random House offers paid, remote internship opportunities to learn about the world of book publishing. Opportunities are available in Adult, Children’s, and corporate divisions in areas such as: Editorial, Finance, Legal, Sales, Graphic Design and many more! Apply here by October 6, 2025 for Summer 2026!

by Ex Libris on September 24, 2025

HarperCollins Spring + Summer Internships

Applications opened this week for Spring 2026 and Summer 2026 internships at HarperCollins Publishers! There are a ton of positions open based in New York City and Nashville, and a few remote options. It may feel far away, but applications close for both Spring and Summer Internships on October 10, 2025. Good luck!

by Ex Libris on September 22, 2025

Apply for Crook & Folly’s 46th Edition!

Crook & Folly is hiring! The student-run literary and arts magazine features work by DePaul undergraduate and graduate students across various genres and mediums. Interested in being part of the team? Applications for Section Editors, Social Media, Copy Editors and Section Readers will open on September 26, 2025! Click here to apply by the deadline, October 19, 2025.

by Ex Libris on September 18, 2025

Happy Fall Quarter!

Welcome new and returning graduate students! I hope you’re having a great start to the fall quarter. Before I jump into some exciting events and submission announcements, I wanted to extend an open call for submissions to Ex Libris. Want to write a book review, an author, alumni or faculty interview, a short reflection on an internship you’ve done in the program, or an issue in contemporary publishing? Please reach out to me, Kendall Polidori, at kpolidor@depaul.edu. I’m open to other ideas you might have, as well! Excited to collaborate with you. Now,… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on June 12, 2025

Summer Deadlines + Newberry Library Spotlight + Textbooks Due Tomorrow

Good afternoon, everyone! We have a few announcements today, including info about the Newberry Library’s upcoming conference for graduate student scholarship and their list of summer courses, an extended call for Crook & Folly Editor-in-Chief applications, and a reminder about those rental books that you may or may not have forgotten are due this week. To help you plan your schedule, we also put together a list of deadlines for the remainder of this week, the entire summer, and the first couple weeks of Autumn Quarter! (Scroll down for info on each of these!) This… Read Article →

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