The final list of summer internship offerings for English graduate students is available below. As always, if chosen, contact Chris Green at cgreen1@depaul.edu to register for credit. FICTION & NONFICTION WRITER, DAWN TURNER Please send statement of interest and a writing sample to Dawn Turner at dawnturnertrice@gmail.com. Dawn is searching for interns interested in the following: A) Black Lives Matter protesters have used #woke or #stay woke in recent years as a way to describe a racial awakening and activism in the aftermath of the police-involved shootings of black men. Although the idea of being “woke”… Read Article →
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See the below for more summer internship offerings. As always, if accepted contact Chris Green at cgreen1@depaul.edu to register for credit. Agate Publishing is still open for to applications for their large internship program for the July-December period. Candidates are required to have at least a BA and need to make a six month, 30 hour/week commitment. This internship is one of the top programs for students interested in publishing – two former DePaul students have been hired to Agate’s staff via this program. Interested candidates can find out more online. Kathryn Grant, PhD, Psychology… Read Article →
Six more summer internship courses are now available to DePaul MAE and MAWP students! 1-2) The wonderful Young Adult and children’s publisher, Albert Whitman & Co. has an opening for both an editorial and a marketing intern this summer. Information regarding the editorial position is available here, and for the marketing position here. 3) Prime Publising, a leading internet media company run out of Northbrook, IL is seeking editorial interns for this summer as well. See the release here, for more details. Note, the release states they are searching for fall interns, but this also… Read Article →
Chicago Gallery News has announced two new summer internships, one editorial and one administrative. More information on the PDF’s here: administrative internship, editorial internship. Contact Chris Green at cgreen1@depaul.edu for more information and to register for internship course credit. Also available this coming fall is a new teaching internship with Harold Washington College. See the message below from Carolyn Goffman for full details. Still on the fence about a teaching internship? I’ve just received a new list of internship offerings for FALL 2017 at Harold Washington College, in the Loop. That’s an easy trip on… Read Article →
Ambir Technology is searching for a DePaul student for part-time copy writing work. See the message below from Ambir’s Chief Marketing and Sales Coordinator, John Capurso, for more information. Ambir Technology is a 16 year old Chicago-area technology company. We provide document capture solutions largely for the healthcare market, such as ID card scanners that capture your insurance card when you go to the hospital or doctor’s office. I am in search of a part-time writer to create copy in our marketing department for our products. It is vital for us to articulate value to our… Read Article →
In collaboration with Chicago Women and Publishing (CWIP) the English Department will be hosting a career panel on writing and publishing. The event takes places Tuesday, May 9 from 6:30-7:30 PM in Arts & Letters Hall Room 109. It features DePaul alumna Meghann Workman of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, author and journalist Jeff Fleischer, and editor and video producer Marian Mangoubi. See the flyer above for more details. Contact Chris Green at cgreen1@depaul.edu with questions.
The Chippewa Valley Writers Guild is pleased to partner with Cirenaica for their second year of summer residencies! Nestled on 43 acres of hills, farmland, and forest near the quaint village of Fall Creek, Wisconsin, their residencies promise participants of all levels and genres an intensive yet rejuvenating experience amidst an inspiring backdrop. The first program being offered at Cirenaica is Stranger Than Fiction: On Writing and Narrative Nonfiction and Memoir featuring Goldin Loomis. Join the acclaimed writer and professor for three lively days of practicing the art and craft of telling true stories that are engaging… Read Article →
The always wonderful DePaul student-run art and literary journal, Crook & Folly is currently seeking to fill their two positions for 2018 Editors-in-Chief. Editing the journal is a unique and invaluable position in the department, students are highly encouraged to apply! See the official announcement below. Crook & Folly, DePaul University’s award-winning, all-student, journal of literature and art, seeks applications from graduate and undergraduate students for two challenging and exciting volunteer positions as 2018 Editors-in-Chief. The new editors will begin work planning for the new year late this Spring 2017 and will hire their section editors… Read Article →
Chicago Women in Publishing (CWIP) will be hosting three upcoming educational and networking events. The first is an educational program exploring career opportunities in the marketing communication field. Marcom veteran Diana Schneidman, author of Real Skills, Real Income, will discuss the many specialties under the marcom umbrella and review the pros and cons of full-time corporate career versus freelancing. The event takes place April 19 from 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM at the US Bank Building (40th floor). More online, or on the official press release. The second event is a seminar on developmental editing… Read Article →
Applications are now available for Spring Quarter 2017 Partial Tuition Scholarships (PTS) Awards. Find out more here, and download the application here. The M.A. in English and M.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 two graduate programs. Partial Tuition Scholarships provide a partial reimbursement for tuition paid for 2017 spring graduate courses in English taken toward the MAE and MAWP degrees.
As spring break begins, Ex libris would like to remind graduate students to keep the following dates in mind: Spring Break: Saturday, March 18 – Friday, March 24 Grades Due: Friday, March 24 Spring Quarter Classes Begin: Saturday, March 25 Final Day to Add Courses: Friday, March 31 SPEC Submissions Due: Friday, March 31 Additionally, see the message below for the final list of internship offerings for Spring Quarter! If selected, contact Chris Green at cgreen1@depaul.edu to register for credit. Enjoy the break everyone! ————————————————— SPRING INTERNSHIPS 2017 IPG PUBLISHING GROUP The contact person for… Read Article →
DePaul students are currently eligible and being offered an internship opportunity at Chicago City Colleges. The internship is a great opportunity to work with an excellent instructor who specializes in technology and writing. The class is a hybrid face-to-face and on-line class. It will meet for three hours once a week, and the rest of the work is on-line. The instructor is experienced and knowledgeable; working with her would be an education in on-line teaching. If you would like to learn more about this or other two-year college teaching opportunities, please contact: Carolyn Goffman: cgoffman@depaul.edu.