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by Ex Libris on September 15, 2016

Internships and Publication Opportunities with C&R Press

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 →

by Ex Libris on June 2, 2016

Great Job Opportunity with the National Writers Series

The National Writers Series and the Traverse Area Intermediate School District (of Traverse City, Michigan) is looking to hire a full-time teacher to be a part of the Front Street Writers Program. The program is a rigorous for-credit high school writing program that will begin Fall 2016. The teacher would also help recruit an annual writer-in-residence and authors for the National Writers Series. They are looking for a published author who also is a secondary certified ELA teacher. The job is full-time and includes benefits. applications are due June 7th! Find out more here, or see the… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on May 13, 2016

Professional Development Night

The DePaul Career Center, Office of Multicultural Student Success (OMSS), University Center for Writing-based Learning, and the Library Learning Commons are proud to announce this quarter’s Professional Development Night, which will be held on Wednesday, May 25th from 5:00pm-7:00pm. Professional Development Night is an event for students to receive help on their resumes, develop a LinkedIn profile, interviewing tips, and other professional development topic areas. Students will engage in peer-to-peer workshop sessions at their own pace to learn more about the different ways they can achieve their professional career goals. Find the event page here,… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on May 11, 2016

Membership with the Association of Writers and Writing Programs

The Association of Writers and Writing Programs has announced that it will be allowing students to renew their membership subscription for a discounted rate. Details here, and discount below. A message from the AWP: “Now through June 30, 2016, your graduating students are eligible to continue their membership with AWP at the deeply discounted student rate of just $49. An individual membership is a meaningful way for them to start their next chapter as writers. We’ll help them stay connected with their community of writers. They’ll benefit from a continued subscription to the Writer’s… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on May 9, 2016

TWP Science and Religion Fellowship

The Think-Write-Publish Science and Religion Project is currently offering twelve $10,000 two-year fellowships. Fellows participate in three intensive workshops focusing on developing, writing, marketing, and publishing their creative nonficiton stories about harmonies between science and religion. Applications are due Sunday, May 15th, find full details here.

by Ex Libris on May 4, 2016

Positions Available with the Steans Center

The Egan Office of the Steans Center is currently searching for graduate students to serve as Site Coordinators with several of their Catholic school partners. A detailed description of the job can be found here, and see the flyer below for more information.

by Ex Libris on May 3, 2016

Luminarts Fellowship: Submissions Due Friday

Submissions for the Luminarts Fellowship for excellence in creative writing are due this Friday, May 6th. Writers submit two pages of stand-alone work or an excerpt in categories of poetry or prose and have the opportunity to win $5,000. Apply on their submissions page, or contact info@luminarts.org for more information.

by Ex Libris on April 27, 2016

Chicago Women in Publishing Career Night

On Wednesday, May 4 the Department of English will be hosting a career panel directed by Chicago Women in Publishing members from 6:00-7:00 pm in Arts and Letter Hall Room 308. See the flyer below for information on panelists or email Professor Chris Green for further questions.

by Ex Libris on April 15, 2016

Deadline Approaching: 2016 Mailer Poetry Fellowship

Applications are due on April 22 for the 2016 Mailer Poetry Fellowship. Hosted by The Norman Mailer Center and The Norman Mailer Writers Colony, the fellowship this year will take place July 9 to July 31 at the prestigious Pepperdine University campus in Malibu, California. To find out more, visit the fellowships website, and find full applications here.

by Ex Libris on April 15, 2016

Working For the Common Good

Join the Career Center for “Working for the Common Good” on April 27 for an event dedicated towards employment in social services, community service, and nonprofits. See the the flyer below for more information, or check out this sneak-peek PDF.

by Ex Libris on April 13, 2016

Crook & Folly Application for Editors-in-Chief

Crook & Folly, DePaul University’s award-winning, all-student, journal of literature and art, seeks applications from graduate and undergraduate students for two positions as 2017 Editors-in-Chief. The new editors will begin work planning for the new year late this Spring 2016 and will hire their section editors during Fall quarter 2017. Editors must be available and on-site for the entire 2016-2017 academic year. Candidates for Editor-in-Chief should write a one-page (250 words) application letter describing relevant experience and commitment as well as vision for the magazine, and email it, as an attachment, to Professor Borich on or… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on April 1, 2016

Spring 2016 PTS Awards

Applications for Spring Quarter 2016 Partial Tuition Scholarships (PTS) are now available. Find out more below, or fill out the form here. For the fall, winter, and spring quarters the MA programs in English and Writing and Publishing offer Partial Tuition Scholarships (PTS) to recognize outstanding academic achievement of students in the department’s two graduate programs in English. Partial Tuition Scholarships provide a partial reimbursement for tuition paid for up to two courses per quarter taken toward the MA in English or MA in Writing and Publishing degree. [NOTE: PTS awards can be applied only to courses needed for the… Read Article →

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