Residencies/Study Abroad

by Ex Libris on January 5, 2026

Welcome Back!

I hope everyone had a restful break, and has an easy transition back to classes for Winter Quarter! Here are a few announcements, reminders and submission deadlines to keep in mind as you get back into the swing of things. 1. REMINDER: The deadline to apply for graduate assistantships for the 2026–2027 academic year is January 15, 2026. If you’re interested, please send the following materials directly to Prof. and Director Michele Morano (mmorano@depaul.edu): 2. Check out this fantastic article in Oxford American written by Francesca T. Royster, professor of English at DePaul, about musician Willie… Read Article →

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 May 1, 2025

May 1 Reminders + Looking Ahead: Week 6

Good afternoon, everyone! Today, we have a few reminders, in addition to our list of next week’s events and deadlines. May 1 Reminders This is your reminder that submission windows for two contests and two creative writing journals are closing tonight: the ABA Journal / Ross Writing Contest for Legal Short Fiction (at 5:00 PM!), the Narratively x Belletrist True Romance Writing Prize, Redivider‘s call for “new and under-published voices,” and Ninth Letter’s Special Web Edition on the theme of “Reversal”. (Click on each of these for submission details.) Have you thought about earning DePaul… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on April 28, 2025

April 28 Deadline Reminders + Study Abroad Opportunities for English Majors & Minors

Happy Monday, everyone! We’d first like to give a reminder that job applications to 14East and Pueblo magazines are due tonight at 11:59 PM. Positions at both of these DePaul student-run magazines pay by the hour. For full details and a link to the application form, click here. Have you thought about earning DePaul degree credits while enjoying the experience of living and studying abroad for a few months? Consider applying to one of DePaul’s study abroad programs to spend next winter or winter–spring term in Australia, Mexico, or a European university! The following applications,… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on March 3, 2025

Week 9 Reminders + New Calls for Submissions: Prairie Schooner Raz-Shumaker Book Prize & Ninth Letter Literary Awards

Happy Monday, everyone! The countdown begins: only 23 days until the official end of the quarter. This Friday, March 7, two calls for submissions will be closing: applications to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History’s 2025 Eudora Welty Research Fellowship and submissions to the 2025 Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize. Click here for more details on the two-week summer research fellowship for grad students, and click here for more details on the contest (whose winning work will be performed and recorded live by an actor at Symphony Space and published on Electric Literature). We… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on February 28, 2025

Irish Lit. Event TONIGHT w/ Former Irish President Mary Robinson + Last Call for Submissions to Ninth Letter & Peatsmoke Journal

Happy Friday, everyone! This is your reminder that today is the last day of the month. . . and that submissions to two of the journals on our list—Ninth Letter and Peatsmoke—will be closing tonight at 11:59 PM. (Click here for details.) We’d also like to highlight an exciting event for this evening: Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, will speak on campus tonight to launch the gift of her collection of 900 volumes of Irish literature to DePaul. President Robinson and Dr. Mary McCain of the… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on February 6, 2025

LAST CHANCE for These Fall 2025 Study Abroad Programs! (Apply by Sunday, Feb. 9!)

Have you thought about earning DePaul degree credits while enjoying the experience of living and studying abroad for a few months? Consider applying to one of DePaul’s study abroad programs to spend next fall term in Australia, Mexico, or a European university! The following applications, for universities with course offerings that are especially conducive to English majors*, will close THIS SUNDAY on February 9, 2025: Australian Catholic University offers a few literature courses per semester University College Cork offers a variety of courses in subjects such as Medieval, Rennaisance, and Irish literature, as well as… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on November 11, 2024

Week 10 Events & Deadlines: One Book, One Chicago + MMLA + Application Reminders!

Happy Week 10, everyone! Scroll down for a few reminders of upcoming events and deadlines for the week ahead (including our One Book, One Chicago announcement for Gabrielle Zevin’s author visit). [The dates to mark down are this Wednesday (13th), this Friday (15th), and this Saturday (16th)!] 1. One Book, One Chicago’s banned book: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow When: FRIDAY, November 15, 11:00 AM Where: LPC, McGowan South, Room 106 This year’s One Book, One Chicago will feature author Gabrielle Zevin, who will discuss her book Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow in a reading,… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on November 5, 2024

Your Week 9 Recap: A List of Upcoming Deadlines for Fellowships, Calls for Submissions, etc.!

We’ve been keeping you up-to-date on opportunities and events throughout the quarter—but it helps to see these all in one place! In case you need it, here’s a recap of all the fellowships, contests, and more with upcoming deadlines between now and early January (and a few with later deadlines, to help you plan ahead). Each item in the list below will have a hyperlink to its original post, where you can view more info and access application links. Fellowships, Workshops, and Residencies “Writing Between the Vines” Retreats for Writers (Available this February at four… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on November 4, 2024

Applications NOW OPEN for the Library Company of Philadelphia’s 2025-26 Fellowships Cycle!

Are you a rising senior, on track to graduate at the end of Spring Quarter 2025? Are you a recent graduate or a current grad student interested in archival research collections? Are you working on your doctorate or thinking about a Master’s thesis? Consider applying for one of these fellowships! Following a short description of the Library Company’s fellowships program, each fellowship category is outlined at the bottom of this page. (The information below has been copied from the Library Company of Philadelphia’s website.) The Library Company of Philadelphia is now accepting applications for postdoctoral,… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on November 1, 2024

Reminder: Scholarship Applications Due Sun. Nov. 3 + Study Abroad UK Applications due TODAY, Nov. 1!

We hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween yesterday! Below are reminders for two upcoming deadlines as we start off November: scholarship applications and the UK study abroad. Be sure to get these in on time, if you’re interested! 1. Study Abroad UK (Spring Break 2025) Still feeling the Halloween spirit? Apply for DePaul’s “Gothic Monsters” study abroad to the UK! Applications are open to both grads and undergrads. Application deadline: November 1 Itinerary: London, Bath, Whitby, and Edinburgh View the Spring Break 2025 program list at https://programsabroad.depaul.edu/. Click “United Kingdom: Gothic Monsters” for… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 28, 2024

Lots of Calls for Submissions + 2 Workshops + a Writers’ Retreat!

Happy Monday! Here are some upcoming calls for submissions between the end of the month and early next year, as well as info on two fall poetry workshops over Zoom. Below this list is a description of “Writing Between the Vines,” a 2025 writers’ retreat at four California vineyards. (The information below has been copied from each journal’s website.) 1. Kitchen Table Quarterly Deadline: October 31, 2024 About: Kitchen Table Quarterly is a journal preoccupied with history—true history. Each of us holds the histories of what came before: mothers, grandmothers, great-grandmothers, and on and on and on. We… Read Article →

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