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by English GA on April 10, 2023

An Interview with Anna Sortino, Author of “Give Me a Sign”

Recently, I had the chance to chat with Anna Sortino, a DePaul MAWP alumni whose first novel, Give Me a Sign, is being published at Penguin Random House. Anna shared some insights on graduating, shed some light on her process, and expressed what it was like representing Deaf culture. Give Me a Sign comes out July 11 and can be pre ordered here Thank you for taking the time to talk with me, Anna, and congratulations on the upcoming release of Give Me a Sign. How does it feel to be so close to the… Read Article →

by English GA on January 17, 2023

Congrats To DePaul Alumni Erika J. Simpson Whose Essay, “If You Ever Find Yourself,” Has Been Featured In Best American Essays 2022

Erika was the very first student to work on a Big Shoulders Books project – before BSB even existed, in fact. After DePaul, she graduated with an MFA in African-American speculative fiction from University of Kentucky. Her award winning essay, “If You Ever Find Yourself,” has earned her a book deal with Scribner and will be expanded into a memoir, This Is Your Mother.

by Ex Libris on May 16, 2022

Upcoming Book by DePaul Alum, Zhanna Slor: Breakfall

Author of At The End of the World, Turn Left, Zhanna Slor’s upcoming book Breakfall is a domestic thriller about a young mother, fresh off a divorce, whose sultry affair with a married police officer leads to a scandal, but when people at her Jiu Jitsu gym start dying and disappearing, the only connection is Mina herself. To be published by Agora Books and released in Spring 2023

by Laurance Matthews on January 21, 2021

Love Talks Event Live Recording

In case you missed out on the Love Talks Event, we have the livestream recorded below! Open this post to watch the video. Be sure to check out Professor Michele Morano’s book, Like Love and Destiny O. Birdsong’s book, Negotiations

Fruit Bat Press: A Chapbook Press Started By DePaul Alum. Submissions Open Feb 1-28

by Laurance Matthews on January 21, 2021

Shoutout to Fruit Bat — A Press Started and Led by DePaul Alum!

Fruit Bat is a Chapbook Press co-based in Chicago and Los Angeles, started by two DePaul alum and previous roommates. As posted on their About Page, they publish work that “embraces foraging: an unusual collection of ideas from a diverse set of perspectives with a basket of different emotions.” They will release their first three limited edition chapbooks in summertime 2021. Submissions open February 1 – February 28, 2021. Be sure to check out and submit to Fruit Bat Press & Lillet Press in support of our former students (and awesome new endeavors)!

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