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by Ex Libris on April 1, 2015

DePaul Instructor David Welch and MAW Alumna Laura Wagner to Read at the Poetry Foundation Tuesday, May 19

Tuesday, May 19, 7 p.m. Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street Free Admission The Poetry Foundation‘s Open Door reading series presents work from Chicago’s new and emerging poets and highlights the area’s writing programs. Each one-hour event features readings by two Chicagoland college and graduate writing program instructors and two of their current or recent students. May’s Open Door Reading presents Eastern Illinois University’s Charlotte Pence and her student Derick Ledermann along with DePaul University’s David Welch and his former student, MAW alumna Laura Wagner.

by Ex Libris on February 26, 2015

Story Week Festival (March 15-21, 2015)

Columbia College Chicago‘s creative writing department is presenting the Story Week Festival of Writers March 15–21, 2015. This year’s theme is The Power of Words. All programming is free and open to the public. DePaul associate professor Miles Harvey and former DePaul assistant professor Amina Gautier will be presenting at the festival. Check out the full Story Week schedule here.

by Ex Libris on February 18, 2015

DePaul in the News: “Heaving Bosoms and Joyous Endings Conquer Capitol Hill”

Washington Post (February 13, 2015) “Heaving bosoms and joyous endings conquer Capitol Hill” Last week, the Post ran a story on a romance fiction conference held at the Library of Congress. The article featured DePaul English professor Eric Selinger, who noted, “The last thing popular romance needs is a man in a suit ‘mansplaining’ what belongs in the canon.”  

by Ex Libris on December 5, 2014

Slag Glass City’s New Website

The new website for Slag Glass City has launched. Created by Professor Barrie Jean Borich with support from DePaul’s English department/MAWP program, the journal accepts general submissions on a rolling basis from September 15 to June 15. Click here to submit to Slag Glass City.  The magazine is looking for “new, original nonfiction literature and art from, by, and about cities, urban sustainability, and what does and does not makes cities livable.”

by Ex Libris on December 1, 2014

Chicago Book Expo on Saturday, December 6

The third annual Chicago Book Expo is taking place this Saturday, December 6, at Columbia College Chicago (1104 South Wabash Avenue). The event is free and open to the public. The exposition runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Check out the schedule here. See below for a sampling of DePaul connections to the event. Chicago and the Novel (11:30 a.m.): Novelists Rebecca Makkai (The Hundred-Year House), Kathleen Rooney (O Democracy!), a visiting assistant professor at DePaul, and Ian Morris (When Bad Things Happen to Rich People) discuss their novels set in the Chicago area. (Film Row Cinema)   Chicago After… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on November 6, 2014

Native American Poet and DePaul Professor Mark Turcotte’s Upcoming Readings

Join Native American poet Mark Turcotte, a visiting assistant professor in DePaul’s English department since 2009, for his upcoming in-state readings on November 13 and November 20. The November 13 reading takes place at the University of Illinois at Springfield. Can’t make the trek to our illustrious state capital? The November 20 reading will be closer to home, at Loyola University. See the fliers below for more information.  

by Ex Libris on November 5, 2014

DePaul Faculty Member Emily Gray Tedrowe to Read at Sunday Salon Chicago November 23

Join Emily Gray Tedrowe—a visiting assistant professor in DePaul’s English department—at Sunday Salon Chicago on Sunday, November 23, at 7 p.m. The free literary reading series takes place at Riverview Tavern (1958 West Roscoe Street). Suzanne Clores, James Finn Garner, and Sharon Solwitz will also be reading at this month’s installment of Sunday Salon Chicago.

by Ex Libris on October 16, 2014

MAKE Literary Productions Lit & Luz Festival on Saturday, October 18

This Saturday, October 18, join DePaul visiting assistant professor Kathleen Rooney for Archive, a live magazine show extravaganza. The event, which closes out the inaugural Lit & Luz Festival, takes place at Co-Prosperity Sphere (3221 South Morgan Street, Chicago, IL 60608). Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m., with danceable music from Ida y Vuelta and Sonorama to follow.   For more information or to buy tickets, click here.   Here’s some background on the event from Kathleen Rooney: “I’m a contributing editor to MAKE Literary Productions and we applied for and received a grant from the MacArthur Foundation to… Read Article →

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