Thank you to everyone who visited the MMLA’s 65th Annual Convention this morning at Hilton Chicago and attended Dr. Jonathan Gross‘ panel, featuring our English grad students Carmen Romero Lopez, Rebecca Hathaway, and Zach Cleir! See below for pictures from the event and a short bio on each of these students. The Midwest Modern Language Association’s annual conference is a valuable event for students to attend; in addition to dozens of interesting panel discussions, there are book exhibits, book discounts, job opportunities, and the chance to meet many fellow students at late undergraduate and graduate… Read Article →
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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 →
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 →
Dr. Jonathan Gross and DePaul grad students Carmen Romero Lopez, Rebecca Hathaway, and Zach Cleir will be participating in the Midwest Modern Language Association’s 65th Annual Convention next week! Read below for full details on this event. We hope you’ll attend these interesting discussions! Where: Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan Ave Schedule:Friday, November 15Third floor, private dining room 19:30 – 10:45 AM Love, Lust, and the Romantic Sublime: Blindness and Insight into Health and Well-Being in Frankenstein and Other Romantic Period Texts Panel chair: Jonathan Gross Saturday, November 16Third floor, private dining room 39:30 –… Read Article →
Join us at The Dead Zoo film and reading on Tuesday, October 22, from 6:30 – 7:30, at DePaul’s Cortelyou Commons (2324 N. Fremont Street), for DePaul’s Sustainability Month! A 20-minute film based on Prof. Chris Green’s sonnet crown The Dead Zoo (poems from the perspective of endangered or extinct animals, plants, and places) will play silently while other poets help him read the sonnets. This will be followed by a conversation with Environmental Science Prof. Liam Heneghan about poetry, climate change, and mass extinction. The poets who will read include cin salach, Tony Trigilio, Josh Corey, Mike Puican, John McCarthy, and Patty… Read Article →
DePaul’s Blue Book: Best American High School Writing 2022 and Chris Solis Green, who edited the project, have received yet another glowing piece written about the project, this time in Poetry & Writers, the prominent national trade magazine founded in 1970. Ex Libris would like to congratulate Chris Green and all of the student editors who made Blue Book happen! If you’re interested in procuring a copy, you can order one HERE You can read the Poets and Writers piece HERE
‘DEPAUL’S BLUE BOOK’ HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF NATION’S BEST HIGH SCHOOL WRITING “It’s amazing what teenagers are capable of creating. This anthology is a testament to the talent that’s in our young people,” Solís Green says. You can read the rest of the article here
A must-read for any lover of coffee, How to Taste Coffee inspires readers to taste widely and sip consciously, with more appreciation, more discernment, and a greater sense of wonder. When: Friday, October 20 from 7 to 10 p.m. (CT) Where: Dayglow’s Chicago location in the Kimball Arts Center (1757 N. Kimball Ave.) Purchasing a copy of the book enters you to win a Rancilio Stile grinder at the party! For the best chance to reserve a copy, purchase before October 1. *Grinder will be given out at the event* Come celebrate the launch of How to Taste Coffee, the newest book by… Read Article →
You can get the exclusive publication of Sarah Fay’s ‘Cured: The Memoir’—plus resources, interviews, and other stories of mental health recovery— Here
You can order a copy of the Spring ’23 issue Here
Barrie Jean Borich and Heather Montes-Ireland (WGS) have been awarded a HumanitiesX fellowship for next academic year. This marks the third year (out of three) that English faculty have landed this fellowship. Chris Green was the first, then Miles Harvey, and now Barrie Borich!