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Dylan Weir, an MA Alum of DePaul, will read from his first book, Public House, on October 21st at 6:30 PM in ALH Room 314. Weir is a poet, whose work has appeared in Best New Poets, Narrative, and New England Review. According to Trio House Press, “Public House maps the delirious landscapes of addiction. In poem after poem, Dylan Weir chronicles the mix of memory and mythology concocted between last call and first light. Between oblivion and sobriety. Between the pull of the bottle and the harder seductions of hope.”

Tomorrow, MFA student Esther Choy will be featured as one of 35 guest authors at the Chicago Public Library Foundations Award Dinner. Choy is the author of two books: Let the Story Do the Work: The Art of Storytelling for Business Success, and Winning Without Persuasion: A New Framework for Leading with Curiosity and Story Discovery. Congradulations Esther!

Graduate students of the English Department will be pleased to hear that applications are now open for three scholarships. Applications will be due on November 1st, and can be completed here.

Several faculty members of the English Department will be speaking at DePaul Night at the Art Institute on Thrusday, October 22nd. The event will feature presentations by students and faculty, and will be free for DePaul students to attend. For more information, and a full schedule, click here. In regards to the English department, the two presentations are as follows: At 4 pm, Miles Harvey will be speaking on “Inheritance and Inspiration: A Writer Looks Back at Ben Shahn” in an exclusive event for DePaul alumni in the Prints and Drawings room. At 6:30 pm,… Read Article →

Head to the Galway Arms on October 12th at 6:30 for a Chicago writing community event open to all who want to read, listen, and connect!The event will be hosted by DePaul graduate student Philip Janowski. Grab a pint, order a hearty dinner, and let the stories begin!

Authors and DePaul Professors Miles Harvey and Chris Solís Green will be in conversation about “The Literature of Disappearance: Poetry and Prose.” They will also discuss the challenges and triumphs of starting a small press, Big Shoulders Books. The talk will take place on Thursday, October 15th at 6 p.m. at DePaul’s John T. Richardson Library, Room 103. It is free and open to the public Miles Harvey won the 2024 Society of Midland Authors Adult Fiction Award and the 2023 Journal Non/Fiction Prize for The Registry of Forgotten Objects, a collection of short stories…. Read Article →

Crook & Folly, DePaul’s student-run literary and arts magazine, is hiring grad and undergrad students for a variety of positions. Applications are open through October 18th. Learn more and apply here.

The M.A. in English, M.A. in Literature and Publishing, M.A. in Writing and Publishing, and M.F.A. in Writing and Publishing programs are offering Partial Tuition Scholarships (PTS) to recognize the outstanding academic achievement of students in the English department’s three graduate programs. Partial Tuition Scholarships provide a partial reimbursement for tuition paid for 2026 Autumn graduate courses in English taken toward the MAE, MALP, MAWP, and MFA degrees. You are eligible to apply for a PTS award if: · You have already completed at least two English graduate courses toward your MAE/MALP, MAWP, or MFA… Read Article →

An Inconvenient Hour: Prose, Poetry, & Coffee is a reading series taking place on Saturdays at Monarch Community Cafe in Rogers Park. Their next event will take place on October 10th at 6 PM and feature, among other authors, DePaul professor Gazmend Kapllani. Professor Kapllani has authored two collections of poetry in Albanian and four novels written in both Greek and Albanian, in addition to numerous scholarly essays. His work centers on themes of migration, border, totalitarianism, and Balkan history.

Anna Sortino, 2019 graduate of DePaul’s MAWP program and a lifelong Cubs fan, threw out the first pitch at a Cubs game this week. Her novels center on disabled characters living their lives and falling in love and have earned national recognition. Sortino’s books have won an ALA Schneider Family Book Award Honor, the Yellowhammer Young Adult Book Award, and the Garden State Teen Book Award, and have earned starred reviews from the likes of Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and many others. Released last may, Sortino’s latest book titled Stops Along the Way, is described by… Read Article →

Is reading in a death spiral? Students, alumni and faculty make the case for why books matter more than ever in the age of TikTok and ChatGPT. Plus, read faculty and alumni profiles, the accomplishments of students, alumni and faculty, a look at this year’s English Conference, and more! Check out the full newsletter here: https://www.flipsnack.com/dpuenglish/depaul-university-english-department-spring-newsletter-2026

The Chicago Writers Showcase is back next month to celebrate upcoming releases from Chicago Authors, including DePaul English faculty Kathleen Rooney. The event takes place on Tuesday, June 2 at 6:30 p.m. at Haymarket House, and you can RSVP here. Here’s the full lineup:

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