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by Ex Libris on May 11, 2020

EXTENDED DEADLINE: Spring English Conference

The deadline to submit to the 11th annual Spring English conference has been extended to this Friday, May 15th! Find full guidelines here. Initially, the department intended to host the conference through a website featuring video panels that could be accessed any time. After further consideration and discussion with students, however, the English department has decided to shift to synchronous panels to be held on Friday, June 5, 1-5pm via Zoom. The sessions will be recorded and posted to the conference website so that individuals who aren’t able to attend can later access the content. This… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on May 6, 2020

Free Access to Publisher’s Weekly for MFA programs

Publishers Weekly has removed their paywall, making all of their content available for free. Students and faculty can access open issues of Publishers Weekly, starting with the March 16th issue at www.digitalpw.com. Those wishing to receive an alert when the new issue becomes available can sign up to receive it at www.publishersweekly.com/digitalnotification. The entirety of www.publishersweekly.com is available without logging in, as is the digital archive of issues of PW dating back to the very first issue in 1872, which can be found at archive.publishersweekly.com.

by Ex Libris on May 4, 2020

Call for Art: The Pandemic City by Slag Glass City

The Slag Glass City is working on a new social media campaign called The Pandemic City. If you take photos (anything from casual phone photos to art photographs) that you believe may be a good fit for the campaign, the Slag Glass City would be more than grateful for the additional images! They will post on Tumblr, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, and will make sure to give the photographer credit. This might be a fun activity to incorporate into daily walks. Mail to: slagglasscity@gmail.com. Feel free to poke around the SGC Tumblr page for inspiration: https://slagglasscity.tumblr.com/tagged/pandemiccity. –From Madeline Happold, Assistant… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on May 1, 2020

Discount on Author’s Guild Memberships

DePaul MFA/MAWP students are eligible to apply for a deeply discounted Author’s Guild membership for only $35. Click here: https://www.authorsguild.org/join/ (enter code CHAPTER20 during checkout for the discount). Author’s Guild members receive access to intellectual-property rights lawyers, review of contracts, discounted author’s website templates, professional development, and even media liability insurance.

by Ex Libris on April 29, 2020

Call for Submissions: 11th Annual Spring English Conference

The DePaul English Department invites you to participate in the eleventh Spring English Conference. The Spring English Conference is an annual event in which DePaul English undergraduate and graduate students present academic and creative work. Although Covid-19 will make this year’s conference different from any other, the work we English students are doing is as important as ever, if not more so. As students of the English language, whether literature or creative writing, ours is the business of telling and interpreting stories. And whether Covid-19 influences your work directly or indirectly, stories are one of… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on April 21, 2020

Call for Submissions: They Call Us Flawed

They Call Us Flawed, new feminist zine from DePaul English students, is seeking poems and short stories about beauty standards for their next issue. Those interested should send submissions to KailahPeters@gmail.com with the subject line “They Call Us Flawed Submission” by May 12.

by Ex Libris on April 20, 2020

DePaul MFA Students Reading with The Authors Guild

Join the Authors Guild and Chicago Regional Chapter Ambassadors from a safe distance for their springtime reading and open mic. Meet up onscreen with the Chicago literary community and hear work from readers whose work ranges from remarkable nonfiction on risk-related strategies for resilience to middle-grade fiction and contemporary lit in translation. Featured readers will include Michelle Wucker and Marlene Targ Brill, as well as a few of Professor Rebecca Johns-Trissler’s students in DePaul’s MFA program (Caro Macon Fleischer, Chad Baker, Crystal Clark, and Chris Watkins) during the open mic portion. RSVP to receive your unique, secure zoom link. Feel free to just… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on April 17, 2020

The Spring English Conference is going virtual this year!

In lieu of our annual in-person Spring English conference, the English department is now accepting submissions from students for a new 2020 Spring English Conference online launching June 1! This is an excellent opportunity for students to showcase their work and to share it with a positive, supportive community of DePaul faculty and peers. This year’s presentations will come in the form of pre-recorded videos posted on the Spring English Conference Website. Each video will be five minutes in length and may be in (but not limited to) the following areas: Fiction Creative Nonfiction Poetry… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on April 16, 2020

Partial Tuition Scholarship Deadline is April 24th

The M.A. in English and M.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 two graduate programs. Partial Tuition Scholarships provide a partial reimbursement for tuition paid for 2020 Spring graduate courses in English taken toward the MAE and MAWP degrees. You are eligible to apply for a PTS award if: You have already completed at least two English graduate courses toward your MAE or MAWP degree You are enrolled in one or more English graduate classes for… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on April 10, 2020

Call for Student Writing

The English Department is looking for student writing for inclusion in the English Department newsletter. Photos are optional but welcome. If you would like to be included in the newsletter, please send your work the Department Assistant, Marc Schell at mschell2@depaul.edu Please note: Newsletter contribution is voluntary. We are not currently offering compensation for student writing.

by Ex Libris on April 9, 2020

Call for Student Writers: Faculty Interviews

The English Department is looking for students interested in interviewing a faculty member on their recent accomplishments for inclusion in the English Department newsletter. If interested, please contact the Department Assistant, Marc Schell at mschell2@depaul.edu. Please note: Newsletter contribution is voluntary. We are not currently offering compensation for interviews.

by Ex Libris on April 6, 2020

Congrats to Kathleen Rooney!

Congratulations to our very own Kathleen Rooney, who has received a Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) Grant from the City of Chicago! The grant will support Kathleen’s visit to the Margaret Herrick Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Library in Los Angeles to research a novel when it is safe to travel again. Kudos!

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