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Bellow is a message from Crook & Folly editors who are searching for staff: Crook & Folly, DePaul’s award-winning art and literary magazine, is assembling a staff of undergraduate and graduate students for the 2016/17 academic year. Positions include: section editors and readers for each literary genre, copy-editors, social media/marketing, and public relations coordinators. If you are interested in becoming involved as a member of the magazine’s team, please send an email, as an attachment to crookandfolly@gmail.com with the following information:  Name   Contact information  Year in school, major/concentration   Application letter of 150-200 words or less describing any relevant experience, commitment, and… Read Article →

MAE students who are planning on graduating after Autumn Quarter 2016 please take not of a few key deadlines. First,  the deadline to apply for degree conferral is October 1. Apply on Campus Connect under the student center tab. In conjunction with conferral, MAE students must submit their final requirements (a capstone portfolio or thesis option) by September 29. Students can send this information to Assitant Director of Graduate Programs Janet Hickey. For students not planning to graduate this Autumn Quarter, there will be an information session on final requirements on Saturday, October 1 in SAC 240. The session will… Read Article →

Fall Quarter 2016 is the first quarter the MAWP program will be offering its new Certificate in Publishing. The certificate requires sixteen credit hours and consists of three publishing courses and one internship, selected from our robust partners. Publishing course topics include: Book publishing Magazine/Journal publishing Digital publishing Editing The Certificate in Publishing can broaden and strengthen the preparation of students seeking to work in the publishing industry. This program serves students in graduate programs at DePaul as well as students-at-large interested in various aspects of publishing. Course offerings focus on book, magazine/journal, and digital… Read Article →

The monthly prose reading series, Sunday Salon continues this September on the 25th. DePaul professor Dan Stolar will be reading along side Vu Tran, Gina Frangello, Ben Tanzer, and Doro Boehme. The event takes place at the Riverview Tavern (1958 W Roscoe Street) and starts at 7:00 PM. Find out more about the readers below: VU TRAN’S first novel, Dragonfish, was a NY Times Notable Book of 2015. He is the winner of a Whiting Award, and his short stories have appeared in publications like the O. Henry Prize Stories and the Best American Mystery Stories. Born in… Read Article →

Congratulations are in order for English Professor Kathleen Rooney and WRD Professor Eric Plattner, co-editors of the soon to be released René Magritte: Selected Writings! The book collects letters, interviews, and more from modern master René Magritte translating them to English for the first time. In preparation for the official September 22nd event, Kathleen and Eric will be hosting two promotional events. The first takes place at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, September 21 at 57 Street Books. Co-sponsored by the University of Chicago, the editors will discuss their process, Magritte’s art and his writings. Find out more on the event page, or on the… Read Article →

The Department of English Open House will take place on Wednesday, September 14 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm in Arts and Letters Hall 210. Learn about advising resources, internships, publishing opportunities, and answer questions about other department programs. This is a wonderful chance to meet your peers in the department and converse with faculty and staff. We hope to see you there! For more questions, contact Janet Hickey at jhicke11@depaul.edu.

Ex Libris would like to welcome new and continuing English graduate students to Fall Quarter 2016! Ex Libris, DePaul’s English graduate student blog and news source, provides MAE and MAWP students with information they can use. Founded in 2003 as a newsletter for the English graduate programs at DePaul, Ex Libris continues to evolve to meet students’ needs. Ex Libris is both an essential guide to the English Department and DePaul resources as well as your number one source for literary news. The About and DePaul Resources tabs above provide students with the most up to date information… Read Article →

Ex Libris would like to send congratulations not only to our graduates, but also to our hard working faculty and staff. A big congrats to Kathleen Rooney and Michele Morano who were both recipients of 2016 excellence in teaching awards! James Murphy also recently accepted the position of Visiting Professor of Irish Studies and  Interim Director of Irish Programs at Boston College for the 2016-17 year. You’ll be missed for the year James, but congratulations! Finally, check out this excellent little write-up by Barrie Jean Borich on DePaul’s Newsline.

Ex Libris, on behalf of the English Department, would like to wish a heartfelt congratulations to all of the Master of Arts in English and Master of Arts in Writing and Publishing graduates of the 2015-2016 school year! A graduate degree is no easy task, but with hard work you have all completed an impressive accomplishment. We are proud of every graduate, and thank you for your dedication. Congratulations! You deserve it! Spring 2016 Graduates: Christian Anderson, MAWP with Distinction Jennifer DePoorter, MAWP with Distinction Karina Diaz, MAE  Kent Doyle, MAE  Amy Finn, MAWP Isabel Flores, MAWP with Distinction Ariyel Jefferson-Ray… Read Article →

DePaul and the Department of English are proud to announce the launch of the 36th annual edition of Crook & Folly! This year’s launch will take place at the DePaul Art Museum on Thursday, May 26th from 5-6pm. Join in a celebrating the work of DePaul artists and writers, along with readings from local Chicago authors (TBA), and the presentations of C&F’s Awards of Excellence. A reception will take place, featuring the musical stylings of editor-in-chief, Eric Hollander, with food and refreshments. New to this year will be a free raffle with a chance to win a past edition of… Read Article →

Congratulations to Professor Ted Anton who will be presenting at at the University of Chicago in a panel discussion of Ioan Petru Culianu. Find out for details on the flyer below.

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