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!
Recently, I had the chance to chat with Anna Sortino, a DePaul MAWP alumni whose first novel, Give Me a Sign, is being published at Penguin Random House. Anna shared some insights on graduating, shed some light on her process, and expressed what it was like representing Deaf culture. Give Me a Sign comes out July 11 and can be pre ordered here Thank you for taking the time to talk with me, Anna, and congratulations on the upcoming release of Give Me a Sign. How does it feel to be so close to the… Read Article →
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In the mood for a story about a scam artist posing as a man of God? Read the piece that novelist Karen Russell describes as “a mutant menagerie of literary fiction … an oasis for weirdness and wonder.” You can find The Complete Miracles of St. Anthony: Definitive Edition with Previously Unpublished Material HERE on Conjunctions. A prequel to this piece, Beachcombers In Doggerland, was published in The Sun. Get the full story, read both!
CITY OUT OF TIMEHow does the city tell time? Stop time? Save time? Lose time?Keep time by the ticktock of an urban clock? The city out of time is a city where bridges fall and waters rise, where change is too late and never enough, where weather is breaking and transit is failing, where tent cities proliferate and mental health resources dissipate, where shop windows are boarded and the sidewalks are deserted, where leaders disinvest in community and reinvest in violence, where our Citizen apps blow up as citizens give up. But the city out of… Read Article →
This is a virtual event hosted on crowdcast. Charis welcomes Francesca Royster in conversation with Alexis Pauline Gumbs for a discussion of Choosing Family: A Memoir of Queer Motherhood and Black Resistance. A brilliant literary memoir of chosen family and chosen heritage, told against the backdrop of Chicago’s North and South Sides. Follow the link for more info. Click here to register on crowdcast.
Ex Libris is taking submissions! We are looking to feature book reviews and interviews with alumni and faculty, written by current students. Have an idea, or a piece already written? Email Zach Sharp @ rsharp5@depaul.edu. Thanks, Zach
You can read an excerpt of the essay here, and find the full piece in fall 2022 issue, Conjunctions:79, Onword. Conjunctions is a biannual literary anthology published by Bard College.