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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 March 11, 2020

Call for Submissions: 2020 Spring English Conference

The 2020 Spring English Conference, hosted by DePaul’s English department, is now open for submissions! Please see the attached flyer and full submissions guidelines for information on how to submit your writing: 2020 English Conference Full Submissions Guidelines 2020 Spring English Conference Call for Submissions

by Ex Libris on February 6, 2020

 DePaul’s Blue Book: Best Illinois High School Writing 2018-2019

DePaul’s Blue Book: Best Illinois High School Writing 2018-2019, edited by Professor Chris Green and a class of graduate students, is now available at www.depaulsbluebook.com!  Pieces were chosen from high school literary magazines submitted from across Illinois. Professor Green and his Editing class selected sixty-six pieces of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. This is the first of what Professor Green hopes to be an annual tribute to our state’s best young creative writers.   If you’re free, please consider attending the anthology’s launch reading on Saturday, February 8th, 5:30-7:00, Student Center #314. 

by Ex Libris on January 21, 2020

Upcoming Events: Winter MAWP Director Pitch Meeting

Writing and Publishing students: Rebecca Johns Trissler, director of MFA/MA in Creative Writing and Publishing, is planning on holding another pitch meeting for anyone who wants to talk about 1) pitching their work for publication; or 2) pitching themselves for jobs in publishing or higher education. This quarter the meeting will be at noon on Friday, February 28th, in the 2nd Floor Student Lounge in ALH. If you’re graduating soon and are starting to think about your career or simply want to start sending your work out for publication, please RSVP to this address. There will be… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on January 17, 2020

Congrats to Christopher Watkins!

Congrats to DePaul English Graduate student Christopher Watkins on publishing his poem “After Hiding a Half-Emptied Bottle of Popov in My Sock Drawer and Blacking Out” in Foundry Journal! Read Chris’s full poem here.   

by Ex Libris on June 5, 2019

Recent Alumni and Upcoming Graduates Spotlight!

Here are some of our MAE and MAWP students that are soon to graduate or have already graduated! To receive a student spotlight, please send your information to the Ex Libris editor, Camila Restrepo crestre4@depaul.edu or the Assistant Director of Graduate Programs, Meredith Ferrill mferrill@depaul.edu *If there is an error in your entry, (pronouns, spelling, etc.) please contact Camila Restrepo crestre4@depaul.edu and she will ensure corrections are made. Eli Brown will be graduating from the MAWP Program in Spring 2019! Eli is currently interviewing for a technical writing job at a medical company. Eli is  moving back… Read Article →

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