Chicago Community Events

by Ex Libris on October 6, 2025

It’s Banned Books Week!

According to the Chicago Public Library, there were 821 censorship attempts on library books in 2024, the third highest number of book challenges recorded by the American Library Association‘s Office for Intellectual Freedom. This is why CPL is committed to supporting Chicagoan’s freedom to read and is the leader of the Book Sanctuary Movement. Interested in getting involved this week? Check out the list of events across Chicago Public Library locations here! Can’t make it in person? Check out the American Library Association’s list for free online events this week.

by Ex Libris on October 2, 2025

Alumna Book Signing This Sunday!

On Sunday, October 5, Avery Cunningham (MAWP ’16) will be at the Maxwell Street Market from 12-1 p.m. for a discussion around the history of Chicago’s Maxwell Street Market, and the role it plays in her debut novel The Mayor of Maxwell Street (Disney/Hyperion 2024). Books will be available to purchase from Da Book Joint, and Avery will be signing books on site!

by Ex Libris on September 22, 2025

Chicago Humanities Festival Fall Dates

Over the weekend, Chicago Humanities wrapped up Pilsen / Little Village Day, which featured a Pilsen Public Art Tour and events with the likes of Cheech Marin (Cheech and Chong) and Zosia Mamet of Girls. But don’t fret, there are plenty of upcoming fall events to attend! Most events include a student discount, which you can select when purchasing tickets. Here’s a list of author/book events to check out in October: Illinois Tech Day 2025 UChicago Arts & Humanities Day 2025

by Ex Libris on June 12, 2025

Summer Deadlines + Newberry Library Spotlight + Textbooks Due Tomorrow

Good afternoon, everyone! We have a few announcements today, including info about the Newberry Library’s upcoming conference for graduate student scholarship and their list of summer courses, an extended call for Crook & Folly Editor-in-Chief applications, and a reminder about those rental books that you may or may not have forgotten are due this week. To help you plan your schedule, we also put together a list of deadlines for the remainder of this week, the entire summer, and the first couple weeks of Autumn Quarter! (Scroll down for info on each of these!) This… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on May 5, 2025

May 5 Reminders + Some Course Descriptions Available!

Happy Monday, everyone! First, this is your reminder that we have two events happening tonight: “Writing the Life of John McGahern: The Pleasures and Problems of Literary Biography” (w/ Prof. Frank Shovlin) from 5:00–6:00 PM in ALH 412 (click here for details), and a poetry reading (w/ Profs. Chris Solís Green & Richard Jones) at 6:30 PM in ALH 310 (click here for details). We’d also like to announce that some AQ2025 course descriptions are now available! These descriptions are still in the process of being added (be sure to check back for updates!), but… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on May 2, 2025

Upcoming Event: Poetry Reading (w/ Profs. Chris Green & Richard Jones)

Happy Friday, everyone! On Monday (May 5), join Prof. Chris Solís Green and Prof. Richard Jones for a poetry reading from new poetry books! This reading will be held in in the Arts & Letters Hall (2315 N. Kenmore Ave.), Rm. 310, and will start at 6:30 PM. Read the poster below for full details! (We’ll add this event to our Week 6 list!) Chris Solís Green is currently Distinguished Writer in Residence in the English Department at DePaul University. He is the author of five books of poetry: The Sky Over Walgreens, Epiphany School, Résumé, Everywhere West, and The… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on May 1, 2025

May 1 Reminders + Looking Ahead: Week 6

Good afternoon, everyone! Today, we have a few reminders, in addition to our list of next week’s events and deadlines. May 1 Reminders This is your reminder that submission windows for two contests and two creative writing journals are closing tonight: the ABA Journal / Ross Writing Contest for Legal Short Fiction (at 5:00 PM!), the Narratively x Belletrist True Romance Writing Prize, Redivider‘s call for “new and under-published voices,” and Ninth Letter’s Special Web Edition on the theme of “Reversal”. (Click on each of these for submission details.) Have you thought about earning DePaul… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on April 30, 2025

Congratulations to Prof. Mark Turcotte! + April 30 Reminders + Upcoming Event: “The Pleasures and Problems of Literary Biography” (w/ Prof. Frank Shovlin)

Good morning, everyone! We have a couple of announcements for today. Good morning, everyone! We have lots of announcements for today. First, some tremendous news: a huge congratulations to our very own Prof. Mark Turcotte, who has just been named by Governor JB Pritzker, the Illinois Arts Council (IAC), Illinois Humanities, and the Poetry Foundation as the sixth (and newest) Illinois Poet Laureate! As Governor Pritzker observes in his press release, “Mark Turcotte’s work reflects the complex and beautiful landscape of both our state and the country as a whole through his unique perspective as… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on April 24, 2025

Final Week 4 Reminders + Looking Ahead: Week 5

Good afternoon, everyone! As usual, we’re posting next week’s list of deadlines early, as well as listing a final event reminder for this week. These items include tomorrow’s UChicago networking event for student writers, applications for paid positions at DePaul’s Writing Center and DePaul student-run magazines 14East and Pueblo, submission windows for a few entries from our genre-focused journals list, and submissions to a few journals we posted earlier this year. Scroll down to view the list! Week 4 Week 5 In case you missed it . . .

by Ex Libris on April 23, 2025

Nico Lang Reading Tonight + Announcing Our Alumni Panelists for May 16!

Good afternoon, everyone! First, we’d like to remind everyone that our next Visiting Author event, with Nico Lang, will be held tonight from 6:00 to 7:30 PM in SAC 154. (This reading is open to the public; snacks will also be provided!) Nico will give a reading and talk on their recent book, American Teenager. In addition to being an award-winning author, reporter, and editor, Nico is also one of our DePaul alumni! (Click here for the flier with full details.) And speaking of alumni—we’re excited to announce our alumni panelists for the department’s Spring… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on April 21, 2025

Monday Reminders + Upcoming Event: “AI in the Arts: Reshaping Creativity in the Digital Age”

Happy Monday, everyone! We hope you had a good long weekend. We’d like to share about the DePaul AI Institute‘s upcoming symposium, “AI in the Arts: Reshaping Creativity in the Digital Age.” This event will be held on May 9 from 11:00 AM to 6:30 PM on the Loop campus. Scroll down for more details! AI in the Arts: Reshaping Creativity in the Digital Age (The information below has been copied from the DePaul AI Institute’s email invitation.) Are you curious about how artificial intelligence is transforming artistic expression? This symposium brings together leading thinkers… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on April 18, 2025

Upcoming Event: Earth Day Poetry, Film, & Discussion (w/ Profs. Chris Green & Liam Heneghan)

Happy Friday, everyone! On Tuesday (April 22), join Prof. Chris Solís Green and Prof. Liam Heneghan for “The Dead Zoo: Natural History and Poetry in a Time of Crisis“! This Earth Day event will include a film and discussion in McGowan South (2325 N. Clifton Ave.), Rm. 103, and will start at 6:30 PM. Read the poster below for full details! (We’ll add this event to our Week 4 list!) Chris Solís Green is currently Distinguished Writer in Residence in the English Department at DePaul University. He is the author of five books of poetry: The… Read Article →

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