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by Ex Libris on March 9, 2015

Two Cities Review Prose Contest and Catamaran Writing Conference

Two Cities Review, a new literary magazine, is accepting submissions for its prose contest. The contest theme is Cities Gone Wrong. The winner in each category—fiction and nonfiction—will receive $250 and publication. The submission deadline is March 15, 2015. Writers can submit their entries for a $5 fee here. *** Catamaran Literary Reader is offering a $200 early bird registration discount for its second annual fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama summer writing conferences. The conference takes place August 12–16, 2015. Register by April 15 for the discounted ($1,050) price, which covers four nights’ lodging at the Robert Louis Stevenson campus on Pebble Beach; meals;… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on February 20, 2015

Crossing Boundaries: Second Annual LAS Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference

Crossing Boundaries, the second annual LAS interdisciplinary graduate student conference, is taking place on Friday, March 6, 2015, in McGowan South (1110 West Belden Avenue). The day’s events—which run from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.—include a faculty panel; poster presentations and paper panels featuring DePaul graduate student work; a keynote address by associate professor of English Miles Harvey; and a reception. All members of the DePaul community are welcome to attend. For a more detailed schedule, see the LAS graduate student conference program.

by Ex Libris on January 7, 2015

Reminder: Submit Proposals for DePaul’s Interdisciplinary Grad Student Conference (Deadline: 1/23/15)

Crossing Boundaries, the second annual LAS interdisciplinary graduate student conference, is accepting proposals for papers, panels, or posters through Friday, January 23, 2015. Students interested in presenting at the conference may submit proposals here. The conference, which will showcase work by graduate students across many departments and programs, will take place on Friday, March 6, 2015. The one-day event will kick off at 11 a.m. in McGowan South (1110 West Belden Avenue).

by Ex Libris on January 6, 2015

Wayne State University’s Early Modern Studies Graduate Symposium Accepting Abstracts (Deadline: 1/16/15)

Wayne State University‘s sixth annual Group for Early Modern Studies (GEMS) graduate symposium welcomes abstracts from humanities graduate students working on the early modern period, broadly defined as 1400–1800. Abstracts should relate to the general theme of “will.” The symposium will take place on Friday, March 13, 2015, at Wayne State University in Detroit. The submission deadline is January 16, 2015. Students may submit their 250-word abstracts to gems.symposium@gmail.com. For more information, download the official call for papers as a Word doc or check out the graduate symposium website.

by Ex Libris on January 5, 2015

Call for Abstracts for AGS Graduate Student Conference in Paris (Deadline: 1/30/15)

The American Graduate School in Paris is accepting abstracts for its 2015 conference, The Influence and Role of NGOs in Global Governance: From Grassroots to Global. The conference will take place in Paris April 23–24, 2015. The abstract submission deadline is January 30, 2015, and the final paper submission deadline is March 27, 2015. Students may submit abstracts of up to 500 words to conference@ags.edu as an attachment (Microsoft Word or PDF). For more information, visit the AGS conference website.

by Ex Libris on December 19, 2014

Call for Abstracts for Mind, Body, and (Con)Text: Cognitive Approaches to Literature and Linguistics (Deadline Extended to 1/15/15)

The deadline to submit abstracts for Mind, Body, and (Con)Text: Cognitive Approaches to Literature and Linguistics has been extended to January 15, 2015. School of Languages and Cultures 15th Annual Graduate Symposium March 6–7, 2015 Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Graduate students may submit abstracts of up to 250 words to slcsymposiumpurdue@gmail.com. The email submission should specify the presenter’s name, institution of affiliation, email address, and phone number. The abstract itself should not include any identifying information. In a separate attachment, students may also submit a short-form CV (one page). Both individual presentations and panels are welcome. The committee will award up to two $100 travel… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on December 19, 2014

NIU’s Ctrl, Alt, Delete Conference Accepting Abstracts (Deadline: 1/16/15)

The 23rd annual Midwestern Conference on Literature, Language, and Media (MCLLM) at Northern Illinois University is accepting proposals for 15-minute papers from individuals and panels. The conference will take place at Northern Illinois University March 27–28, 2015. This year’s theme is Ctrl, Alt, Delete. The deadline for proposals is January 16, 2015. Graduate students should send their 200- to 250-word proposals to mcllm@niu.edu, including the name, institutional affiliation, email, and phone number of each author. Panel proposals should include a brief overview of the panel’s theme and purpose and a 200- to 250-word abstract for each paper.

by Ex Libris on December 18, 2014

Crossing Boundaries: LAS Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference

DePaul’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences invites all LAS graduate students to attend Crossing Boundaries, the second annual LAS interdisciplinary graduate student conference. The conference, which will showcase work by graduate students across many departments and programs, will take place on Friday, March 6, 2015. The one-day event kicks off at 11 a.m. in McGowan South (1110 West Belden Avenue). Those interested in presenting at the conference may submit proposals here. The submission deadline is January 16, 2015.

by Ex Libris on December 12, 2014

Call for Proposals for Postcards from the Edge: Texts and Contexts (Deadline: 2/15/15)

The University of St. Thomas English graduate program will host an interdisciplinary conference called Postcards from the Edge: Texts and Contexts on Friday, April 24, 2015. Email one-page proposals for individual papers, poster presentations, panels, or roundtables to the graduate conference coordinator, Andrea Gullixson (andrea.j.gullixson@gmail.com), by February 15, 2015. For more information, view the Postcards from the Edge flyer.

by Ex Libris on December 5, 2014

Submit Abstracts on #MissedConnections for IUB’s Grad Student Conference (Deadline: 2/1/15)

Indiana University Bloomington‘s comparative literature department is accepting abstracts for Missed Connections, a graduate student conference. The conference will take place April 10 and 11, 2015. The deadline for submitting abstracts is February 1, 2015. What to Submit Abstract (300 words max) Title of your presentation Short bio (50 words max) with your name, email address, degree level, and institutional affiliation *** Send submission materials to iu.complit@gmail.com, both in the body of the email and as an attachment.

by Ex Libris on December 2, 2014

Emerging Pedagogies Research and Travel Grant (Deadline: 12/31/14)

Pearson is accepting project proposals for its Emerging Pedagogies Research and Travel Grant. Graduate students in composition, rhetoric, and business and technical communication—and adjunct faculty teaching composition courses—may submit proposals. The submission deadline is December 31, 2014. Up to ten $750 grants will be awarded. These grants will help defray the cost of attending the 2015 Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), which will take place March 18–21, 2015, in Tampa.

by Ex Libris on November 16, 2014

Tales from the Conference Front: Volunteering at ConCon 2014

As the kids on South Park used to say, “You know, I learned something today.” On November 13 and 14, 2014, freelancers and publishers gathered for Content Connections Chicago at Columbia College Film Row. Also present: a few DePaul student volunteers who were able to attend the conference for free, thanks to Professor Rebecca Johns-Trissler. I only made it to Thursday’s programs but came away feeling energized and excited. Chicago’s a teeming hub of conferences and professional organizations, and I’ll definitely be on the lookout for them in the future. My Top Three Takeaways from ConCon 2014 1) As… Read Article →

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