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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 Laurance Matthews on April 22, 2025

April 22 Reminders

Good afternoon, everyone—and happy Earth Day! 💚🌎🌍🌏🌳🐿️ This is your reminder that tonight is the deadline for the Binc Foundation‘s Susan Kamil Emerging Writers Scholarship Prize. Any unpublished writer working on a full-length manuscript, graphic novel, or book-length comic, who is also currently employed at (or owns) a physical book or comic store in the U.S. or its territories—with a minimum of three months of continuous book or comic store employment—is eligible to apply for this scholarship. (Click here for full details.) We also hope you’ll join us tonight at 6:30 PM for a special… 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 →

by Ex Libris on April 17, 2025

Thursday Reminders + Intercollegiate Writers’ Conference + Looking Ahead to Week 4 + Now Hiring: DePaul Student-Run 14 East & Pueblo

Good afternoon, everyone! Today, we have a submission reminder and a conference announcement, as well as an outline of next week’s deadlines and events. Scroll down for details on each of these! Submission Reminder This is your reminder that submissions to Shoegaze Literary Magazine‘s theme in translation (lost) will be closing tonight. Their description: “As a mag primarily interested in dreamscapes and distorted realities, we are interested in themes of listlessness, indulgence, and irreverent longing. we seek work that engages with what may be lost in communication (verbal, physical, digital, etc). when inhabiting these unfamiliar… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on April 15, 2025

April 15 Reminders

Good afternoon, everyone! This is your reminder to join DePaul faculty, staff, and students TONIGHT for “Faith Unfiltered: Why I Still Believe in God,” featuring Prof. Paula McQuade! This talk will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 PM in Rm. 100 of the Levan Center. (Snacks will be provided.) Click here for full details! Two submission windows closing tonight are for The Threepenny Review (click here for details) and for Spring 2025 Partial Tuition Scholarships (click here for details). Finally, our list of summer course descriptions is now available! (Some descriptions are still in the process of being added; please revisit the… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on April 14, 2025

Monday Reminders + Spirit of DePaul Award Nominations Now Open

Happy Monday, everyone! First of all—a huge thank you to all of you who submitted work to our Spring Conference! We’re looking forward to going through your submissions! Today, we have a few announcements for summer course registration and the Spirit of DePaul Award. Scroll down for more info on each of these! Spirit of DePaul Award (The information below has been copied from the Division of Mission and Ministry.) Deadline: May 9, 2025, 5:00 PM CST About: Nominations are now being accepted for the Spirit of DePaul Award. All faculty, staff and students are… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on April 10, 2025

Weeks 2 & 3 Deadlines

Good afternoon, everyone! Below, we’d like to close out the week with some deadline reminders for the rest of this week and for next week. Some of these deadlines are for submission opportunities, but there are also several upcoming events (including Eric Puchner’s reading tonight in the Levan Center—click here for details). Scroll down to view the list! Week 2 Week 3 In case you missed it . . .

by Ex Libris on April 9, 2025

Spring Conference Submissions: Deadline Extended (April 13)!

Good afternoon, everyone! We’ve decided to extend our deadline for Spring English Conference Submissions! Please submit by this Sunday, April 13, to still be considered for conference participation. (Thanks very much to those of you who have already submitted your work!) In case you missed it . . . Our next Visiting Author is Eric Puchner, who will be reading and discussing his work tomorrow, April 10 (6:00 PM), in Levan 100! (Click here for details.) Other upcoming events include Faith Unfiltered with Prof. Paula McQuade (click here) and a Visiting Author reading with Nico… Read Article →

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