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DePaul literary magazine Crook & Folly is hosting an open mic reading on Thursday, April 16. The reading will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Room 115 of Richardson Library. Undergraduate and graduate students are welcome to attend and share their fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and micro prose pieces. Complimentary donuts and coffee will be up for grabs.
Beyond Graduate School: The Working Writer is taking place on Saturday, May 30, in Wieboldt Hall (339 East Chicago Avenue, Northwestern’s Chicago campus), Room 408. The event is free and open to the public. *** Schedule of Events 10–10:50 a.m. Literary Citizenship: The Benefits of Getting Involved Three writers/editors discuss the advantages of getting involved in the literary community Panelists: Adrienne Gunn (TriQuarterly), Naomi Huffman (Curbside Splendor Publishing), Mare Swallow (Chicago Writers Conference) 11–11:50 a.m. Navigating Freelance Writing Three MFA graduates share their advice for working as freelance writers Panelists: Authors Kevin Davis, Julianne Hill, Gretchen Kalwinski 1–1:50… Read Article →
Tuesday, May 19, 7 p.m. Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street Free Admission The Poetry Foundation‘s Open Door reading series presents work from Chicago’s new and emerging poets and highlights the area’s writing programs. Each one-hour event features readings by two Chicagoland college and graduate writing program instructors and two of their current or recent students. May’s Open Door Reading presents Eastern Illinois University’s Charlotte Pence and her student Derick Ledermann along with DePaul University’s David Welch and his former student, MAW alumna Laura Wagner.
Life After LPC Week will take place Monday, April 13, through Friday, April 17. Events include Pen & Paper: Exploring Careers in Writing and Coleman Entrepreneurship Center: Start-Up 101. See below for a full schedule.
An information session on two-year college teaching will take place on Tuesday, April 7, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Past teaching interns and current faculty at area colleges will talk about their experiences. They will also answer questions about community college teaching jobs and the DePaul internship opportunity. Questions? Contact Dr. Goffman: cgoffman@depaul.edu.
Screenwriting coach, Columbia College Chicago adjunct faculty member, writer, composer, director, and former Second City actor Grant Robbin will present How to Write a Great Ending at the Chicago Screenwriters Network (CSN) on Sunday, April 12, at 7 p.m. CSN’s monthly meetings take place on the second floor of Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro. Admission for nonmembers is $5 with advance registration or $10 at the door. For more information about this event, see below.
Sixth Annual English Department Spring Conference Friday, May 8, 2015 • Arts & Letters Hall, 2315 North Kenmore Avenue Keynote Speaker Crystal Chan, Author of Bird DePaul English students now have one more week to submit their original poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, literary analyses or criticism, and other work to this annual student-run conference. The conference theme is Wonder. The new deadline is Monday, April 15. Please send submissions or inquiries to: egsaconference2015@gmail.com. Submission Guidelines 1. Submit 300- to 500-word abstracts OR complete papers (complete papers are preferred, but abstracts are fine, too) for up to two works… Read Article →
Who: Angus O’Hara, DePaul sociology student What: Drawing Vampires: Depicting a Cultural Icon When: Tuesday, April 7, noon–1:30 p.m. Where: Social Science Research Center, 990 West Fullerton Avenue, Suite 3100 **See the poster below for more information.**
Sundress Academy for the Arts (SAFTA) is offering 2015 summer writing retreats in fiction and poetry. The three-day, two-night retreats take place at SAFTA’s Firefly Farms in Knoxville, Tennessee, and include instruction, writing supplies, food, drink, transportation to and from the airport, and all onsite amenities for $200. Camping equipment is also available for rent. The fiction writing retreat (May 29–31) and the poetry writing retreat (June 12–14) are limited to 15 slots each. See the flyers below or email safta@sundresspublications.com for more information. Fiction Retreat Flyer Poetry Retreat Flyer
The Poetry Center of Chicago‘s graduate student reading will take place on Friday, April 3, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Millennium Park Room on the fifth floor of the Chicago Cultural Center. Five graduate students will be reading at this poetry showcase: Teresa McMahon, an MFA candidate at Columbia College Chicago; Hannah Keene, an MFA candidate at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Joshua A. Fisher, a MA in Writing and Publishing candidate at DePaul; Hannah Brooks-Motl, a PhD candidate at the University of Chicago; and Jim Davis, an MFA candidate at Northwestern. Check… Read Article →
Loyola University Chicago’s English department is hosting a symposium called Modernism’s Legacies: (Post) Postmodernism on Saturday, April 11, 2015. Registration is required for this free event. See the flyer below for more information.