DePaul’s literary magazine, Crook & Folly, is hosting two events in May to celebrate the release of its latest issue. *** On the Threshold of Crook & Folly: A Reunion Reading Saturday, May 16, at 7 p.m. The Book Cellar (4736-38 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625) *** Crook & Folly 35 Launch Party Thursday, May 28, at 5 p.m. The DePaul Art Museum (935 West Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614)
Curbside Splendor is hosting a pop-up book fair on Sunday, April 19, from noon to 5 p.m. at the Empty Bottle (1035 North Western Avenue). The event is free with an RSVP or $8 at the door.
The Women’s Center and the Center for Intercultural Programs (CIP) at DePaul present Braver New World: A Conversation on Sci Fi for Social Change. The event will take place on Wednesday, May 6, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Cortelyou Commons (2324 North Fremont Street). Walidah Imarisha, the coeditor of Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories From Social Justice Movements, and Francesca Royster, DePaul professor and chair of the English department, will discuss the power of science fiction for building social justice strategies and visions.
Digital Scholar Amanda Licastro, MAE ’08, teases out insights from student course blogs, online academic genealogies, and Twitter. BY HANA YOO Amanda Licastro has more than 1,000 Twitter followers. One week, she recalls, her tweets garnered more than 29,000 views. Generally, her Twitter account averages a couple thousand views per week. “I joke that I got into the graduate center through Twitter,” says Licastro, MAE ’08, currently a PhD student in English at CUNY Graduate Center and an instructional technology fellow at Macaulay Honors College. As a prospective graduate student, Licastro started following academics… Read Article →
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 →