REMINDER: TOMORROW, June 6th, is the deadline to apply for a position as one of next year’s hosts of the DePaul Radio Student Writers Series. See this post for details. *** Today in Alumni News, we would like to congratulate John Moss (MAW ’08), who has just gotten a story published in Newcity Magazine. John’s story, titled “Smashing the Resistance: Billy Corgan is Back in a Whole New Arena,” has its roots in a piece he wrote for the Personal Essay course while at DePaul. You can read John’s story online at newcity.com/2012/05/10/smashing-the-resistance-billy-corgan-is-back-in-a-whole-new-arena. *** The… Read Article →
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Each year at our End-of-Year celebration the English Department takes time to recognize the achievements of our students. On June 1st, 3-5pm, at the DePaul Art Museum, we will be honoring graduate students who earned distinction on their Comprehensive exams and/or are receiving their master’s degree “with distinction.” We also want to recognize graduating students who have presented scholarly papers or given public readings of their creative work as well as those who have published their work, completed a thesis, or been accepted to a doctoral or M.F.A. program. If you have accomplishments you want… Read Article →
This Thursday, May 24th, Chicago Artists Resource invites you to a panel entitled “Market Your Art Experience for Your Day Job” at 6 pm on the 5th Floor of the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington. Details are as follows: Can directing plays get you a job leading a creative team? Does curating art exhibits constitute “event planning” on your resume? Surveys indicate that artists are more highly educated than the general population, and yet many earn their livings in low-skill, low-wage jobs—waiting tables, temping, and walking dogs. What other kinds of jobs are available to… Read Article →
All DePaul English graduate students, undergrads, and faculty are invited to the English Department’s End-of-the-Year Party on Friday, June 1st. Stop by the DePaul Art Museum from 3:00-5:00pm for refreshments, awards, and fun to celebrate the end of a successful year. *** The American Bar Association Section of Litigation is seeking an editor/project manager who can work on a contract basis for two months, with renewal or permanent position possible. Work consists of editing and posting content of 12 Section of Litigation committee e-newsletters. Additional responsibilities include choosing articles for social media release and writing… Read Article →
Threshold, DePaul’s literary and arts journal, invites the DePaul community to the Threshold 2012 Launch Party, May 25th, 3-6pm to join in supporting the work of exceptional student writers and artists featured in this year’s edition. There will be complimentary refreshments, mingling, and readings from outstanding authors and award-winners. Don’t miss this opportunity to pick up a copy of the issue, FREE! To RSVP and invite your friends, check out the official Threshold 2012 Launch Party Facebook Event! (RSVP is not required to attend.)
Reminder: TONIGHT, May 10th, is the Threshold Awards Judges Reading at 6 p.m. in the Richardson Library. See this post for details. *** CAREER PANEL FOR ENGLISH STUDENTS TUESDAY, MAY 15, 6:30-7:30 ARTS & LETTERS HALL #211 Graduate students in both programs are invited to attend a Career Panel for English Students next Tuesday, May 15th, which will feature three DePaul English professors discussing their various career paths and responding to students’ questions. Gioia Diliberto is a Chicago based writer and the author of five books – two historical novels and three biographies. Her acclaimed… Read Article →
If you were at the 2012 EGSA Spring Conference in April, you may have noticed a photographer wandering the conference and documenting some of the panels. That photographer was Ryan Jones of RJ Photography, and he has graciously sent us the photos he took of the conference to share with everyone in the program. You can see a selection of the photos from the EGSA conference featuring DePaul English graduate students and professors throughout the day’s events on the DePaul English Graduate Programs Flickr page, in the set titled “EGSA Spring Conference 2012.” You may… Read Article →
This Thursday, May 10th at 6 p.m. in room 300 (The Rosati Room) of the John T. Richardson Library, all three Threshold Award judges will be giving a reading for students. Please join Threshold in showing your appreciation for Kimberly Dixon, Victor Giron, and Eileen Favorite and listening to the poetry, fiction, and nonfiction of these three great writers. *** As the academic year winds down, DePaul POETS will be hosting its annual “We Are POETS” event on Saturday May 12th from 7-10 p.m. in the DePaul Student Center 314AB. The event is free and… Read Article →
Tune into WGN radio tonight to hear two DePaul MAE professors discuss “Great Achievements in the American Novel.” Hugh Ingrasci and June Chung will be guests on Milt Rosenberg’s Extension 720 program, tonight, 10:00 to Midnight, Thursday, March 3rd. The show is on WGN 720 AM radio. *** Literary Laundry is excited to announce its fifth call for submissions. As always, all work submitted to the journal will also be considered for Literary Laundry‘s writing competitions. They are offering the following cash awards: $500 for the best poem, $500 for the best short story, and… Read Article →
DePaul’s Visiting Writers’ Program is thrilled to announce an extraordinary literary event this week at DePaul. On Thursday, May 3rd, the celebrated poet Campbell McGrath reads at 6 p.m. in Rosati Room 300 of the John T. Richardson Library. Campbell is the author of nine books, including Spring Comes to Chicago and the recently released In the Kingdom of the Sea Monkeys. His work has received many of America’s most significant literary honors, including the Kingsley Tufts Award and fellowships from the MacArthur and Guggenheim Foundations. Originally from Chicago, he teaches at Florida International University,… Read Article →
This Friday, April 27th is the final One Book One Chicago Spring event at DePaul. Details are as follows: Chinese Literary Forms and Gold Boy, Emerald Girl Friday, April 27, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. DePaul University, Lincoln Park Campus John T. Richardson Library 2350 N. Kenmore Avenue, Room 300 (Rosati Room) James Shea (Nebraska Wesleyan University) and Dorothy Tse Hiu Hung (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) discuss classical literary forms as background to the stories in Gold Boy, Emerald Girl. Shea’s lecture, “Classical Chinese Poetry and Yiyun Li’s Gold Boy, Emerald Girl,” explores the Chinese quatrains that were popular… Read Article →
Do you have an old computer lying around and don’t know what to do with it? Then you should consider donating it to a local nonprofit. DePaul’s University Center for Writing-based Learning is collecting old and less-than-perfect computers on behalf of Mujeres Latinas en Accion (Latina Women in Action), a nonprofit that can put any donated computers to use in their Project Youth and Peace Program initiatives. Donating your computer through the UCWbL is easy: just fill out this form and someone will contact you shortly. Also, feel free to share this form to others… Read Article →