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by Ex Libris on November 18, 2025

Winter Submissions and Contest Deadlines

I hope everyone a great last week of the Fall Quarter! Here is a list of literary magazines and contests to submit to over the holiday break: Intrepid Voices Fund – November 24, 2025 Short Story Contest for Speculative Fiction Tendrils Literary Journal – November 30, 2025 Theme: The second edition of Tendrils will explore the profound relationships between trauma and the natural and built environment; how processes of growth, decay, and change, mirrors and shapes our individual and collective experiences. Art Prose (short-form literature – 1,000 words) Poetry Baltimore review – November 30, 2025 Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction LitMag… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on November 12, 2025

Free Book Event with Caroline Macon Fleischer

Alumna Caroline Macon Fleischer (MFA ’20) will be at Barnes & Noble in Wicker Park this Friday, November 14 at 7 p.m. for an evening centered on her new literary horror novel, A Play About a Curse. Fleischer will be joined in conversation with Jami Nakamura Lin, author of the speculative memoir The Night Parade. The event is free and there will be a book signing after for books purchased on-site. Visit this site for more information.

by Ex Libris on November 12, 2025

Complete Teaching Evaluations!

Don’t forget to complete online teaching evaluations by November 18! You can find a personalized link to these online evaluations in your DePaul email from the Office of the Provost. Evaluations are extremely important in improving teaching at DePaul.

by Ex Libris on November 11, 2025

Reading & Conversation with Author Xochitl Gonzalez

Join us on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 from 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. for a reading and conversation with Xochitl Gonzalez, author of Olga Dies Dreaming, at the DePaul Art Museum. Books will be available for purchase, and there will be a book signing after the discussion.

by Ex Libris on November 10, 2025

Charles S. Longcope Jr. Writers and Artists Grant Opportunity

The Gay & Lesbian Review/WORLDWIDE (The G&LR)—a bimonthly magazine of history, culture, and politics focusing on LGBTQ+ issues that publishes non-fiction and poetry, as well as reviews of books, movies, and plays—announced the 4th annual Charles S. Longcope Jr. Writers and Artists Grant for emerging scholars, writers, and artists across disciplines and fields that make a contribution to LGBTQ+ scholarship or the arts. The purpose of this grant is to bring new and diverse ideas and voices to the magazine and to encourage and support emerging and unpublished LGBTQ+ writers, thinkers, scholars, and artists. Recipients will receive funding (up to $5,000) to write… Read Article →

by Laurance Matthews on November 5, 2025

NORward Prizes for Poetry, Fiction and Nonfiction

New Ohio Review is accepting submissions for their NORward Prizes in Poetry, Fiction and Nonfiction through November 15, 2025 with an entry fee of $22. Each category winner will receive $750 and publication in a future print issue of New Ohio Review. NOR is also open for general Nonfiction submissions through November 15, 2025, with a entry fee of only $3.

by Ex Libris on November 4, 2025

Open Volunteer Roles at Another Chicago Magazine

Another Chicago Magazine has a number of open volunteer positions: Executive Editor(s)Nonfiction EditorAssistant Nonfiction EditorGrant WriterCopy EditorLiterary Publication Assistant You can apply for any open roles via the magazine’s Submittable page here.

by Ex Libris on November 3, 2025

On-Campus Poetry Reading with Mark Turcotte

Join us on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 6 p.m. in McGowan South 105 in celebration of Mark Turcotte’s appointment as the new Illinois Poet Laureate. Turcotte will do a poetry reading alongside DePaul University English faculty and poets Kathleen Rooney, Chris Green, Mark Arendt and Tara Betts. See the flyer below for more information.

by Kendall Polidori on October 31, 2025

Alumna Spotlight: Avery Cunningham

Last year, Avery Cunningham (MAWP ‘16) released her debut novel The Mayor of Maxwell Street via Disney/Hyperion. “The year is 1921, and America is burning. A fire of vice and virtue rages on every shore, and Chicago is its beating heart,” the book states. The novel follows a Black debutante who hires a low-level speakeasy manager to uncover the head of an underground crime syndicate, against the backdrop of Prohibition-era Chicago. We chatted with Cunningham about the extensive historical research the book required, what inspired her to write the story, her experience in editorial for… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 27, 2025

REMINDER: Apply for these Scholarship Opportunities!

It’s scholarship application season, and the English Department offers several awards for graduate students. MFA/MAWP students are encouraged to apply for the Craig Sirles, Charles Arlington, and Dontrey S. Britt-Hart scholarships. MALP students are encouraged to apply for the Craig Sirles and Charles Arlington scholarships. Awards typically range from $1,200 to $9,000, and students are welcome to apply for more than one scholarship. Writing samples may be required. The deadline to apply is November 3, 2025. All applicants must complete the FAFSA form. For information and to apply, please see the Scholarship Connect link.

by Ex Libris on October 23, 2025

Submit Your Work!

As the month quickly comes to a close, check out these upcoming submission deadlines for fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry and more: Tahoma Literary Review – Oct. 31, 2025 Fiction Nonfiction Poetry Indiana Review – October 31, 2025 Fiction Nonfiction Poetry The Hopkins Review – October 31, 2025 Creative Nonfiction/Personal Essay Fiction Poetry Critical Writing FICTION – October 31, 2025 Literary and Experimental Fiction Translations The Hope Prize – October 31, 2025 Global Writer’s Prize – Short Story Competition Michigan Quarterly Review – November 1, 2025 General Submissions in Prose and Poetry 2025 Jesmyn Ward Fiction Prize… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 20, 2025

DePaul Arts Fest is This Week!

Celebrate the arts at DePaul October 23-26 at various events across the Lincoln Park Campus. Schedule by venue: Art Tent in the Quad (Fullerton @ Seminary) Friday, October 24 @ 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. (visual artworks w/screenings and performances) Saturday, October 25 @ 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (visual artworks w/screenings and performances) Student Center 120A/B (2250 N. Sheffield) Sunday, October 26 @ 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (visual artworks w/screenings and performances) The Art School (1150 W. Fullerton, 3rd Floor) Thursday, October 23 @ 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Friday, October 24 @ 1:00 p.m…. Read Article →