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by Ex Libris on September 8, 2016

Submissions: 2016 Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards

The Guild Literary Complex has extended its submission deadline for the Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Award to September 15. From Guild Literary Complex: Pulitzer Prize winning Chicago poet Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) founded the Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Award twenty-two years ago. Brooks was born in Topeka, Kansas and lived in Chicago for the rest of her life. She was the author of more than twenty volumes of poetry and numerous other books. Her many awards and honors include Poet Laureate of Illinois, Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, American Academy of Arts and Letters award,… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on September 8, 2016

The English Institute’s 2016 Conference

Graduate students are encouraged to attend The English Institute’s 75th annual conference, TIME, this year at the University of Chicago. The conference takes place September 16-17 and will cover E.P. Thompson’s 1967 essay, “Time, Work-Discipline, and Industrial Capitalism.” Students can find out more information and a full schedule of the conference here, and register online here. Registration for graduates from non-affiliate institutions (such as DePaul) costs $20. A downloadable PDF of Thompson’s essay can be found here.

by Ex Libris on September 5, 2016

Welcome! Fall Quarter 2016

Ex Libris would like to welcome new and continuing English graduate students to Fall Quarter 2016! Ex Libris, DePaul’s English graduate student blog and news source, provides MAE and MAWP students with information they can use. Founded in 2003 as a newsletter for the English graduate programs at DePaul, Ex Libris continues to evolve to meet students’ needs. Ex Libris is both an essential guide to the English Department and DePaul resources as well as your number one source for literary news. The About and DePaul Resources tabs above provide students with the most up to date information… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on June 16, 2016

Happy Summer!

Ex Libris would like to wish everyone a warm and happy summer break! Over the break, the site will be undergoing a small makeover to help optimize our usefulness to students. The site should not however be down at any point over the break, so feel free to visit and use our resources. Over the summer Ex Libris will not however be making any new posts; content will be on a brief hiatus. With this in mind, please take not of a few important upcoming dates: June 17, Spring Quarter grades due July 18, Graduate… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on June 16, 2016

End of the Quarter Congratulations

Ex Libris would like to send congratulations not only to our graduates, but also to our hard working faculty and staff. A big congrats to Kathleen Rooney and Michele Morano who were both recipients of 2016 excellence in teaching awards! James Murphy also recently accepted the position of Visiting Professor of Irish Studies and Interim Director of Irish Programs at Boston College for the 2016-17 year. You’ll be missed for the year James, but congratulations! Finally, check out this excellent little write-up by Barrie Jean Borich on DePaul’s Newsline.

by Ex Libris on June 16, 2016

Summer Publishing Opportunities and Events

As classes come to a close and summer break kicks-off, take a look at some of these summer chances to get published and literary events around the city. For creative writers, Prairie Schooner and Blue River are both accepting submissions this summer. Prairie Schooner’s annual summer nonfiction contest is open to all types of creative nonfiction essays up to 5,000 words. The entry fee is $20 and includes a copy of the Spring 2017 issue of Prairie Schooner, in which the winning essay will appear. Submission details here. Ran by Creighton University’s MFA program, Blue River is accepting summer submissions for… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on June 3, 2016

Congratulations to the 2015-2016 Graduates!

Ex Libris, on behalf of the English Department, would like to wish a heartfelt congratulations to all of the Master of Arts in English and Master of Arts in Writing and Publishing graduates of the 2015-2016 school year! A graduate degree is no easy task, but with hard work you have all completed an impressive accomplishment. We are proud of every graduate, and thank you for your dedication. Congratulations! You deserve it! Spring 2016 Graduates: Christian Anderson, MAWP with Distinction Jennifer DePoorter, MAWP with Distinction Karina Diaz, MAE Kent Doyle, MAE Amy Finn, MAWP Isabel Flores, MAWP with Distinction Ariyel Jefferson-Ray… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on June 2, 2016

Great Job Opportunity with the National Writers Series

The National Writers Series and the Traverse Area Intermediate School District (of Traverse City, Michigan) is looking to hire a full-time teacher to be a part of the Front Street Writers Program. The program is a rigorous for-credit high school writing program that will begin Fall 2016. The teacher would also help recruit an annual writer-in-residence and authors for the National Writers Series. They are looking for a published author who also is a secondary certified ELA teacher. The job is full-time and includes benefits. applications are due June 7th! Find out more here, or see the… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on June 1, 2016

Where the Margins Meet: Guild Literary Complex Benefit Celebration

The Guild Literary Complex is celebrating 27 years of programming literary events in Chicago! The benefit, Where the Margins Meet, will take place on June 22, 2016 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at Filament Theater, 4041 N. Milwaukee. Food starts at 6:00 pm and is sponsored by Lagunitas Brewing Co., Revolution Brewing, and Glazed and Infused. Performances from Cyn Vargas, Yung Assata, Adam Gottlieb, and Javon Smith take place from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. Students receive a discount price of $15. Find full info on the flyer below and buy tickets at the event page.

by Ex Libris on June 1, 2016

A New Online Publishing Platform: Scroll

Scroll is a new online publishing platform designed by a group of Stanford students. They are currently looking for student writers to join their viral storytellers. Find out more about Scroll on their website, or on the flyer below. Applications are due June 6th.

by Ex Libris on May 25, 2016

Global Voices Launch Party

The Collaborative for Multilingual Writing and Research (CMWR) invites you to the Global Voices launch part and potluck! The party takes place on Friday, June 3 from 1:00-4:00 pm at Chateau Lewis 1411, 25 East Jackson Drive. Celebrate the end of the school year, the start of summer, and the public release of Global Voices annual online publication which collects work from DePaul’s multilingual and multicultural community in a range of genres, from oral narratives to research to photography. Food and drinks will be in plentiful supply, feel free to bring a dish to share!

by Ex Libris on May 17, 2016

Glimmer Train’s New Writer Award

The deadline for Glimmer Train‘s New Writer Award is June 30th. The award is open only to emerging writers whose fiction has not appeared in any print publication with a circulation over 5,000. The 1st place winner will be published in Glimmer Train and will receive ten copies of that issue. 2nd and 3rd place will win $500/$300, respectively, or, if accepted for publication $700. Most submissions run 1,500-6,000 words, but stories as long as 12,000 words are accepted. Find full guidelines here.