Happy Monday of Week 8! This week’s reminders—three upcoming events and three journal submission deadlines—will cover the weekend and next Tuesday, which includes the first days of March. Spring is almost here! Week 8 Wednesday, February 26: Thursday, February 27: Due Friday, February 28: Due Sunday, March 2: Week 9 Tuesday, March 4: In case you missed it…
Happy Friday, everyone! As of today, there’s only one month left until Spring Break officially begins. Many of you are already starting to think about your final projects and papers! Our first announcement is that submissions to Crook & Folly—DePaul’s own student-run literary journal (formerly known as Threshold)—will close this Sunday, February 23. This will be the final deadline for all written pieces. (Click here for details). For any undergraduates who may be thinking of pursuing an English graduate degree at DePaul, we’d like to highlight our BA + MA Combined Degree options (BA/MALP, BA/MAWP, and BA/Secondary Education English). The… Read Article →
In addition to the upcoming James Baldwin centennial event that we posted earlier this morning, we have another announcement today, especially for those of you with finished nonfiction work that you would like to have considered for book publication. The following is a message from Don Rosso of Unsung Voices Books: Unsung Voices Books is a new book publisher, dedicated to sharing stories from people and places worldwide whose voices aren’t heard enough in today’s media landscape. We’re reaching out to the American studies community in our search for authors. Your work puts you in… Read Article →
“James Baldwin At 100” will be held at DePaul’s Theatre School (2350 North Racine Ave.) from 5:00 to 7:00 PM next Thursday, February 27. In addition to presentations by Ashli Rene Funches and keynote speaker Dr. Darrell Moore, students from DePaul’s Theatre School will perform excerpts from Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues: A Short Story.” Tickets are free, though reservations are encouraged. See the flyer below for full details on this event!
Welcome to Week 7! We have a few reminders for upcoming deadlines this week, along with some new calls for submissions from various journals. First off, applications for the LAS Excellence in Teaching Award are due tonight. (Click here for details on how to submit your nomination.) Research Workshop #3: “Cite, Cite, Cite!” will be held TOMORROW (February 18, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM) in Rm. 313 of the Lincoln Park Student Center. (Click here for details.) Applications for the St. Albans Writer in Residence Program will close this Thursday, February 20. (Click here to read about this salaried position and to access the application… Read Article →
See the flyer below for details on an upcoming poetry reading at Northwestern University! This event will feature poet and country singer Julian Talamantez Brolaski and will be held Wednesday, February 26, at 5:00 PM. Undergrads, grads, faculty, and community members are all welcome to join. (Snacks will also be provided!) (The following bio has been provided by Northwestern University.) Julian Talamantez Brolaski (it / xe / them) is a poet and country singer, the author of Of Mongrelitude (Wave Books 2017), Advice for Lovers (City Lights 2012), and gowanus atropolis (Ugly Duckling Presse 2011). Brolaski is a… Read Article →
This is your reminder that Crook & Folly‘s annual Valentine’s Day Table will be set up this afternoon in the LPC Student Center from 1:00–3:00 PM. Meet the editorial team, join a blackout poetry session, and make Valentines, haikus, and other poems! DM the team on Instagram (@crookandfolly) with any questions. As we announced a few weeks ago, Crook & Folly—DePaul’s own student-run literary journal (formerly known as Threshold)—is currently accepting submissions for its 45th edition, with its art submission deadline this Friday, February 14 (click here for details) and its final deadline for written pieces next Sunday, February 23 (click here for details)…. Read Article →
Love is in the air this week…especially this Thursday (tomorrow!), from 1:00–3:00 PM in the Student Center! Meet the Crook & Folly team at their annual Valentine’s Day Table, where you’ll have the opportunity to make haikus, poems, and Valentines, as well as join in a blackout poetry session. DM the team on Instagram (@crookandfolly) with any questions! As a reminder, Crook & Folly—DePaul’s own student-run literary journal (formerly known as Threshold)—is currently accepting submissions for its 45th edition, with its art submission deadline this Friday, February 14 (click here for details) and its final deadline for… Read Article →
Happy Friday, everyone! First, we have one reminder for this week: submissions to Poetry Northwest‘s “Emerging Writers” and “Essays/Reviews/Interviews” categories, as well as the PNW James Welch Prize, will all close next Friday, February 15. (Click here for details.) In an earlier post last week, we briefly mentioned DePaul’s Certificate in Teaching English in Two-Year Colleges; today, we’d like to highlight this opportunity for all our grad students (including those of you who might be thinking of attending grad school at DePaul). If you choose to pursue this certificate, all 16 hours of course credit… Read Article →
Have you thought about earning DePaul degree credits while enjoying the experience of living and studying abroad for a few months? Consider applying to one of DePaul’s study abroad programs to spend next fall term in Australia, Mexico, or a European university! The following applications, for universities with course offerings that are especially conducive to English majors*, will close THIS SUNDAY on February 9, 2025: Australian Catholic University offers a few literature courses per semester University College Cork offers a variety of courses in subjects such as Medieval, Rennaisance, and Irish literature, as well as… Read Article →
DePaul English students and alumni: did you know that DePaul’s basketball teams are playing two special games this month for the LAS College Days matchups? Buying a ticket at either of these games—DePaul Men’s Basketball vs. Villanova (TONIGHT, Feb. 5, @ 8PM) or DePaul Women’s Basketball vs. Villanova (Wednesday, Feb. 12, @ 7 PM)—will donate $5 to the College of LAS. (One ticket for each game = $10 to LAS.) A chance to support the Blue Demons and our English Department? Definitely a win-win for all of us! In case you missed it, read the… Read Article →
Week 5 already! We hope things are going well for you so far as we near the halfway point of the quarter. Below are some reminders for this week, along with info from a few previous posts: As we mentioned last week in our Weeks 4 & 5 post: In case you missed it…