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by Ex Libris on September 23, 2025

Call for Submissions!

Check out the list below for upcoming submission deadlines through November. I noted, mostly, submissions for magazines/journals that either have a little to no entry fee, or that pay writers. Of course, I couldn’t include every opportunity available. If there are any specific submission opportunities you hope to see more of/want information on, please let me know! You can email me at kpolidor@depaul.edu. You can also check out this site for many other open submission calls and contests. September Kenyon Review – September 30, 2025  The Yale Review – September 30, 2025  Seneca Review –… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on September 22, 2025

Apply for Crook & Folly’s 46th Edition!

Crook & Folly is hiring! The student-run literary and arts magazine features work by DePaul undergraduate and graduate students across various genres and mediums. Interested in being part of the team? Applications for Section Editors, Social Media, Copy Editors and Section Readers will open on September 26, 2025! Click here to apply by the deadline, October 19, 2025.

by Ex Libris on September 22, 2025

Chicago Humanities Festival Fall Dates

Over the weekend, Chicago Humanities wrapped up Pilsen / Little Village Day, which featured a Pilsen Public Art Tour and events with the likes of Cheech Marin (Cheech and Chong) and Zosia Mamet of Girls. But don’t fret, there are plenty of upcoming fall events to attend! Most events include a student discount, which you can select when purchasing tickets. Here’s a list of author/book events to check out in October: Illinois Tech Day 2025   UChicago Arts & Humanities Day 2025 

by Ex Libris on September 18, 2025

Happy Fall Quarter!

Welcome new and returning graduate students! I hope you’re having a great start to the fall quarter.   Before I jump into some exciting events and submission announcements, I wanted to extend an open call for submissions to Ex Libris. Want to write a book review, an author, alumni or faculty interview, a short reflection on an internship you’ve done in the program, or an issue in contemporary publishing? Please reach out to me, Kendall Polidori, at kpolidor@depaul.edu. I’m open to other ideas you might have, as well! Excited to collaborate with you.   Now,… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on June 12, 2025

Summer Deadlines + Newberry Library Spotlight + Textbooks Due Tomorrow

Good afternoon, everyone! We have a few announcements today, including info about the Newberry Library’s upcoming conference for graduate student scholarship and their list of summer courses, an extended call for Crook & Folly Editor-in-Chief applications, and a reminder about those rental books that you may or may not have forgotten are due this week. To help you plan your schedule, we also put together a list of deadlines for the remainder of this week, the entire summer, and the first couple weeks of Autumn Quarter! (Scroll down for info on each of these!) This… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on June 6, 2025

Internship Opportunity: Brink Literacy Project + Looking Ahead: Week 11

Happy Friday, everyone! Our first announcement: this is your reminder that teaching evaluations for SQ2025 classes are due tonight. Below is an online, paid internship opportunity with Brink Literacy Project, as well as the reminders list for Week 11—our final week! (Don’t forget about those textbook rentals!) Scroll down for details on each of these. Brink Internship (The information below has been copied from the Brink Literacy Project website.) Application deadlines: July 1, 2025 (for Aug/Sept – Nov/Dec) and December 1, 2025 (Jan/Feb – Apr/May) About Brink: Brink’s publishing internship program seeks to bring underrepresented… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on June 4, 2025

MMLA Academic Writing Publication Opportunity + 5 Creative Writing Calls for Submissions + Crook & Folly: Call for Editors-in-Chief! + LAS Course Evaluations Reminder

Good evening, everyone! We hope everyone is hanging in there as we head into the final stretch of the quarter. We’d like to start out with a reminder that SQ2025 teaching evaluations for LAS courses will be due this Friday, June 6. We have lots of things to share with you today, from a call for Editors-In-Chief for Crook & Folly, to a call for academic papers to the Journal of the Midwest Modern Language Association, to calls for submissions to creative writing journals. Scroll down for details on each of these! Crook & Folly: Call for… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on May 29, 2025

AQ2025 Course Descriptions!

As we mentioned a few weeks ago, the AQ2025 Course Descriptions list is now mostly complete! Mouse over the “Classes” tab in the website header and select “Autumn 2025” to view the list.

by Ex Libris on May 27, 2025

Week 9 Deadlines + 4 New Calls for Submissions

Happy Monday, everyone! (We can’t believe it’s Week 9 already!) This week, calls for submissions for six creative writing journals will be closing on Saturday; two more journal deadlines will close this Sunday. We’ll add these to the Week 9 deadline list further down. We also have four newly-listed calls for submissions. Scroll for more info on each of these! Calls for Submissions: (The information below has been copied from each journal’s website.) 1. Taco Bell Quarterly Deadline: July 31, 2025 About: My kids make books all the time for fun. Both of them want… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on May 19, 2025

THANK YOU!! + 7 More Calls for Submissions + Summer & Autumn Internships (Includes AQ Teaching Internship Placements)

Happy Monday, everyone! First, a huge thank you to everyone who attended our Spring English Conference & Celebration last Friday! We were excited to see so many students, alumni, friends, and family supporting our panelists and our award recipients. From the writing and accomplishments of English BA and MA students, to Prof. Mark Turcotte’s recent appointment as Illinois Poet Laureate, to the completion of MFA students’ theses, there was so much to celebrate! We’d also like to thank everyone who participated in our conference—especially our student panelists, who presented insightful literary analyses and meaningful creative… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on May 15, 2025

AQ2025 Course Descriptions! + 7 New Calls for Submissions + FINAL REMINDER: Spring English Conference & Celebration Tomorrow

Good afternoon, everyone! Today, have one reminder and two announcements. The big day is almost here: TOMORROW, at 10:00 AM, our Spring English Conference & Celebration begins! Click here for full details, the schedule of events, and directions/parking info for visitors. We hope to see you (and your friends and family) there! We’d also like to announce that, as of today, almost all of the Autumn Quarter 2025 course descriptions have been uploaded to the descriptions list; you can find these as a subtab under the “Classes” tab. Finally, we’ve found seven literary journals that… Read Article →

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