Ex Libris

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 →

by Ex Libris on May 9, 2025

NOW ANNOUNCING: 2025 Spring English Conference Schedule of Events!

Join us Friday, May 16, for the English Department’s biggest event of the year—our Spring English Conference & Celebration! In addition to presentations from Literary Studies and Creative Writing student panelists, this event will also feature a networking opportunity and career discussion with DePaul English alumni, work from MFA students, and an awards ceremony where high-achieving English students will be recognized with certificates. (There will also be a celebration cake, morning refreshments, and a buffet-style lunch!) Scroll down to view our full schedule of events and other conference materials! What is the Spring English Conference?… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on May 5, 2025

May 5 Reminders + Some Course Descriptions Available!

Happy Monday, everyone! First, this is your reminder that we have two events happening tonight: “Writing the Life of John McGahern: The Pleasures and Problems of Literary Biography” (w/ Prof. Frank Shovlin) from 5:00–6:00 PM in ALH 412 (click here for details), and a poetry reading (w/ Profs. Chris Solís Green & Richard Jones) at 6:30 PM in ALH 310 (click here for details). We’d also like to announce that some AQ2025 course descriptions are now available! These descriptions are still in the process of being added (be sure to check back for updates!), but… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on May 2, 2025

Upcoming Event: Poetry Reading (w/ Profs. Chris Green & Richard Jones)

Happy Friday, everyone! On Monday (May 5), join Prof. Chris Solís Green and Prof. Richard Jones for a poetry reading from new poetry books! This reading will be held in in the Arts & Letters Hall (2315 N. Kenmore Ave.), Rm. 310, and will start at 6:30 PM. Read the poster below for full details! (We’ll add this event to our Week 6 list!) Chris Solís Green is currently Distinguished Writer in Residence in the English Department at DePaul University. He is the author of five books of poetry: The Sky Over Walgreens, Epiphany School, Résumé, Everywhere West, and The… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on May 1, 2025

May 1 Reminders + Looking Ahead: Week 6

Good afternoon, everyone! Today, we have a few reminders, in addition to our list of next week’s events and deadlines. May 1 Reminders This is your reminder that submission windows for two contests and two creative writing journals are closing tonight: the ABA Journal / Ross Writing Contest for Legal Short Fiction (at 5:00 PM!), the Narratively x Belletrist True Romance Writing Prize, Redivider‘s call for “new and under-published voices,” and Ninth Letter’s Special Web Edition on the theme of “Reversal”. (Click on each of these for submission details.) Have you thought about earning DePaul… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on April 30, 2025

Congratulations to Prof. Mark Turcotte! + April 30 Reminders + Upcoming Event: “The Pleasures and Problems of Literary Biography” (w/ Prof. Frank Shovlin)

Good morning, everyone! We have a couple of announcements for today. Good morning, everyone! We have lots of announcements for today. First, some tremendous news: a huge congratulations to our very own Prof. Mark Turcotte, who has just been named by Governor JB Pritzker, the Illinois Arts Council (IAC), Illinois Humanities, and the Poetry Foundation as the sixth (and newest) Illinois Poet Laureate! As Governor Pritzker observes in his press release, “Mark Turcotte’s work reflects the complex and beautiful landscape of both our state and the country as a whole through his unique perspective as… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on April 28, 2025

April 28 Deadline Reminders + Study Abroad Opportunities for English Majors & Minors

Happy Monday, everyone! We’d first like to give a reminder that job applications to 14East and Pueblo magazines are due tonight at 11:59 PM. Positions at both of these DePaul student-run magazines pay by the hour. For full details and a link to the application form, click here. 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 winter or winter–spring term in Australia, Mexico, or a European university! The following applications,… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on April 24, 2025

Final Week 4 Reminders + Looking Ahead: Week 5

Good afternoon, everyone! As usual, we’re posting next week’s list of deadlines early, as well as listing a final event reminder for this week. These items include tomorrow’s UChicago networking event for student writers, applications for paid positions at DePaul’s Writing Center and DePaul student-run magazines 14East and Pueblo, submission windows for a few entries from our genre-focused journals list, and submissions to a few journals we posted earlier this year. Scroll down to view the list! Week 4 Week 5 In case you missed it . . .

by Ex Libris on April 23, 2025

Nico Lang Reading Tonight + Announcing Our Alumni Panelists for May 16!

Good afternoon, everyone! First, we’d like to remind everyone that our next Visiting Author event, with Nico Lang, will be held tonight from 6:00 to 7:30 PM in SAC 154. (This reading is open to the public; snacks will also be provided!) Nico will give a reading and talk on their recent book, American Teenager. In addition to being an award-winning author, reporter, and editor, Nico is also one of our DePaul alumni! (Click here for the flier with full details.) And speaking of alumni—we’re excited to announce our alumni panelists for the department’s Spring… Read Article →

by Laurance Matthews on April 22, 2025

April 22 Reminders

Good afternoon, everyone—and happy Earth Day! 💚🌎🌍🌏🌳🐿️ This is your reminder that tonight is the deadline for the Binc Foundation‘s Susan Kamil Emerging Writers Scholarship Prize. Any unpublished writer working on a full-length manuscript, graphic novel, or book-length comic, who is also currently employed at (or owns) a physical book or comic store in the U.S. or its territories—with a minimum of three months of continuous book or comic store employment—is eligible to apply for this scholarship. (Click here for full details.) We also hope you’ll join us tonight at 6:30 PM for a special… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on April 21, 2025

Monday Reminders + Upcoming Event: “AI in the Arts: Reshaping Creativity in the Digital Age”

Happy Monday, everyone! We hope you had a good long weekend. We’d like to share about the DePaul AI Institute‘s upcoming symposium, “AI in the Arts: Reshaping Creativity in the Digital Age.” This event will be held on May 9 from 11:00 AM to 6:30 PM on the Loop campus. Scroll down for more details! AI in the Arts: Reshaping Creativity in the Digital Age (The information below has been copied from the DePaul AI Institute’s email invitation.) Are you curious about how artificial intelligence is transforming artistic expression? This symposium brings together leading thinkers… Read Article →