Summer Literary Seminars (SLS) is offering a two-week residency program in Lithuania this summer (July 14–28, 2015) for $2,400. SLS will fill the 20 spots on a first-come, first-served basis.
Glimmer Train‘s Family Matters contest is looking for stories of up to 12,000 words “about families of all configurations.” The submission deadline is March 31, 2015. The reading fee is $15 per story.
The Theatre School at DePaul is hosting the panel discussion August Wilson at Yale on Monday, March 23, at 7 p.m. on the Fullerton Stage. The event is free and open to the public, but reservations are recommended. Interested parties can make reservations by phone or email through the TTS Box Office (773.325.7900 X2; theatreboxoffice@depaul.edu). The event is part of Goodman Theatre‘s citywide August Wilson Celebration, which includes concert readings, panel discussions, special events, and a revival of Wilson’s Two Trains Running.
Congratulations to Tim Hillegonds, MAWP ’14, who placed his piece “Along the Front Range” in the March issue of Bluestem. Also, a belated congratulations to Chris Lites, MAWP ’12, who published a profile of science fiction writer William Gibson in Slate in December of 2014.
Writer’s Digest is accepting entries in a variety of categories for its 84th Annual Writing Competition. Click here to enter. The early bird submission deadline is May 4, 2015.
Black Lawrence Press is still accepting submissions of unpublished poetry or short story collections for the 2015 Hudson Prize. The contest winner will receive book publication, a $1,000 cash award, and ten copies of the book. The submission deadline is March 31, 2015. Writers can submit their manuscripts here.
Affective Encounters: Philosophy, History, and Politics, DePaul’s annual department of philosophy graduate student conference, is taking place this coming Friday, March 13, and Saturday, March 14. See the flyer below for more details.
SCHOLARSHIPS This Friday, March 13, is the deadline to apply for the Adult Student Affairs scholarships. The Professional Development Fund allows adult students (undergraduates 24 years of age or older and graduate students) to apply for partial or full funding to cover memberships in professional organizations or associations, conference attendance, seminars, and other professional development opportunities. *** COMPASS GROUPS Compass Groups are community meetings about a specific topic that provide students with a structured way to meet peers. In spring quarter, the four Compass Groups will focus on the following topics: mindfulness, five choices (time management and productivity), stress management for academic success, and social… Read Article →
The Chicago High School for the Arts (ChiArts) is hiring part-time instructors in the creative writing department for the 2015–16 school year. Follow the links below for descriptions of the positions. Acting Instructor — Acting for Writers Creative Writing Instructor — Elements of Dramatic Writing Creative Writing Instructor — Elements of Creative Nonfiction Creative Writing Instructor— Writer’s Studio II
DePaul’s Career Center is hosting the Career Options for Creative Students Fair this Thursday, March 12, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Room 120 of the Lincoln Park campus student center. View a list of the companies that will be present at the job fair here or download the company profiles as a Word doc here.
The DePaul English department’s sixth annual student-run spring conference will take place on Friday, May 8, 2015, in Arts & Letters Hall. DePaulians may submit their original works of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, literary analysis, pedagogical and literary theory, and publishing, professional, and teaching practices. The submission deadline is Monday, April 6, 2015. This year’s conference theme is Wonder, in honor of the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Submission Guidelines Submit 300- to 500-word abstracts OR complete papers (complete papers are preferred, but abstracts are fine, too) for up to two works total: ONE creative… Read Article →
This January I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to attend the ALA (American Library Association) Midwinter Conference, which was held right here in Chicago. I’m currently interning in the marketing department at Albert Whitman & Company, a children’s book publisher based in Park Ridge, Illinois, and was able to snag a pass for myself (and possibly my mother…) from my boss. Not only was I able to experience the conference as a visitor but I also got a behind-the-scenes look because Albert Whitman had a booth, which I helped set up the day before the… Read Article →