Ex Libris

by Laurance Matthews on March 21, 2025

A Few Reminders Before Spring Break

Happy Friday, everyone! We have a few reminders for this afternoon: 1. Today is the last day to return (or purchase) your rented textbooks! You can return these to the bookstore on either campus via mail or in person. For returning via MAIL: Rentals returned via mail must be postmarked by the Rental Return Due Date. Place all of the books you’re returning in the same box; be sure to use the same return shipping label. [To access and print your shipping label, sign into https://depaul.bncollege.com/, go to “Course Materials & Textbooks,” and select “Return… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on March 20, 2025

Upcoming Visiting Author Event: Nico Lang (April 23)

Good afternoon, everyone—and happy first day of spring! For our next Visiting Author event, join us in welcoming Nico Lang back to campus for 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. This reading is open to the public and will be held on Wednesday, April 23 (6:00–7:30 PM) in Rm. 154 of the SAC. Read the flier below for full details!

by Ex Libris on March 17, 2025

Which Upcoming Submission Opportunity Is Right for You?

Happy Monday, everyone—and Happy St. Patrick’s Day! ☘️ We hope that finals week is off to a good start for you. Last week, we posted a list of deadlines between March 10 and April 6. This list features some LAS deadlines, some miscellaneous deadlines, and several deadlines for creative writing publications and contests/competitions. There are lots of options for where to submit your work—but which submission opportunity is right for you? To help you decide where your work would best fit, we’ve compiled a few charts and lists below; these compare and contrast what each… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on March 14, 2025

Looking Ahead: Reminders for WQ Week 10, Finals Week, Spring Break, and SQ Week 1

Good afternoon, everyone! 🌼 With everyone finishing their final classes this week and moving on to getting final papers and projects wrapped up for next week, it can be easy to lose track of all the submission deadlines we’ve been posting lately on Ex Libris. You’ll still be hearing from us next week (and when the new quarter begins!), but to help you start planning your schedules, we’ve compiled a list of deadlines for this week/weekend, next week, Spring Break, and Week 1 of Spring Quarter. Scroll down for the full list! Key: yellow =… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on March 14, 2025

Gerald Paetsch Academic Advising Award

Happy Friday, everyone! (If you’re here in Chicago, we hope you’re enjoying the warm temps and sunshine today—a good mood-booster when working on final papers and projects!) In case you missed the email message from the university, scroll down for info on the Gerald Paetsch Academic Advising Award, which any English staff advisor or faculty advisor is eligible for. (The info below has been copied from DePaul’s email advertisement.) Has an academic advisor made a difference in your progress toward your educational goals? If an academic advisor has provided you with outstanding guidance, please nominate… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on March 13, 2025

Call for Submissions: 33 ⅓

Good afternoon, everyone! This is your reminder that tomorrow is the last day to submit teaching evaluations for your WQ2025 LAS courses. Submissions to Mistake House Magazine (click here for details) and the Prairie Schooner Raz-Shumaker Book Prize (click here for details) will also close tomorrow night. Are you interested in writing a 30,000 word manuscript that takes a deep dive into your favorite musical album and/or artist? If you’re passionate about the music you like, take advantage of 33 ⅓’s unique call for book proposals! Scroll down for full details. (The information below has… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on March 12, 2025

Calls for Submissions to DePaul’s The Orange Couch! + Spring 2025 CPBL Internship Scholarships

Good morning, everyone! We have a few announcements today. These include a call for submissions to Issue 6 of The Orange Couch (the DePaul Writing Center’s annual publication) and information on LAS’s Community- and Project-Based Learning (CPBL) Internship Scholarships. Scroll down for more details on each of these! (The information below has been copied from The Orange Couch and las.depaul.) Call for Submissions: The Orange Couch Deadline: April 28, 2025, 12:00 PM CT About: The Orange Couch is seeking submissions for Issue 6 from all DePaul-affiliated writers writing in all types of creative genres—from poetry to fiction… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on March 10, 2025

Week 10 Reminders + 2 More Calls for Submissions!

Happy Monday, everyone! Welcome to Week 10—just one week before Finals Week, and just ten days before spring officially begins! 🌼🐦🌼🌼 We have two reminders for this week: first, that this Thursday (March 14) is the last day to submit teaching evaluations for LAS courses, and second, that this Friday (March 15) is the last day to submit your work to Mistake House Magazine and the Prairie Schooner Raz-Shumaker Book Prize. (Click here for details on Mistake House submissions, and click here for details on the book prize.) Scroll down for two newly-listed calls for… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on March 7, 2025

LAST CALL for Research Fellowship Applications and Short Story Prize Submissions!

Happy Friday, everyone! Here’s one brief reminder that tonight, two calls for submissions will be closing: applications to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History’s 2025 Eudora Welty Research Fellowship and submissions to the 2025 Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize. Click here for more details on the two-week summer research fellowship for grad students, and click here for more details on the contest (whose winning work will be performed and recorded live by an actor at Symphony Space and published on Electric Literature).

by Ex Libris on March 6, 2025

(Scholarship) Funding for Emerging Writers + Internships List for SQ2025 + Call for Submissions: Terry Tempest Williams Creative Nonfiction Prize

This is your reminder that tomorrow, two calls for submissions will be closing: applications to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History’s 2025 Eudora Welty Research Fellowship and submissions to the 2025 Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize. Click here for more details on the two-week summer research fellowship for grad students, and click here for more details on the contest (whose winning work will be performed and recorded live by an actor at Symphony Space and published on Electric Literature). We also have a new call for submissions, info on a scholarship fund for emerging writers who currently work at a bookstore or comic shop, and the… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on March 5, 2025

Final Research Workshop TODAY + 12 New Calls for (March) Submissions!

We have lots of new submission opportunities to share this morning! This is also your reminder that the last research workshop, Research Workshop #4: “Making the Best of a Conference,” will be held TODAY, March 4 (11:30 AM – 1:00 PM) in JTR 103 of the Richardson Library. (Click here for details.) If you’ve been thinking about submitting your work to our Spring Conference this year (deadline: April 4), this is a great opportunity to develop your conference skills! Scroll down for info on all of these new calls for submissions! [A word in your ear: many of… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on March 3, 2025

Week 9 Reminders + New Calls for Submissions: Prairie Schooner Raz-Shumaker Book Prize & Ninth Letter Literary Awards

Happy Monday, everyone! The countdown begins: only 23 days until the official end of the quarter. This Friday, March 7, two calls for submissions will be closing: applications to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History’s 2025 Eudora Welty Research Fellowship and submissions to the 2025 Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize. Click here for more details on the two-week summer research fellowship for grad students, and click here for more details on the contest (whose winning work will be performed and recorded live by an actor at Symphony Space and published on Electric Literature). We… Read Article →