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by Ex Libris on December 12, 2014

The Trials of Job on Thursday, January 22

The DePaul Humanities Center invites DePaul students and staff to attend The Trials of Job on Thursday, January 22, at 7 p.m. The event features choral performances and a discussion of Job’s suffering in the context of art, music, literature, theology, and politics. A reception will follow at St. Vincent DePaul Parish (1010 West Webster Avenue). The Trials of Job marks the DePaul Humanities Center’s first event of winter quarter 2015 and the second event in CondemNation: Justice, Prison, Punishment, Persecution, its yearlong series on punishment and persecution. For more information, see the Trials of Job event flyer.

by Ex Libris on December 12, 2014

Call for Proposals for Postcards from the Edge: Texts and Contexts (Deadline: 2/15/15)

The University of St. Thomas English graduate program will host an interdisciplinary conference called Postcards from the Edge: Texts and Contexts on Friday, April 24, 2015. Email one-page proposals for individual papers, poster presentations, panels, or roundtables to the graduate conference coordinator, Andrea Gullixson (andrea.j.gullixson@gmail.com), by February 15, 2015. For more information, view the Postcards from the Edge flyer.

by Ex Libris on December 12, 2014

2015 Bristol Short Story Prize Open for Submissions (Deadline: 4/30/15)

The 2015 Bristol Short Story Prize is now accepting entries. Stories must be previously unpublished and may be on any theme or subject. The maximum length is 4,000 words. The closing date for entries is midnight (BST) on April 30, 2015. Writers may submit their stories online or by post. The 2015 judging panel—chaired by Sara Davies—also includes Rowan Lawton, Sanjida O’Connell, and Nikesh Shukla. .

by Ex Libris on December 12, 2014

Summer 2015 Teaching Positions at the Institute of Reading Development

The Institute of Reading Development is accepting applications for summer 2015 teaching positions. The Institute provides its summer teachers with “a paid training program and comprehensive ongoing support.” Candidates with an undergraduate degree in any discipline are eligible to apply. See the website for eligibility requirements and the online job application.

by Ex Libris on December 10, 2014

Part-Time, On-Call Job Opportunity at Focuscope

Focuscope‘s Chicago office on Grand and State is hiring a part-time, on-call worker in client services. Candidates must be available to work weeknights between the hours of 4 p.m. and 11 p.m. The job does not require Friday or weekend hours. If hired, the employee may be scheduled to work anywhere from 0 to 25 hours per week. The following week’s schedule is posted Friday mornings. Job Responsibilities · Meet and greet clients and survey discussion participants · Food service—set up and clean up · Light office duties to assist clients—Computer literacy a must · Simple audiovisual equipment functions… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on December 9, 2014

Kid-Friendly Author Talk with Crystal Chan on December 10

Crystal Chan Author Talk December 10, 6 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Rogers Park Library 6907 N. Clark Street Event Description (from Crystal) Got kids? Are you a kid at heart? This December 10, I’ll be at the Rogers Park branch of the Chicago Public Library doing some cool interactives around my children’s novel, Bird. We’ll talk a bit about Bird, but then as the story’s two protagonists want to be a geologist and astronaut, there’ll be time for the kids to talk about what they want to be when they grow up, and why, and explore a bit… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on December 8, 2014

Update to Winter Quarter 2015 Course Descriptions (12/8/14)

The English department has replaced a section of ENG 429 (Topics in Renaissance Literature: Renaissance Revenge Drama) with Topics in Renaissance Literature: Women in Shakespeare. View the updated winter quarter 2015 graduate course descriptions here.

by Ex Libris on December 5, 2014

Slag Glass City’s New Website

The new website for Slag Glass City has launched. Created by Professor Barrie Jean Borich with support from DePaul’s English department/MAWP program, the journal accepts general submissions on a rolling basis from September 15 to June 15. Click here to submit to Slag Glass City. The magazine is looking for “new, original nonfiction literature and art from, by, and about cities, urban sustainability, and what does and does not makes cities livable.”

by Ex Libris on December 5, 2014

Submit Abstracts on #MissedConnections for IUB’s Grad Student Conference (Deadline: 2/1/15)

Indiana University Bloomington‘s comparative literature department is accepting abstracts for Missed Connections, a graduate student conference. The conference will take place April 10 and 11, 2015. The deadline for submitting abstracts is February 1, 2015. What to Submit Abstract (300 words max) Title of your presentation Short bio (50 words max) with your name, email address, degree level, and institutional affiliation *** Send submission materials to iu.complit@gmail.com, both in the body of the email and as an attachment.

by Ex Libris on December 3, 2014

Upcoming Chicago Writers Conference (CWC) Events

Here are a few upcoming Chicago Writers Conference events, lifted from today’s CWC email newsletter. December 5: The Dissolve’s Entirely Film-Focused Holiday Gift-Giving Guide. The Dissolve’s film critics look back at some of 2014’s best film releases, with an eye toward filling out your holiday shopping list. Tickets are free, but you must RSVP to attend. Limit one free ticket per person. December 8: CWC Executive Director Mare Swallow reads at Is This a Thing?, hosted by former CWCer Inés Bellina. Free. December 17: CWC staff member Amanda Claire Buckley performs her live-action cartoon The Out of Tooners… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on December 3, 2014

The Children’s Book Academy’s Upcoming Webinar and Chapter Book Alchemist Scholarships

The Children’s Book Academy is offering a free novel-writing webinar on January 2 at 5:30 p.m. PST. The Academy is also accepting scholarship applications for The Chapter Book Alchemist, a five-week e-course on writing chapter books. Aspiring authors of children’s literature may submit their applications through December 10, 2014. To quote the Children’s Book Academy website: “Our scholarships are designed to help bring more diversity of all kinds into the children’s literature field and are currently offered to folks who identify as LBQTI, having a disability, being a person of color, or being low income.”

by Ex Libris on December 2, 2014

Internship Opportunity with Chicago-Based Author and Actor

Chicago-based author, actor, and acting coach Janet B. Milstein is seeking an intern to work with her as an editor on two short nonfiction books. Approximately 100 pages each, these books on professional acting will be part of a new book series for Smith and Kraus, Inc. Interested candidates should send a cover letter, résumé, and brief writing sample to act4you@msn.com. — The DePaul student chosen for the internship can receive academic credit by registering for ENG 509, the English department’s online internship course. Contact Professor Chris Green for more information.