What have our students and alumni been up to over break? Publishing lots of great stuff! Congratulations to current student Zhanna Vaynberg (M.A.W.P.) who recently had a poem published in Burning Word Literary Magazine. Zhanna wrote her poem, “Bad Timing,” for Christine Sneed’s Eng 484 class last quarter. You can download “Bad Timing,” and the rest of Burning Word Issue 61 for free at burningword.com. Congratulations also to alum Marianne McDonough-Chrisos (M.A.W.P. ’11) just had a Flash Fiction piece accepted to online literary magazine Literary Juice. Her short piece, “Thai Tea” can be read here…. Read Article →
It’s January 4th, and only the second day of the quarter, so chances are your brand new calendars are still looking pretty blank. Not for much longer! Today on Ex Libris we have a good long list of deadlines to write down, whether you’re looking for contests, scholarships, publications, or conferences. So get out your calendars, because there’s something for everyone. *** For current seniors or recent graduates of DePaul considering graduate school: the Office of Multicultural Student Success is currently accepting applications for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Arts Award which recognizes and… Read Article →
Welcome back and Happy New Year to all our graduate students starting their Winter 2012 classes this week! And a special welcome to all new students starting their English Graduate classes at DePaul for the first time this quarter. Like many of you current students, Ex Libris has accumulated quite a few announcements in our inbox over winter break, so be sure to check in frequently this week so you don’t miss anything, and please be patient if you are waiting for a response from us. As always, if you’re an alum or current student… Read Article →
Current MAE and MAWP students, congratulate yourselves on another quarter finished! Special congratulations to all of you who are graduating, and best of luck on your next adventures. As most Ex Libris readers probably already know, the end of the Fall 2011 quarter also marks the end of the English Department’s residence in McGaw Hall. Starting on Jan. 3 with the start of the Winter 2012 quarter, all classes and professors’ offices in the English Department (graduate and undergraduate) will be housed in the new Arts & Letters Building, located right next to the library… Read Article →
Playboy magazine (yes, that Playboy) is now accepting submissions for their 2012 College Fiction Contest. First prize for the winning story is $3000 and publication in Playboy magazine. Second prize is $500 and third prize is $200.The contest is open to all college students regardless of age. Deadline for submissions is February 15th, 2012, and submissions should be typed, double-spaced, and 25 pages or fewer. Only online submissions will be accepted. For complete rules and guidelines, and to submit your fiction, please visit the CFC Submission Page. — The brand new online literary magazine Literary… Read Article →
Congratulations to two of our DePaul English faculty for their recent accomplishments! Prof. Hannah Pittard’s short story, “Orion’s Belt,” was read as the opening selection at the Selected Shorts event last week at Symphony Space in New York City. The story is one of thirteen commissioned from “emerging writers” to open the Symphony Space events held between October and June. The event will be broadcast on NPR at a date yet to be announced. Congratulations also to Prof. James Murphy on the publication of The Irish Book in English, 1800-1891, Volume IV of The Oxford… Read Article →
We are pleased to announce that graduate student Meredith Boe and undergrad Sally Wiegel have been selected as editors for Threshold Literary Journal; and that grad students Colin Harris and Marcy Farrey have been selected as hosts for the Radio DePaul creative writing show. Both Threshold and the Radio DePaul show will be looking for great student work quickly into the Winter Quarter. So take some time this winter break to put your poems, essays and stories through one more draft, and start getting ready to apply. Details will be posted on Ex Libris as… Read Article →
If you’ve been diligently reading the faculty news bits in Ex Libris this quarter, you’ve probably noticed Christine Sneed’s name come up more than once. Which is why when we received yet another exciting piece of news about her award-winning first book, we decided it was high time to turn the Ex Libris spotlight on our very own Prof. Christine Sneed. Ploughshares has just announced Christine Sneed as the winner of the twenty-first annual John C. Zacharis First Book Award for her first book, a collection of short stories entitled Portraits of a Fewof the… Read Article →
This Monday, Nov. 14th, the English Department and the Visiting Writers Program are hosting a very special event. At 6 p.m. in the new DePaul Art Museum, join Prof. Miles Harvey for a conversation with writers Richard Cahan and Michael Williams, the founders of CityFiles Press. Frustrated by the creative constraints of working with traditional publishers, Cahan and Williams founded CityFiles Press in 2005. Their wildly ambitious and stunningly beautiful books include the brand new The Lost Panoramas: When Chicago Changed its River and the Land Beyond, a collection of photographs of Chicago and its… Read Article →
Many of us are polishing up our revisions for final portfolios, and many more are looking forward to a long winter break with lots of extra time to write. But where are you planning to send all of your fantastic poetry and prose? Check out these upcoming writing contests, and start getting your writing ready to send in! ********************************************************************** The quarterly literary journal American Short Fiction invites all prose writers to enter their sixth annual Short Story Contest. All entries must be unpublished and 6,000 words or less, typed and double-spaced. The contest entry fee… Read Article →
Autumn Quarter Week 4 Wednesday September 30 Banned Books Week pop-up shop, and info table 11 am-1 pm, 11th Floor DePaul Center, Loop Campus English Department Book Club discusses A Song of Ice and Fire 6:00-7:3o pm Richardson Library 115 Thursday October 1 Deadline to apply for Autumn ’15 Degree Conferral Friday October 2 “Books on the Chopping Block” presented by City Lit Theater Company 2-3 pm, Richardson Library Room 115 Monday October 5 Deadline to apply for Crook and Folly staff/editor positions Course Carts Open Tuesday October 6 Visiting Writer Series presents John McNally and Cyn Vargas at 6 pm,… Read Article →
Just when you thought DePaul English Graduate Students couldn’t possibly rack up any more awards and accomplishments in just one quarter, Ex Libris is happy to announce two great new pieces of student news: Congratulations to current M.A.E. student Mary Parisoe, whose new one-act play, The Last Vagabond, has won $500 and a reading sometime in the new year at The Arts Club of Washington, DC. Current M.A.W.P. student Jennifer Finstrom has had a poem accepted for publcation in Cider Press Review (either Volume 13 or 14). Jennifer wrote her poem, “Instructions for Entering Rembrandt’s Landscape with trees, farm… Read Article →