Barrie Jean Borich and Heather Montes-Ireland (WGS) have been awarded a HumanitiesX fellowship for next academic year. This marks the third year (out of three) that English faculty have landed this fellowship. Chris Green was the first, then Miles Harvey, and now Barrie Borich!
Course Carts are open. As always, course schedules will be updated and posted under the Classes menu tab on the front page of Ex Libris.
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The Writing Center’s digital literary magazine, The Orange Couch, is accepting submissions for their 4th issue. The magazine is revision-based and requires the writer to receive feedback either through a writing center appointment (we offer three modalities) or through either Writers Guild or the Latinx Writing Group (the Writing Center’s creative writing groups). Deadline is Tuesday, May 2nd, 8AM!
Recently, I had the chance to chat with Anna Sortino, a DePaul MAWP alumni whose first novel, Give Me a Sign, is being published at Penguin Random House. Anna shared some insights on graduating, shed some light on her process, and expressed what it was like representing Deaf culture. Give Me a Sign comes out July 11 and can be pre ordered here Thank you for taking the time to talk with me, Anna, and congratulations on the upcoming release of Give Me a Sign. How does it feel to be so close to the… Read Article →
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Email your submissions to depaulenglishcon@gmail.com until April 7!
Graphê is acccepting submissions in the forms of academic writing, poetry, prose, creative non-fiction, and works of visual art from students across the city to be considered for publication in its coming Fall 2023 issue. Submissions will be considered for technical merit, boldness of content, and the ingenuity of a given piece. Interested students are encouraged to collaborate artistically, write persuasively, and offer any other work they feel passionate about on an intellectual or personal level. Submissions are currently open at https://engl.uic.edu/graphe/ until 11:59 pm, April 15th.
Hex is a new online literary magazine based at Worcester Polytechnic Institute that publishes speculative flash fiction and prose poetry <1000 words. In their own words- We like it weird. Hex is currently open for free submissions. They especially encourage submissions from BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ writers, writers with disabilities, and early-career writers. For more info, check out their site at https://hexliterary.com/ and follow us on Twitter at @hexliterary.
