The 2020 Spring English Conference, hosted by DePaul’s English department, is now open for submissions! Please see the attached flyer and full submissions guidelines for information on how to submit your writing: 2020 English Conference Full Submissions Guidelines 2020 Spring English Conference Call for Submissions
The Colorism Healing Writing Contest is now open for submissions! Colorism Healing is an international initiative that uses creative writing and community literacy to address the issue of colorism. The submission period for the 2020 CHWC is Saturday, February 1 – Sunday, March 15. All are eligible and welcome to submit original poems, essays, or stories that are relevant to the topic of colorism. Visit their website for more information. For questions or inquiries, contact writing@colorismhealing.com.
The Direct Action and Research Training Center (DART) will hold an online info session on Wednesday, March 18 at 6 pm central to discuss careers in community organizing. All DePaul students and alumni welcome, particularly those graduating before January 2021. RSVP at www.thedartcenter.org/DePaul DART organizations unite congregations to work for social, economic and racial justice, including: * Plugging the school-to-prison pipeline * Reining in predatory lending practices * Expanding access to primary health and dental care * Prioritizing funding for affordable housing and job training * Fighting for immigrants’ rights * Police accountability Positions start August… Read Article →
The Under Review is now open for submissions until May 1st! The Under Review is an online literary journal committed to publishing literary fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction with a sports slant, nod, backdrop, or undercurrent. They welcome all interpretations of what qualifies as ‘sports’ writing and are very interested in non-traditional approaches. Submission Guidelines: All submissions can be sent via email to editors@underreviewlit.com. Prose submissions must be limited to 5,000 words Poetry submissions must be limited to five poems per poet Summer Issue Submission Deadline – May 1, 2020 at 11:59 pm CT Please visit UnderReviewLit.com for their first… Read Article →
AmeriCorps and Northwestern Settlement are searching for individuals for two of their summer positions. Descriptions below: AmeriCorps Member Camp Counselor (Seasonal June 29-Aug 16; Living Stipend and Education Award) – This position is only available for current students as it includes an education award. The Junior AmeriCorps members will be in charge of working with the campers on devising/producing their production. They will supervise campers and lead daily activities, working closely with Teaching Artists to design and implement lesson plans. Co-Lead Teaching Artist(seasonal, 30/hr (June 29-Aug.16) +$500 planning stipend before camp starts) – Co Lead Teaching Artists… Read Article →
The submission portal for the 2020 LAS graduate student symposium at DePaul is now open! The submission deadline is March 27th. This year’s topic is The Question of Trust: Problems and Opportunities for the Intellectually Curious and Actively Engaged: Over the past four years, the media outlets we trust, the scientific findings we ponder, and the social mores we subscribe to have increasingly become a matter of political ideology in public discourse. Institutional and social trust has eroded. Differences are emphasized, and similarities recede into the background. The consensus-building approach of solidarity movements to… Read Article →
Read all about Professor Kathleen Rooney’s Poems While You Wait initiative at the Chicago Reader: “Submarine kangaroos and space pirate birthday parties.”
DePaul’s own arts and literature magazine, Crook & Folly, is now accepting submissions for Edition 40! See the attached flyer for details.
Calling writers and audio producers: Missouri Review‘s 13th Annual Miller Audio Competition is underway! $4000 in prizes will be awarded to audio projects in the categories of Poetry, Prose, Audio Documentary, and Humor. More than slick production, Missouri Review is looking for good, exciting, and compelling writing in all four categories. The winner in each category receives $1,000 along with publication on the MR website and promotion on their social media platforms. Runners-up in each category will also have their work published on the MR website in the summer of 2020. The Miller Audio Prize is once… Read Article →
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Congratulations to Matt Caracciolo, a 2012 DePaul MAWP program alum who published his first book this month: The Waygook Book: A Foreigner’s Guide to South Korea! From Monday Creek Publishing, The Waygook Book is a travelogue/memoir taking Matt from Chicago to teaching English in South Korea and back to his hometown of Columbus, OH. Join Matt at the Book Cellar in Lincoln on February 19 at 7pm as he discusses his new book for Local Authors Night and teaching English overseas.
Elizabeth Kolbert, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Sixth Extinction and staff writer at The New Yorker, will be stopping by DePaul on Tuesday February 18 from 2-3pm in Student Center room 220 for a casual Q&A discussion. Students and faculty are welcome! A flyer with more info is attached.