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by Ex Libris on October 15, 2018

Check out the Slag Glass City Newsletter!

In the Slag Glass City it’s COOLER by the LAKE!  We invite you all to have a look at the new newsletter from our journal of the urban essay arts. Students who would like the opportunity to work on this DePaul-made magazine, and learn more about the history and practice of literary journals, should consider enrolling in the mixed grad and undergrad Winter Quarter course ENG 305/477 Idealists and Happy Fools, The American Literary Magazine. Learn more about the class, and the magazine, here: https://tinyurl.com/CoolerbytheLakeAQ2018

by Ex Libris on October 11, 2018

Call for Submissions: The London Reader

#MeToo: Stories of Survival Deadline October 30th, 2018 The London Reader is issuing an open call for short stories, creative non-fiction, poetry, art, true stories, and all other creative writing from those who want to stand up and speak out against sexual harassment, assault, intimate partner violence, or any other unwanted sexual conduct. The #MeToo movement has begun to reveal just how many people have been affected by an often-ignored, but all-too-common, culture of sexual entitlement and violence. Survivors are increasingly standing up, telling their stories, and forcing the world to listen. This issue of the London Reader will… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 9, 2018

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Blacklist Journal is currently seeking submissions from talented student writers and artists across the country.    Are you an avid reader, writer, or artist? Do you enjoy crafting prose or poetry? Would you like to see these works published in a journal?   If so, Blacklist Journal, Brandeis University’s first national undergraduate journal of literature and art, is preparing their upcoming fall issue for in print and online publication. They are a student-run publication seeking work that balances clarity, experimentation, and bite. They seek to publish avant-garde work that creates a challenging narrative.   Blacklist Journal publishes fiction,… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 8, 2018

Call for Submissions: Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize 2018

The fourteenth Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize is open for submissions. Anyone over the age of 18 who has not already published more than one full-length poetry collection may submit. The winner will receive a purse of $3000, and his or her collection will be published by Waywiser in the USA and the UK in the fall of 2019. The winner and the judge will give a reading at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C. on the day the book is launched. Past judges include Richard Wilbur, Mark Strand, Mary Jo Salter, Rosanna Warren, Charles… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 4, 2018

Script Writing Job Opportunity

A note from Jessica Best, creator of a sci-fi podcast: “I have a paid opportunity for your students, if they are interested in sci-fi and script-writing. My award-winning audio fiction podcast, The Strange Case of Starship Iris, is heading towards its second season, and I’m looking to hire staff writers for the writers’ room. The pay would be $60 per (roughly 40-minute) episode. Writers of color, transgender writers, nonbinary writers, and/or queer writers are especially encouraged to apply. The deadline is October 15th.   “The Strange Case of Starship Iris is a series about outer… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 4, 2018

1960’s Black Theater & Performative Readings with DePaul Theater Students

The Center for Black Diaspora along with Dexter Zollicoffer and students from the DePaul Theater School will hosted an hour-long performance from three African-American Playwrights of the 1960’s onMonday, October 8, 2018 from 5:00-7:00 p.m.  Please register via the Eventbrite link provided here:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1960s-black-theater-performative-readings-with-depaul-theater-students-tickets-48379398082   These performances include the following playwrights and works: Wine in the Wilderness by Alice Childress Funnyhouse of a Negro by Adrienne Kennedy Blues for Mister Charlie by James Baldwin   The above event is a part of a series of the events organized around the theme of the Black 1960’s.  Among them will be an exhibit of Ebony and Jet Magazine covers on the… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on September 24, 2018

C&R Call for Submissions + Editorial Positions

C&R Press is looking for submissions for their Tide Pool Series! Submit your best short collection of Poetry, Fiction, Creative Non-fiction, Hybrid, Essay, and or Memoir by October 8th!  Please send your edgy and risk-taking, dynamic work! They also have available positions in the roles of Reader, Editorial Intern, and Assistant Editor. See details below. CHAPBOOK DETAILS: C&R will select 1-3 chapbooks for publication which include a $100 honorarium, 10 author copies, and a signature C&R Spontaneous Reading Party in Brooklyn, NYC where chapbook authors will headline along with other C&R authors for their friends and… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on September 24, 2018

The 2018 Leon Forrest Prose Awards Call for Submissions

Submissions for the Leon Forrest Prose Awards OPEN Monday, September 24th, and CLOSE on Monday, October 14th. The finalists in the Forrest contest will be invited to read their work and the winning piece will be selected by the audience. The winner receives a $500 check. For more information and to access the online submission form, click here. Final Reading and Award Ceremony Wednesday, November 14th Venue TBA

by Ex Libris on September 17, 2018

Free Tickets to the Laugh Factory

FREE TICKETS to all English students for the show Verified Laughs every Wednesday at 8pm from now until the end of October. Verified Laughs is a social media based stand up comedy show where the audience votes on the winner through Instagram and Facebook after watching a series of five minute sets from some of the best comedians in the city. For those interested in free tickets: please email alessandradrapos@gmail.com with your name, Wednesday date, and number of tickets desired.    

by Ex Libris on September 11, 2018

Alumni Spotlight!

June 2018 MAWP grad Cynthia Nwakudu is a finalist for the 2018 Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Award! The Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards (GBOMA) is an annual poetry competition founded by Pulitzer Prize winning Chicago poet Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000). The competition culminates in a live semi-finals event at which the top contestants selected by guest judges perform their original poems in live competition for a $500 prize awarded by the audience. To support Cynthia, don’t miss out on the GBOMA competition: September 18th, 2018 The Promontory 5311 S. Lake Park Avenue West Hyde Park, Chicago Doors open… Read Article →

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