The I AM I Showcase is THIS Thursday, May 3 from 4:30 – 7:00pm for the ELEVENTH ANNUAL I AM I Showcase in Student Center 120A/B. English Department students Megan Stringer (5pm), David Rodriguez (5:30pm), and Jordan Wright (6pm) will read poems and short-shorts as part of the exhibition. The I AM I Showcase presents the creative work from students in SEVEN DePaul schools and colleges. We will be showcasing traditional drawings, prints, and paintings as well as design work, photography, animation, music and other art forms. Live poetry readings will also be featured. Each… Read Article →
The deadline for submissions to the 2018 John R. Milton Writers’ Conference at the University of South Dakota has been extended to June 1, 2018. Additional information about speakers and registration is available at: www.usd.edu/miltonconference. This year’s conference theme is “This Lonely Frontier: Exploring Boundaries of Space, Identity, and Genre,” and confirmed keynote and featured speakers include Percival Everett, Ellen Forney, Karen Salyer McElmurray, and Erika Wurth.
Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts, is currently accepting submissions for the annual Gulf Coast Prize contests! There are three all-star final judges, including Chen Chen (Poetry), Joshua Ferris (Fiction), and Lacy M. Johnson (Nonfiction). The contest awards publication and $1,500 each to the best poem, essay, and short story, as well as $250 to two honorable mentions in each genre. The winners will appear in the Fall/Winter issue. All contest submissions will also be considered for paid online exclusives on GC Online. The reading fee of $23 includes a one-year subscription to Gulf Coast and is used to support… Read Article →
Write a 2,000-word fictional short story using any nuance, definition, or understanding of the word “change.” Deadline: May 15th, 2018 Grand prize: $1,000 and publication in our magazine Word count: 2,000 words or less Other prizes: The second-place winner will receive $500 and publication on writermag.com; the third-place winner will receive $250 and publication on writermag.com as well.
Sighted Eyes/ Feeling Heart will be screened on Monday, May 7th from 4-6pm in Richardson Library 115. Lorraine Hansberry, author of A Raisin in the Sun and other plays, was a Chicago native. Raisin was the first play by an African American woman (a young and unknown artist at the time) to run on Broadway, and it was also the first black drama to be directed by an African American director (Lloyd Richards). The play was also a huge commercial success. But while her contemporaries James Baldwin, Richard Wright, and Ralph Ellison have often captured… Read Article →
Please see attached for a Summer Marketing Internship with the Great Books Foundation. If interested, please apply to Sarah Friedland, friedland@greatbooks.org.
The DePaul English Department invites you to attend our 9th Annual Spring English Conference on Friday, April 27 from 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM in Arts & Letters Hall. This daylong event celebrates and showcases the work of DePaul undergraduate and graduate students. Creative writing presentations include Poetry, Speculative Fiction, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction. Literary studies presentations include Sexuality & Love, Identity & Class, and Music & Religion. We’re excited to welcome Nate Marshall as this year’s keynote speaker. Nate Marshall is from the South Side of Chicago. He is the author of Wild Hundreds and an… Read Article →
Content Writer Job Description Anticipated approximately 20 hours per week. Possible opportunity for full-time employment after a period of time. Purpose Create scripts and see them through development Reporting line VP of Solutions & Consulting Location Our Chicago office Responsibilities Support high-level design Collaborate with lead designer to identify business, performance, and training requirements and clarify the content for the course Develop quality scripts Review source material and collaborate with client subject matter experts to refine content Write scripts that implement the high-level design, adhere to standards and style guides, and lead to effective… Read Article →
Crook & Folly, DePaul University’s award-winning, all-student, journal of literature and art, seeks applications from graduate and undergraduate students for two challenging and exciting volunteer positions as 2019 Editors-in-Chief. The new editors will begin work planning for the new year late this Spring 2018 and will hire their section editors during Fall quarter 2018. Editors-In-Chief must be available and in residence during all regular quarters of the entire 2018-2019 academic year. Candidates for Editor-in-Chief should write a one-page (250 words) application letter describing relevant experience and commitment as well as vision for the magazine, and email… Read Article →
The Institute for Nature and Culture is hosting the launch event for Liam Heneghan’s book: Beasts at Bedtime: Revealing the Environmental Wisdom in Children’s Literature (University of Chicago Press, 2018). Book Launch Event and Reception Wednesday, May 2nd, at 7:00pm DePaul University McGowan South, First Floor (Room TBD—look for notices in the building) 1110 West Belden Avenue, Chicago IL 60614 RSVP by April 10 for reception to naomi.leighton@depaul.edu [Even if you forget to RSVP come along!] Sponsored by the DePaul Institute for Nature and Culture The books is now available at Amazon and other book vendors:… Read Article →
UNAPOLOGETIC is a magazine made by and for the DePaul community and they want to publish your work! The magazine is focused around how creative outlets help to form identity and is meant to show the expansive amount of creativity within the DePaul community. Work can be published under your name, a pen name, or anonymous; it’s up to you! Submit art, photography, essays, short stories, poetry, and/or really anything creative to unapologeticdepaul@gmail.com by May 4th.