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by Ex Libris on January 17, 2018

NGOabroad Volunteer Opportunities

Writers, English Majors, Alumni & Professors Needed Internationally Have you always wanted to contribute your writing or English skills in other countries? Your skills are definitely needed here: UGANDA: Secondary School Do you excel in writing, grammar and/or literature and can tutor or teach it? If so, then we need you! Many of the things that we take for granted are crucial: –Help students develop strong writing and composition skills; to express themselves. –Writing is a subversive activity. Rote learning is the norm in Africa where they are not taught to question or create. –Teach… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on January 17, 2018

2 Free Student Scholarships to the Chicago Writers Association Conference

A note from Samantha Hoffman, executive director of the Chicago Writers Association Writers Conference regarding scholarships – deadline is 1/19. and the application process is relatively fast: I’m reaching out because we have writing conference scholarships to award to two students, two educators and two others. We have not yet received a single application from a student–please apply! The deadline is January 15th at midnight, but we will extend the deadline to January 19th to give them time to apply. All applicants need to do is write a 500-word essay and complete the application…. Read Article →

by Ex Libris on January 17, 2018

The Kelly Barnhill Micro-Fiction Prize Call for Submissions

The Book Stall Announces The Kelly Barnhill Micro-Fiction Prize The Book Stall, an independent bookstore in Winnetka, Illinois, is pleased to announce their first-ever micro-fiction contest in conjunction with Newbery Medalist Kelly Barnhill’s reading on Tuesday, February 27th at 6:30 PM. Ms. Barnhill will be sharing work from her new book, Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories. The contest winner will get an opening spot on the program that evening, and receive 25 copies of a limited-edition broadside of their work, as well as a $100.00 gift card from the store Submit your 300 –… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on January 17, 2018

Northwestern Interdisciplinary Conference Call for Papers

Conference activities will take place May 10-11, 2018 The deadline for submissions is January 25, 2018 Paper submissions at different stages of research are welcome. Additional information and instructions for submissions are available here. Please feel free to contact acosta@u.northwestern.edu and salihnur@u.northwestern.edu with any questions

by Ex Libris on January 9, 2018

CFP Rutgers French Department Graduate Student Conference

Paper proposal deadline: Jan 31 Date of Conference: March 24 Keynote speaker: Dr. Nathalie Debrauwere-Miller Opposing Narratives of Victimhood: Jewish and Arab Muslims in Contemporary France “La relation à autrui est asymétrique : je ne dois pas attendre de réciprocité.” Emmanuel Levinas. An interest in the Other is omnipresent throughout French and Francophone literature and literary theory. From Montaigne’s Les Cannibales to Colette’s Le pur et l’impur, the literary world has long sought to encounter and unmask the Other. Indeed, the history of literature itself could be considered an encounter with the Other, be it… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on January 5, 2018

2018 Winter Quarter Partial Tuition Scholarship Awards

The M.A. in English and M.A. in Writing and Publishing programs are offering Partial Tuition Scholarships (PTS) to recognize the outstanding academic achievement of students in the English department’s two graduate programs. Partial Tuition Scholarships provide a partial reimbursement for tuition paid for 2018 Winter graduate courses in English taken toward the MAE and MAWP degrees. You are eligible to apply for a PTS award if: You have already completed at least two English graduate courses toward your MAE or MAWP degree You are enrolled in one or more English graduate classes for the current… Read Article →