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by Ex Libris on September 19, 2017

Richardson Library Grand Opening

From Scott Walter: Dear DePaul Colleagues, Please join us for the grand opening of the next phase of the Richardson Library’s renovation on September 27th! While work continues on some of the details, we look forward to welcoming you to our new space and to introducing you to some of the new spaces and services that will be available to you and your students in the coming weeks. With help from colleagues across the university, we have added new capacity for supporting digital scholarship in the library, as well as digital media creation, a maker… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on September 19, 2017

F(r)iction’s Fall 2017 Literary Contests

F(r)iction is now accepting submissions for their Fall Literary Contests! F(r)iction is accepting previously unpublished works of short fiction, flash fiction, and poetry. In addition to prizes, winners in each category will be published in the Summer issue of F(r)iction, and discussed in their Untethered Podcast. Please visit their formatting guidelines page to properly format your work for submission. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please notify TBL immediately if your work is selected for publication elsewhere. They encourage writers to submit as many pieces as they wish. All stories will be considered for publication in F(r)iction, their triannual print journal. For more information, check out their… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on September 19, 2017

Tennessee Williams Literary Festival Writing Contests

The Tennessee Williams Literary Festival in New Orleans has four open contests! One-Act Play Contest Grand Prize $1,500 Professional Staged Reading at the next Festival VIP All-Access Festival pass ($600 value) Publication in Bayou Magazine Deadline: November 1,2017 For submission guidelines and more information click here. Poetry Contest Grand Prize $1,000 VIP All-Access Pass ($600 value) for the Festival Publication in Louisiana Cultural Vistas Magazine Public reading at the next Festival Deadline: November 15, 2017 For submission guidelines and more information click here. Fiction Contest Grand Prize $1,500 Domestic airfare (up to $500) and French Quarter accommodations to… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on September 19, 2017

Sunday Salon Chicago: A Literary Series

Come see the Sunday Salon Chicago’s free reading! When: September 24, 2017 7:00 P.M. Where: Riverview Tavern 1958 W. Roscoe Avenue, Chicago, IL 60657 For more information, check out the Facebook event here.

by Ex Libris on September 19, 2017

Autumn ’17 Partial Tuition Waiver Scholarships

APPLICATION DEADLINE: No later than September 25. 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 2017 Autumn 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… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on September 15, 2017

Aura Estrada Short Story Contest

Less than a month remains to enter Boston Review’s Aura Estrada Short Story Contest! Deadline: October 1, 2017 Judge: Viet Thanh Nguyen Prize: $1,500 Complete guidelines: The winning author will receive $1,500 and have his or her work published online on Boston Review’s Web site. Runners up may also be published. Stories should not exceed 5,000 words and must be previously unpublished. Mailed manuscripts should be double-spaced and submitted with a cover note listing the author’s name, address, and phone number. No cover note is necessary for online submission. Names should not appear on the stories themselves. Any author writing in… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on September 15, 2017

Narrative’s Fall Story and 30 Below Contest

The Fall Story Contest is open to all writers, and all entries will be considered for publication. The fall contest is open to all fiction and nonfiction writers. They are looking for short stories, essays, memoirs, photo essays, graphic stories, all forms of literary nonfiction, and excerpts from longer works of both fiction and nonfiction. Entries must be previously unpublished, no longer than 15,000 words, and must not have been previously chosen as a winner, finalist, or honorable mention in another contest. $2,500 First Prize $1,000 Second Prize $500 Third Prize Ten finalists receive $100 each… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on September 15, 2017

The 2018 Public Space Fellowships

A Public Space is an independent magazine of literature and culture. Applications will open for the 2018 Public Space Fellowships on September 15. The aim of these fellowships is to seek out and support writers who embrace risk in their work and their own singular vision. Writers who have not yet contracted to publish a book are invited to apply. Three fellowships will be awarded, which will include: —six months of editorial support from A Public Space editors to prepare a piece for publication in the magazine; —a $1,000 honorarium; —the opportunity to meet with members of the… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on September 14, 2017

Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize

For 27 years, the Missouri Review’s Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize (open for submissions through October 2) has discovered and honored the best fiction, poetry, and nonfiction in the country. First prize in each genre is $5000, and they will announce three runners-up and ten finalists in each category. Each entry is $22 by mail or $25 online. Each entry is carefully read by the editorial staff and receives a one-year digital subscription to TMR and a paperback copy of Jane Gillette’s The Trail of the Demon and Other Stories. Deadline: October 2. Click here to learn more and enter.

by Ex Libris on September 14, 2017

The Journal Wheeler Prize for Poetry

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! Submissions open September 1-30 for the annual The Journal / Charles B. Wheeler Poetry Prize In addition to publication under a standard book contract by The Ohio State University Press, the winning author receives the Charles B. Wheeler Prize of $2,500. THE RULES: Entries of at least 48 typed pages of original poetry must be submitted electronically during the month of September. The submitter’s name or other identifying information should appear only on a separate cover page. All manuscripts will be read and judged anonymously. Manuscripts will be screened, in accordance with… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on September 14, 2017

Autumn ‘17 MAE Final Requirement Information

Attention MAE Students: Here are important details about registering for the Autumn ‘17 MAE Final Requirement. A complete description of the Capstone Portfolio and Thesis Option can be found on Ex-Libris here and on the MAE website here. Who Needs to Register: Current MAE students who have completed their course requirements and current MAE students who will complete their course requirements in Autumn ’17. The deadline for applying for Autumn 17 Degree Conferral is Thursday, September 28. Registration for Final Requirement: If you plan on submitting your Portfolio or your Thesis in Autumn ‘17, please… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on September 12, 2017

Jewish Studies Graduate Student Association’s 2018 Conference

Indiana University’s Jewish Studies Graduate Student Association is pleased to announce the 6th Annual Jewish Studies Graduate Student conference, sponsored by the Robert A. and Sandra A. Borns Jewish Studies Program. The conference is titled “Jewish Storytelling: Traditions & Transformations” It will be held on Thursday, February 8 and Friday February 9, 2018 in Bloomington, Indiana. Abstracts are due to mailto:jsgsacon@indiana.edu by Friday, October 27 For more information see the flyer above.