Beyond Graduate School: The Working Writer is taking place on Saturday, May 30, in Wieboldt Hall (339 East Chicago Avenue, Northwestern’s Chicago campus), Room 408. The event is free and open to the public. *** Schedule of Events 10–10:50 a.m. Literary Citizenship: The Benefits of Getting Involved Three writers/editors discuss the advantages of getting involved in the literary…Continue reading Beyond Graduate School: The Working Writer on Saturday, May 30
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One Book, One Chicago Events at DePaul on October 21 and 28
One Book, One Chicago Events at DePaul This Month Who: DePaul Associate Professor Hugh Ingrasci What: Heroes and Antiheroes in American Literature and Popular Culture When: Tuesday, October 21, at 6 p.m. Where: Richardson Library, Room 300 Who: DePaul Faculty Members Rebecca Johns-Trissler, Christine Sneed, and Dan Stolar What: Panel Discussion on Campbell’s Monomyth and…Continue reading One Book, One Chicago Events at DePaul on October 21 and 28
DePaul Faculty Essays Published in The Millions and the Chicago Tribune
Michele Morano, an associate professor and director of the MAWP program here at DePaul, has published “The Afterlife of Travel: On the Work of Philip Graham and Alma Gottlieb” in online literary review The Millions. Christine Sneed, who is teaching at DePaul part-time this year, has published a piece on fact versus fiction in the Chicago…Continue reading DePaul Faculty Essays Published in The Millions and the Chicago Tribune
Faculty News & Newcity’s Summer Guide
In Faculty News: Please join the English Department in congratulating Kathleen Rooney for being named 2013 winner of the Eric Hoffer Award for Poetry for her novel-in-poems Robinson Alone (Gold Wake Press, 2012). A review in Booklist noted the following of Robinson Alone: “Rooney’s syncopated wordplay, supple musicality, and cinematic descriptions subtly embody… Robinson’s sardonic…Continue reading Faculty News & Newcity’s Summer Guide
Call for Papers, Gulf Coast Writing Contest, & More
The DePaul English Department is excited to announce a Call for Papers for the Fourth Annual Spring English Conference. This student-run conference, formerly known as the EGSA Conference, will be held on the afternoon of Friday, May 3rd, 2013 in Arts & Letters Hall. We encourage all DePaul English graduate students to submit their works…Continue reading Call for Papers, Gulf Coast Writing Contest, & More
Faculty News: Christine Sneed’s Debut Novel
In Faculty News, congratulations to Prof. Christine Sneed. This week marked the release of Sneed’s debut novel, Little Known Facts. From the official press release: The people who orbit around Renn Ivins, an actor of Harrison Ford-like stature—his girlfriends, his children, his ex-wives, his colleagues in the film industry—long to experience the glow of his…Continue reading Faculty News: Christine Sneed’s Debut Novel
End-of-Year Remarks and Congratulations
The academic year is nearly at an end, and although some of you will be back next week for summer classes, many of us, including Ex Libris, are taking the summer off. Ex Libris will resume posting at the beginning of the Fall Quarter, in the first week of September. In the meantime, you may…Continue reading End-of-Year Remarks and Congratulations
Faculty News, A Short Fiction Contest, and More
Faculty News: The PEN/ O.Henry Prize Stories 2012 Anthology has just hit the shelves, and DePaul English grad students will recognize a familiar name in the list of prize winners. Congratulations to Professor Christine Sneed, whose short story “The First Wife” is among those stories selected for inclusion. Prof. Sneed’s story will appear alongside other…Continue reading Faculty News, A Short Fiction Contest, and More
EGSA Conference Reminder, Story Week, and a Teaching Job
There’s only one week left until the EGSA Conference paper submission deadline of midnight on Monday, March 19th. EGSA needs your Poetry, Fiction, Literary Nonfiction, Literary Analysis/Critical Approaches, Pedagogical and Literary Theory, and other writing on Publishing, Professional, and Teaching Practices. This is a great opportunity to showcase your work, get a line on your…Continue reading EGSA Conference Reminder, Story Week, and a Teaching Job
Submit to Threshold and DePaul Radio Student Writer Showcase
It’s that time of year– time to send in your writing to Threshold. See the following message from Threshold editor Meredith Boe for more information including how and when to submit: Threshold is DePaul’s literary and arts journal in its 32nd year. It is student-produced and features outstanding work from DePaul students. It is a…Continue reading Submit to Threshold and DePaul Radio Student Writer Showcase
Spotlight on: Christine Sneed
If you’ve been diligently reading the faculty news bits in Ex Libris this quarter, you’ve probably noticed Christine Sneed’s name come up more than once. Which is why when we received yet another exciting piece of news about her award-winning first book, we decided it was high time to turn the Ex Libris spotlight on…Continue reading Spotlight on: Christine Sneed
Faculty News, Radio DePaul, and More
Two exciting Faculty News updates today: Congratulations are due to Christine Sneed, who has just sold a novel, Little Known Facts, to Bloomsbury. And her short story, “The First Wife,” which appeared in the December2010/January 2011 issue of the New England Review, has been selected for this year’s O. Henry Prize Anthology. Congratulations also to…Continue reading Faculty News, Radio DePaul, and More