DePaul MAWP at the AWP Conference

Ten thousand people are registered for the sold-out Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference this weekend right here in Chicago. If you’re lucky enough to count yourself among them, stop by the DePaul Masters in Writing and Publishing Program table at the book fair to say hi! It’ll be located in the lower level of…Continue reading DePaul MAWP at the AWP Conference

DePaul Student Writers Series on WordPress & DePaul Faculty Poets Reading

Wish you could follow DePaul Radio’s exciting new Student Writers Series, but have other obligations on Friday mornings? Well you’re in luck! As promised, DePaul Radio SWS hosts Colin Harris and Marcy Farrey have created a blog where you can listen to previous episodes at your leisure. The first two episodes, which feature DePaul English…Continue reading DePaul Student Writers Series on WordPress & DePaul Faculty Poets Reading

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

Upcoming DePaul Author Events

Mark your calendars! DePaul professors and authors will be participating in readings around the city this fall. Don’t miss out on these fabulous opportunities below: TONIGHT: Thursday, September 30 Amina Gautier, a new assistant professor of English, joins author Audrey Niffenegger (The Time Traveler’s Wife, Her Fearful Symmetry) and other writers for a discussion entitled…Continue reading Upcoming DePaul Author Events

What We Missed: Faculty News

Professor Ted Anton’s essay, “Riff,” will appear in a book that just received a starred review in Publishers Weekly, called One Word: Writers on the Words They Love and Loathe, (Sarabande Books, due November 2010). Professor Amina Gautier won the 2010 Flanner O’Connor Award for Short Fiction. Read more here: http://ugapress.blogspot.com/2010/08/flannery-oconnor-short-fiction-award.html Professor Rebecca Johns Trissler…Continue reading What We Missed: Faculty News