AWP is offering three scholarships of $500 each to emerging writers who wish to attend a writers’ conference, center, retreat, festival, or residency. See AWP’s Directory of Conferences & Centers for a list of eligible programs. The winners and six finalists will also receive a one-year individual AWP membership. The contest will accept entries via Submittable through March 30, 2015. This year’s…Continue reading AWP Scholarships for Emerging Writers (Deadline: 3/30/15)
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Crazyhorse Prizes in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry (Deadline: 1/31/15)
The submission period for the annual Crazyhorse Prizes in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry is drawing to a close this Saturday, January 31, 2015. Writers may submit short stories or essays (25 pages max) or up to three poems. The $20 entry fee includes a one-year Crazyhorse subscription. Each winner will receive $2,000 and publication.
Crook & Folly Writing Workshop on Thursday, January 22
DePaul literary magazine Crook & Folly is hosting the first of three workshops this Thursday. Students can receive one-on-one feedback on their writing from the editorial staff. To nab an assigned time slot, students should email their pieces to crookandfolly@gmail.com by Tuesday, January 20, at 7 p.m. Walk-ins are also available on a first-come, first-served basis. The word limits are as follows. Fiction…Continue reading Crook & Folly Writing Workshop on Thursday, January 22
Crook & Folly Open to Submissions (Deadline: 2/23/15)
Crook & Folly, DePaul’s literary magazine, seeks submissions of fiction, creative nonfiction, micro prose, poetry, and dramatic literature. The submission deadline is February 23. Students can send their work to crookandfolly@gmail.com. Crook & Folly is holding a micro prose event this Thursday, January 15, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Arts & Letters Hall, Room 303. Attendees will learn about micro prose and…Continue reading Crook & Folly Open to Submissions (Deadline: 2/23/15)
Invitation to a Special Steppenwolf Performance and More
For the past two years, creative writing students from DePaul have been traveling all over the city to interview Chicagoans about youth violence. This undertaking—part of a unique partnership between DePaul and Steppenwolf Theatre—is finally coming to fruition. How Long Will I Cry?: Voices of Youth Violence premieres at Steppenwolf Theatre this week. The play…Continue reading Invitation to a Special Steppenwolf Performance and More
Threshold’s Extended Deadline, Alumni News, and More
Threshold, DePaul’s annual literary arts journal, is extending their deadline for submissions through March 8th, 2013, at 11:59 p.m. Guidelines are the same as before and can be found on Threshold‘s tumblr account, as well as the previous Ex Libris call for submissions. This is your last chance to send your work in to DePaul’s…Continue reading Threshold’s Extended Deadline, Alumni News, and 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
Poetry Night, Love on the Road, and a Publishing Job
Design Cloud would like to invite the Depaul English department to join them on Thursday, February 21st for their first ever Poetry Night. Poetry Night will run from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Scheduled readings will fill the first hour and any and all interested poets are invited to read their work during an open…Continue reading Poetry Night, Love on the Road, and a Publishing Job
Two New Writing Contests
Just a reminder- as long as you’re getting your work ready to send out to these great new writing contests, don’t forget to submit it to Threshold as well. The deadline to submit to DePaul’s own literary arts magazine is this Friday, February 15th! *** Arcadia Magazine is currently accepting submissions for its inaugural short…Continue reading Two New Writing Contests
The Writers Guild’s Live Student Reading
The Writers Guild, part of the University Center for Writing-based Learning’s Writing Groups program, is hosting a student reading next week at the DePaul Student Center. The event, titled “Aloud!,” will take place on Monday, February 11th, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Student Center atrium, and will feature poetry, fiction, and essays by undergraduate and…Continue reading The Writers Guild’s Live Student Reading
Alumni News & A Conference Invitation
In Alumni News: Jim Kraus (MAW 2008) is pleased to announce the publication of his 22nd book, a novel entitled The Cat That God Sent. It will be released this spring by Abingdon Press. His previous novel with Abingdon, The Dog That Talked to God, spent two months on the CBA Best Seller list. Congratulations, Jim.…Continue reading Alumni News & A Conference Invitation
Two Friday Events and a Call for Submissions
This month, the DePaul English Department is holding a series of Student Information Sessions with the candidates for the Assistant Professor of Early Modern English Literature, a tenure-track position in The Department of English to begin in September, 2013. A total of three sessions will be held in ALH 210-11, one for each candidate. All…Continue reading Two Friday Events and a Call for Submissions