Threshold, DePaul’s award-winning, student-run literary magazine is recruiting! As new co-editors, Rachel Harthcock (undergraduate) and Borja Cabada (graduate, MAWP) are excited about the prospects of putting together a terrific team that will help them create another great issue this year. They are looking for committed students (both graduate and undergraduate) to fill the editor positions in fiction, non-fiction, poetry and dramatic literature. Candidates should have relevant experience in their own fields as well as an eye for literary criticism. If you’re interested please send them your resumé, a brief cover letter, and a link to… Read Article →
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The Chicago Reader, Chicago’s largest free weekly newspaper and a nationally recognized leader in the alternative press, is now accepting submissions for its 13th annual Pure Fiction issue—a collection of short stories by local fiction writers paired with illustrations by local artists. Please send your fiction of up to 3,000 words to fiction@chicagoreader.com by November 1st, 2012. Featherproof Books‘ Zach Dodson will be the guest curator for this coming Pure Fiction issue, and those published will be paid for their work. Please see the Submissions Page for complete details. *** Sundog Lit is a new,… Read Article →
Today in student news, congratulations to Rhiannon Falzone (MAWP), who got a story published on ChicagoSide, a new online Chicago sports magazine. Rhiannon’s story, “Chicago Hoops’ League-Leading Guard Is Back — And It’s Not D-Rose,” is her second piece for the site. Congratulations also to Bethany Brownholtz (MAWP), who has been named the new Assistant Editor for the online literary journal Blood Lotus. Blood Lotus Journal was founded in 2006 and is run by a group of editors that live all over the United States. It primarily publishes fiction and poetry, although the journal accepts… Read Article →
Threshold, DePaul’s literary and arts journal, invites the DePaul community to the Threshold 2012 Launch Party, May 25th, 3-6pm to join in supporting the work of exceptional student writers and artists featured in this year’s edition. There will be complimentary refreshments, mingling, and readings from outstanding authors and award-winners. Don’t miss this opportunity to pick up a copy of the issue, FREE! To RSVP and invite your friends, check out the official Threshold 2012 Launch Party Facebook Event! (RSVP is not required to attend.)
Tune into WGN radio tonight to hear two DePaul MAE professors discuss “Great Achievements in the American Novel.” Hugh Ingrasci and June Chung will be guests on Milt Rosenberg’s Extension 720 program, tonight, 10:00 to Midnight, Thursday, March 3rd. The show is on WGN 720 AM radio. *** Literary Laundry is excited to announce its fifth call for submissions. As always, all work submitted to the journal will also be considered for Literary Laundry‘s writing competitions. They are offering the following cash awards: $500 for the best poem, $500 for the best short story, and… Read Article →
Current MAE and MAWP students, check your email! The English Department is offering Partial Tuition Scholarships (PTS) to recognize outstanding academic achievement of students in its two graduate programs. Partial Tuition Scholarships provide a partial reimbursement for tuition paid for Spring 2012 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 fall term You… Read Article →
It’s the second day of the quarter, and hopefully by now all you grad students have your classes picked out, but if you’re making last minute adjustments or looking for something different, please note that Rachel Shteir, one of DePaul’s 2011-12 Humanities Fellows, is teaching a special topics course in the spring on Chekhov and Beckett. The course is THE 436, Seminar: Topics in Dramatic Literature and carries A&L domain credit. It has been approved as an elective for both MAE and MAWP students. Please contact your program director if you are interested in taking… Read Article →
The deadline for the Old Dominion University Norton Girault Literary Prize 2012 has been extended to March 9th, 2012! Complete details and guidelines can be found here: http://barelysouthreview.digitalodu.com/the-norton-girault-literary-prize/, but the main facts are: This year’s competition is in fiction Send your best story of up to 25 pages Cost is $25 per entry Entries will be judged by author Cristina Garcia Winning entry gets $1000 and will be published in the ODU M.F.A. Creative Writing program literary journal Barely South Review See guidelines at the link above to submit online or through the mail, or… Read Article →
Today we bring you a very special guest post from Zhanna Vaynberg, a second-year M.A.W.P. student. You may recognize Zhanna’s name from several Student News spots on Ex Libris because she’s gotten a few pieces published this past year. Now she’s here to tell us what she’s learned from these first forays into the wide world of publishing. Oh, and she just got another poem published in After Hours journal. Congratulations, Zhanna, and thanks. *** During much of January, I spent quite a bit of time moaning to my professors about a short story of… Read Article →
The MFA Creative Writing Program of Old Dominion University and Barely South Review are pleased to announce The Norton Girault Literary Prize Inaugural 2012 Competition is now open The Norton Girault Literary Prize will be offered in 2012 for FICTION (annual prize will alternate among Fiction, Poetry, and Nonfiction genres)– one prize will go to a single short story up to 25 pages (double-spaced). The winning story will receive $1,000 and publication in Barely South Review. One honorable mention will also be selected for publication. The Norton Girault Literary Prize is named after Norton Girault (learn… Read Article →
Last week we shared with you a list of dates and deadlines for submitting your abstracts, writings, and resumes. Today we have another list of dates to mark in your calendars, but this time of great literary events taking place in the coming weeks. Some are on campus and some are out in the city, but all promise to be well worth your time! — Sunday, January 29th – Sunday Salon Chicago, a monthly literary reading series featuring local and national authors, will be taking place at Black Rock (3614 N Damen Ave) at 7… Read Article →
What have our students and alumni been up to over break? Publishing lots of great stuff! Congratulations to current student Zhanna Vaynberg (M.A.W.P.) who recently had a poem published in Burning Word Literary Magazine. Zhanna wrote her poem, “Bad Timing,” for Christine Sneed’s Eng 484 class last quarter. You can download “Bad Timing,” and the rest of Burning Word Issue 61 for free at burningword.com. Congratulations also to alum Marianne McDonough-Chrisos (M.A.W.P. ’11) just had a Flash Fiction piece accepted to online literary magazine Literary Juice. Her short piece, “Thai Tea” can be read here…. Read Article →