In today’s Faculty News, we extend our congratulations to Prof. Barrie Jean Borich. Borich joined DePaul’s creative writing faculty last fall, and this spring she is celebrating the release of her third creative nonfiction book, Body Geographic. Body Geographic is published by the University of Nebraska Press and was selected for inclusion in the American…Continue reading Faculty News: Barrie Jean Borich Releases New Memoir
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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
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
Jen Percy and Alastair Bonnett on Campus
The DePaul Visiting Writers’ Series is excited to announce that nonfiction writer Jen Percy will be doing a reading at DePaul on February 20th at 6 p.m. in Richardson 115. Percy will be reading from her upcoming nonfiction novel Demon Camp, which begins with the story of a Special Ops soldier who believes his PTSD…Continue reading Jen Percy and Alastair Bonnett on Campus
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
Threshold 2013 is Now Accepting Submissions
Threshold, DePaul’s award-winning annual literary arts magazine, is now accepting submissions for its 2013 issue. Please see the following letter from Threshold‘s Editors in Chief, Borja Cabada (MAWP) and Rachel Harthcock (Undergraduate in English). To the DePaul Community, We are excited to announce that Threshold is now open for submissions for the 33rd issue. DePaul’s…Continue reading Threshold 2013 is Now Accepting Submissions
Get Involved in the DePaul Student Literary Scene!
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…Continue reading Get Involved in the DePaul Student Literary Scene!
Narrative Magazine’s 30 Below Writing Contest
Please note that Ex Libris has made a few changes to the way that MAE course requirements are listed on the “Classes” pages. The new information reflects the fact that MAE course requirements are based solely on time period regardless of country, as well as the program’s more recent decision to replace the term “Modern”…Continue reading Narrative Magazine’s 30 Below Writing Contest
TODAY: Master Class and Reading with Eileen Pollack
Please remember today’s Master Class with visiting novelist and essayist Eileen Pollack, who recently won the prestigious Grub Street National Book Prize. Eileen will be reading and discussing work by JENNIFER HOUGHTON, JENCY KANICHIRAYIL and ANGEL WOODS. Copies of their pieces are now available at the third-floor front desk of the English Department. All students…Continue reading TODAY: Master Class and Reading with Eileen Pollack
Master Class with Eileen Pollack at DePaul, South Africa’s Poet Laureate in Chicago, and More
The MAWP is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for graduate students in both fiction and creative nonfiction to work with visiting writer Eileen Pollack. In addition to her reading on the evening of April 12, Pollack has agreed to conduct a Master Class, in which she will discuss the work of three graduate students…Continue reading Master Class with Eileen Pollack at DePaul, South Africa’s Poet Laureate in Chicago, and More
Calls for Submissions from Chicago Writer’s Association & Emanations Anthology
The next quarterly edition of the Chicago Writers Association‘s online magazine, The Write City, is due out next month and all are invited to submit short stories, poetry, features, journal entries, interviews, bios, or anything else, even if you are not a member of the CWA. The Write City Magazine is available via the CWA…Continue reading Calls for Submissions from Chicago Writer’s Association & Emanations Anthology
Student News & DePaul Humanities Center Conference
Happy Halloween, everyone! Remember the Guild Literary Complex Prose Awards contest? Well, today we are very excited to announce that current M.A.W.P. student Lisa Applegate has been selected as one of 3 semifinalists for the 2011 Prose Award for Short Non-Fiction. Not only that, but Lisa’s piece is an edited version of one she wrote…Continue reading Student News & DePaul Humanities Center Conference