Narrative is reading submissions for its seventh annual poetry contest. The prizes for the contest winners will be as follows: • First Prize: $1,500 • Second Prize: $750 • Third Prize: $300 • Ten finalists receive $75 each The submission deadline is July 20, 2015. There is a $23 fee for each entry. Poets may submit…Continue reading Narrative’s Seventh Annual Poetry Contest (Deadline: 7/20/15)
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VSC/Luce Foundation Chinese Poetry and Translation Fellowships (Deadline: 4/1/15)
The Vermont Studio Center (VSC) and Henry Luce Foundation are accepting applications for their Chinese Poetry and Translation Fellowships Program. The application deadline is April 1, 2015. In 2015, VSC will award 12 Chinese poets and literary translators with month-long joint residencies to create new work, both individually and in collaboration.
Poetryfoundation.org Accepting Internship Applications (Deadline: 11/3/14)
Here’s the Skinny Poetryfoundation.org is accepting applications for a paid web internship. The student intern is expected to work 10 hours per week in the Chicago office of the Poetry Foundation from October through May. The application deadline is November 3, 2014. Interested in Applying? Email a cover letter and résumé to Micah Jefferson at employment@poetryfoundation.org. Send all attachments as…Continue reading Poetryfoundation.org Accepting Internship Applications (Deadline: 11/3/14)
Korean Poet and Activist Ko Un (고은) to Read on Thursday, October 2
Who: Ko Un (고은), a Korean poet, Nobel Prize for Literature finalist, and former Buddhist monk and political prisoner What: Free lecture and poetry reading When: Thursday, October 2, 6 p.m. (doors open at 5 p.m.) Where: Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, Harold Washington Library Center, 400 South State Street, Chicago For more information, visit Ko Un’s website or listen to the BBC documentary Ko Un: The People’s…Continue reading Korean Poet and Activist Ko Un (고은) to Read on Thursday, October 2
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
English Graduate Programs on Facebook, Tennessee Williams Fiction Contest, and More
*REMINDER: Tomorrow, Tuesday Oct. 25th is the LAST DAY TO DROP A CLASS for the Autumn Quarter.* — Exciting news for social media aficionados: DePaul University English Graduate Programs is now on Facebook! If you’re a Facebook user, hop on over and “like” our page to connect with your friends and classmates and get even…Continue reading English Graduate Programs on Facebook, Tennessee Williams Fiction Contest, and More