Happy Week 10, everyone! Scroll down for a few reminders of upcoming events and deadlines for the week ahead (including our One Book, One Chicago announcement for Gabrielle Zevin’s author visit).

[The dates to mark down are this Wednesday (13th), this Friday (15th), and this Saturday (16th)!]

1. One Book, One Chicago’s banned book: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow

When: FRIDAY, November 15, 11:00 AM

Where: LPC, McGowan South, Room 106

This year’s One Book, One Chicago will feature author Gabrielle Zevin, who will discuss her book Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow in a reading, short panel, and Q&A with CDM and English faculty. See the flyers below for more info about this event!

2. MMLA convention with Dr. Jonathan Gross & DePaul grad students

When: FRIDAY, Nov 15, 9:30 – 10:45 AM (student panel, led by Jonathan Gross)
and SATURDAY, Nov 16, 9:30 – 10:45 AM (Jonathan Gross)

Where: Hilton Chicago

Dr. Jonathan Gross and DePaul grad students Carmen Romero Lopez, Rebecca Hathaway, and Zach Cleir will be participating in the Midwest Modern Language Association’s 65th Annual Convention this week and weekend! See the flyers below for full details on this event and panel readings.

3. Application Deadline: “Writing Between the Vines” Retreats for Writers

Applications due: WEDNESDAY, November 13

Writing Between the Vines offers writers a space to work, a place to create, surrounded by the beauty and majesty of vineyards. Funded through application fees and in partnership with wineries, Writing Between the Vines provides writers the time to focus on works in progress or cultivate new ideas in residencies of up to one week in length at no charge. The 2025 retreats are at four vineyards in California.

Retreats will take place at the following locations:

• Moshin Vineyards – Healdsburg, California (February 2 – 8, 2025)
  • Moshin Vineyards is located in the heart of the bucolic Russian River Valley in Sonoma County California. The winery features four tiers for gravity-flow production and is set on a gentle sloping property along historic Westside Road – a rural winegrowing area famous for stellar Pinot Noir. The winery guest suite is a studio apartment with private entrance located within the winery building just behind the tasting room.
  • The Russian River is located just across the street from the winery and has walking paths all the way to the beautiful Wohler Bridge, which was built in 1922. To the east of the winery are two of our estate vineyards covering approximately five acres. At the top of the Rosalina Vineyard is a viewing area and picnic table – perfect for a lunch outing or quiet reflection.
  • Close by is the hamlet of Forestville (5 min. drive) which features a handful of nice restaurants, a grocery store, post office and gas station. The delightful town of Healdsburg (15 min. drive) is north of us and is a veritable cornucopia of dining options. There you can find world-class restaurants, grocery store, art galleries, tasting rooms and much more.
  • Click here for full details.
    
• West Wines – Healdsburg, California (February 3 – 7, 2025)
  • West Wines is a family winery in Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County run by Katarina Bonde and Bengt Akerlind since 1998. Their winemaking style weighs heavily on traditional French methods enhancing elegance and complexity combined with the fruity and rich flavors from the estate grown grapes.
  • The guest house is shaded by a 100-year-old oak tree, this very special home ‘lives’ on 30 vineyard acres and is off Dry Creek Road, just one mile west of the north end of charming, upscale, historic, Healdsburg in the heart of Sonoma County’s Wine Country.
  • Click here for full details.
    
• CAST Wines — Geyserville, California (February 2 – 8, 2025)
  • The two-bedroom guest house at CAST Wines is the perfect place for two to four writers to work in collaboration or individually on solo projects and draw inspiration from the surrounding beauty of the vineyards.
  • CAST Wines’ estate vineyard consists of 80% Zinfandel and 20% Petite Sirah, providing grapes for several wines, was planted in 2000 by noted Sonoma County vineyard manager Ulises Valdez. Prior to 2000, the land was part of a large sheep ranch for decades – the heard still exists on a smaller parcel just up the street at Canyon Road.
  • Located in the Dry Creek Valley AVA and within Sonoma County, the land and surrounding farms have a long history of rich agricultural bounty, from prunes, apples and peaches to wine grapes, primarily farmed by families and small operators like CAST.
  • Click here for full details.
    
• Keller Estate Winery – Petaluma, California (February 2 – 8, 2025)
  • Keller Estate Winery is located in the Petaluma Gap region of the Sonoma Coast. On our family property we grow grapes, olive and farm in a sustainable and holistic philosophy. It is our love for our property and for our family that drives us to produce wines that showcase the elegance; finesse to create food friendly wines meant to be enjoyed with family and friends. 
  • Keller Estate’s Brickhouse Apartment has 2 bedrooms with serene views.
  • Click here for full details.

In case you missed it…

The list of internships for Winter Quarter (and early next year) has been posted! Click here to view the full list and details for each.

(Many of these are competitive positions, so be sure to apply as soon as you can, if interested!)