Goodreads is currently hosting a giveaway of 50 copies of DePaul English professor Miles Harvey’s forthcoming book, THE KING OF CONFIDENCE. Enter for a chance to win a copy of your own!
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Quarantine Reads
Books from current authors that might bring comfort in this busy time, via NYTimes: Celeste Ng, Ann Patchett, Min Jin Lee and Others on the Books That Bring Them Comfort.
Spring Quarter Drop and Add Dates
Welcome back, MAE and MAWP students! We realize this quarter might look a little different from our previous quarters. We’re here to help. In addition to our normal content, we’ll be posting resources and updating our blog calendar to help you navigate your courses this spring. To start with, here are a few important…Continue reading Spring Quarter Drop and Add Dates
Call for Submissions: Own Voices Chapbook Prize
The Own Voices Chapbook Prize is now open for submissions! The Own Voices Chapbook Prize is an annual contest dedicated to the discovery of two timely chapbook length poetry collections from poets of color who are yet to publish a full length book. The winning collections will be published in a print run of 250 copies, and…Continue reading Call for Submissions: Own Voices Chapbook Prize
DePaul English Social Media Poetry Event
Celebrate National Poetry Month in April by posting your favorite poems OR your own original poetry on social media. The DePaul English Department would love to hear your poems on resilience & fortitude. From 3/21-4/30, tag our social media (@DePaul_English on Twitter & Instagram) in your poetry post & we will re-post your content on…Continue reading DePaul English Social Media Poetry Event
Call for Submissions: Post
Post, a queer run, independent literary journal featuring works by queer artists and writers, is currently accepting poetry! In honor of poetry month (upcoming in April), Post is seeking poetry focused on queer identity, relationships, experiences, and politics. Not just your love poems: submit your experiments, your musings, your polished worry stones, and your secrets shaped into song. Deadline for…Continue reading Call for Submissions: Post
Congrats to Miles Harvey!
Congrats to DePaul English Professor Miles Harvey on his new and upcoming book, THE KING OF CONFIDENCE, which will be published May 12 by Little, Brown & Company! THE KING OF CONFIDENCE has been receiving a wonderful early response. National Book Award-winner Nathaniel Philbrick calls it a “masterpiece”; Pulitzer Prize-finalist Dave Eggers describes it as a “ludicrously…Continue reading Congrats to Miles Harvey!
Call for Submissions: LiveWire
LiveWire, an online Literary Arts Journal from Southern California, is currently open for submissions for their Spring 2020 issue! LiveWire publishes work that reflects a diverse array of voices. They welcome work which is intersectional, intentional, and radical. Visit LiveWire’s submission page for more information. To submit work, writers should email LWJOURNAL@FULLCOLL.EDU & include the following: * Your full…Continue reading Call for Submissions: LiveWire
Congrats to Sarah Fay!
Congrats to DePaul English professor Sarah Fay! Longreads just published her very timely essay, “On Solitude (and Isolation and Loneliness [and Brackets]).” Click on the essay title to read Dr. Fay’s reflection on four years spent in solitude (and isolation [and loneliness]), viewing it through the lens of punctuation.
Call for Submissions: TellUs from the CMWR at UCWbL
TellUs, the literary magazine of the Collaborative for Multilingual Writing and Research (CMWR) within the University Center for Writing-based Learning, is now open for submissions through May 1st! In the past, CMWR has published the works of multilingual and multicultural writers/artists in Global Voices, an online magazine. They would like to bring back this idea through…Continue reading Call for Submissions: TellUs from the CMWR at UCWbL
Call for Submissions: 2020 Spring English Conference
The 2020 Spring English Conference, hosted by DePaul’s English department, is now open for submissions! Please see the attached flyer and full submissions guidelines for information on how to submit your writing: 2020 English Conference Full Submissions Guidelines 2020 Spring English Conference Call for Submissions
Call for Submissions: Colorism Healing Writing Contest
The Colorism Healing Writing Contest is now open for submissions! Colorism Healing is an international initiative that uses creative writing and community literacy to address the issue of colorism. The submission period for the 2020 CHWC is Saturday, February 1 – Sunday, March 15. All are eligible and welcome to submit original poems, essays, or stories…Continue reading Call for Submissions: Colorism Healing Writing Contest