Don’t forget to mark your calendars for Thursday February 13th! Join poet, essayist, and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib in conversation with Dr. Francesca Royster and Nina Wilson in Student Center 314 from 6:00-7:30pm. Interested in reading some of Hanif’s work before he visits? Check out his website!
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Upcoming Events: CWA’s Networking for Writers Panel
Do you want to expand your network with year? Join Chicago Writers Association at their panel discussion “Networking for Writers Panel” on February 15th with five amazing authors to learn more information about residencies, conferences, professional organizations, and more. Event Details: Saturday, February 15, 2020 9:30 am to 12:30 pm Columbia College – Hokim Hall –…Continue reading Upcoming Events: CWA’s Networking for Writers Panel
JAM at the Art Institute of Chicago
Ever wonder what it’s like to work at an art museum? Area students and emerging job seekers, as well as college and university faculty and staff, are invited to a day of career-focused programming at the Art Institute of Chicago. Several DePaul students will be giving gallery talks. The program will include: • A museum…Continue reading JAM at the Art Institute of Chicago
Call for Submissions: The Alchemist Review
The Alchemist Review is the literary journal at the University of Illinois at Springfield is excited to announce their journal is open to submissions from all undergraduate students in Illinois! The Alchemist Review is a print journal that launches in April. They publish creative writing including but not limited to fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction, art, and…Continue reading Call for Submissions: The Alchemist Review
Fellowship Opportunity: Schweitzer
The Schweitzer Fellowship is currently recruiting graduate students in health, social service, and public interest professions to apply for 2020-2021 Schweitzer Fellowships. The deadline to apply is February 1st. The Schweitzer Fellowship is a prestigious year-long service-learning program for graduate students in health-related professions who design and implement innovative direct-service projects aimed at improving…Continue reading Fellowship Opportunity: Schweitzer
Call for Submissions: HerStry magazine
HerStry, an online literary magazine and writing community for women based in Milwaukee, is open for 2020 submissions! HerStry accepts both personal essays (not paying) and monthly theme essays (paying). They welcome women identifying writers of all levels and talents to tell their stories. They accept all types of stories as long as they are true…Continue reading Call for Submissions: HerStry magazine
Visiting Writers Series: An Evening with Hanif Abdurraqib
On Thursday February 13th, join Hanif Abdurraqib in conversations with Dr. Francesca Royster and Nina Wilson in Student Center 314. Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio and will be signing books. Mark the event on your calendars! Read more about Abdurraqib on his website and on his Twitter. EVENT DATE AND TIME: February…Continue reading Visiting Writers Series: An Evening with Hanif Abdurraqib
Upcoming Events: ‘Responding To A Slow-Motion Emergency: Communicating Climate Change’
TONIGHT – How do you talk about a problem that’s too big to see? How do you demand action when it’s easier to delay? How does art speak in response to science? Come watch a wide-ranging group of artists and professors discuss these questions and more. From DePaul University and the School of the Art…Continue reading Upcoming Events: ‘Responding To A Slow-Motion Emergency: Communicating Climate Change’
Call for Submissions: The London Reader
Open Call: Stories of Inequality and Struggle Deadline February 5, 2020 The ‘20s have arrived with a roar. Another global recession looms before many have even recovered from the last. Millionaires flaunt their wealth on Instagram while delivery drivers work from apps on multiple smartphones to afford the increasing rent on their shared room.…Continue reading Call for Submissions: The London Reader
Upcoming Events: Winter MAWP Director Pitch Meeting
Writing and Publishing students: Rebecca Johns Trissler, director of MFA/MA in Creative Writing and Publishing, is planning on holding another pitch meeting for anyone who wants to talk about 1) pitching their work for publication; or 2) pitching themselves for jobs in publishing or higher education. This quarter the meeting will be at noon on Friday, February…Continue reading Upcoming Events: Winter MAWP Director Pitch Meeting
Tutoring Opportunity: Children’s Dyslexia Center
Train to be a certified dyslexia tutor through the Children’s Dyslexia Center! The program is enrolling new students with a deadline of Jan. 31, 2020 and encourages any DePaul students who might be interested to apply. NOTE: The Center will extend their deadline for DePaul students. Applicants need to have an undergraduate degree or…Continue reading Tutoring Opportunity: Children’s Dyslexia Center
Call for Submissions: Nowhere Magazine Prizes and Open Call
Calling all travel writers and photographers—aspiring, seasoned and anywhere in between! Nowhere Magazine has set the dates for 2020 contributions. NAME: The Nowhere Emerging Travel Writers’ Prize WINDOW: 12 a.m. January 15, 2020, to 11:59 p.m. February 29, 2020 (EST) GENRES: Long-form fiction, short story, narrative nonfiction, essay, poetry PRIZE: US$500 + publication. Up…Continue reading Call for Submissions: Nowhere Magazine Prizes and Open Call