The M.F.A and M.A. in Writing and Publishing programs are offering Partial Tuition Scholarships (PTS) to recognize the outstanding academic achievement of students in the English department’s graduate programs. Partial Tuition Scholarships provide a partial reimbursement for tuition paid for 2019 fall graduate courses in English taken toward the MAE and MAWP degrees. You are eligible to…Continue reading 2019 Fall Quarter Partial Tuition Scholarship Awards
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Byron’s Don Juan 200: A Bicentennial Symposium
On Friday, October 18, join students and scholars at The Byron Society Literary Conference from 8-5pm at DePaul’s Daley building to celebrate the 200th birthday of the first publication of Don Juan, published anonymously in 1819! On Saturday, the conference convenes at the Chicago History Museum, on North Avenue and Clark. The event will feature music…Continue reading Byron’s Don Juan 200: A Bicentennial Symposium
Call for Submissions: The Headlight Review Chapbook Prize
Kennesaw State University’s Headlight Review Chapbook Contest is now open for submissions! Submit your best literary fiction between September 15 and December 1, 2019. The 1st prize winner will receive $500 and publication. Manuscripts are judged anonymously. Those interested should review the submission page for full details on the contest.
Teach for America Job Opportunity
The Teach for America early application deadline this year for 2020 graduates is Oct. 18. Are you interested in challenging yourself in an impact-driven career? Putting your talents to work to disrupt inequity and create opportunity? Joining a powerful network of more than 62,000 leaders from all backgrounds and sectors? By joining Teach For America, you will…Continue reading Teach for America Job Opportunity
Call for Staff: Crook & Folly
DePaul’s award-winning arts and literature magazine, Crook & Folly, is seeking undergraduate and graduate students for their 2019/2020 staff! Positions include section editors and readers, copy-editors, and social media and marketing. If you are interested in applying, please email your name, contact information, year and major, a short bio, and 150-200 words on what you…Continue reading Call for Staff: Crook & Folly
Visiting Author Series: Tim Hillegonds Pre-Event Conversation
TONIGHT – Join Tim Hillegonds on-campus as he reads and discusses his new memoir, The Distance Between. Don’t forget to take advantage of the opportunity to talk with the alum about life after DePaul, publishing your first book, writing tips, and more in the library’s Rosati Room prior to the reading event! Tim Hillegonds…Continue reading Visiting Author Series: Tim Hillegonds Pre-Event Conversation
Visiting Speaker Series: Dorothy Kim
Join Dorothy Kim on October 1st as she discusses Critical Race Studies & the Middle Ages. Dorothy Kim is Assistant Professor of English at Brandeis University where she teaches Medieval Literature. Her research focuses on race, gender, Jewish/Christian difference, the digital humanities, and the disciplinary history of medievalism. If interested, please email depaulenglishspeakers@gmail.com to save…Continue reading Visiting Speaker Series: Dorothy Kim
Writing Specialist Job Opportunity
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is searching for a part-time Writing Specialist. Position summary: The Chicago campus is seeking a part-time (20 hours per week) Writing Specialist to provide evening and weekend writing support to students enrolled in predominantly master’s and doctoral programs. In collaboration with faculty, the Writing Specialist will help develop group and…Continue reading Writing Specialist Job Opportunity
Call for Submissions: Subito Press
Ready your pens and keyboards—it’s submission season! Subito Press, a small non-profit publishing company established by the University of Colorado Boulder’s creative writing department, is currently holding a contest for book-length works of poetry or prose and are in their last push for submissions. They hope to encourage MFA students to submit their work.…Continue reading Call for Submissions: Subito Press
Call for Submissions: Missouri Review
The 29th Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize competition is now open for submissions in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. First-place winners in each category receive $5000, feature publication in the spring issue, and are honored at a gala reading and reception in Columbia, Missouri. Contest finalists are often published in the magazine also, or, in the…Continue reading Call for Submissions: Missouri Review
Visiting Author Series: Tim Hillegonds
Join Tim Hillegonds on September 26th as he reads and discusses his new memoir at DePaul. Before the reading, also take advantage of the opportunity to talk with the DePaul alum about life after DePaul, publishing your first book, writing tips, and more in the library’s Rosati Room. The Distance Between chronicles how Hillegonds’s plan to leave his…Continue reading Visiting Author Series: Tim Hillegonds
Call for Submissions: Glassworks Literary Magazine
Glassworks is accepting submissions through December 15, 2019! Glassworks, the literary magazine of Rowan University’s Master of Arts in Writing graduate program, publishes nonfiction, fiction, poetry, hybrid pieces, and artwork both digitally and in print. They are currently reading for spring and fall 2020 print issues. They also publish flash fiction, prose poetry, and micro essays monthly…Continue reading Call for Submissions: Glassworks Literary Magazine