We’ve been keeping you up-to-date on opportunities and events throughout the quarter—but it helps to see these all in one place! In case you need it, here’s a recap of all the fellowships, contests, and more with upcoming deadlines between now and early January (and a few with later deadlines, to help you plan ahead).…Continue reading Your Week 9 Recap: A List of Upcoming Deadlines for Fellowships, Calls for Submissions, etc.!
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Applications NOW OPEN for the Library Company of Philadelphia’s 2025-26 Fellowships Cycle!
Are you a rising senior, on track to graduate at the end of Spring Quarter 2025? Are you a recent graduate or a current grad student interested in archival research collections? Are you working on your doctorate or thinking about a Master’s thesis? Consider applying for one of these fellowships! Following a short description of…Continue reading Applications NOW OPEN for the Library Company of Philadelphia’s 2025-26 Fellowships Cycle!
Support Dr. Jonathan Gross and DePaul English students at the MMLA’s 65th Annual Convention!
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 next week! Read below for full details on this event. We hope you’ll attend these interesting discussions! Where: Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan Ave Schedule:Friday, November 15Third floor,…Continue reading Support Dr. Jonathan Gross and DePaul English students at the MMLA’s 65th Annual Convention!
Reminder: Scholarship Applications Due Sun. Nov. 3 + Study Abroad UK Applications due TODAY, Nov. 1!
We hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween yesterday! Below are reminders for two upcoming deadlines as we start off November: scholarship applications and the UK study abroad. Be sure to get these in on time, if you’re interested! 1. Study Abroad UK (Spring Break 2025) Still feeling the Halloween spirit? Apply for DePaul’s…Continue reading Reminder: Scholarship Applications Due Sun. Nov. 3 + Study Abroad UK Applications due TODAY, Nov. 1!
Lots of Calls for Submissions + 2 Workshops + a Writers’ Retreat!
Happy Monday! Here are some upcoming calls for submissions between the end of the month and early next year, as well as info on two fall poetry workshops over Zoom. Below this list is a description of “Writing Between the Vines,” a 2025 writers’ retreat at four California vineyards. (The information below has been copied…Continue reading Lots of Calls for Submissions + 2 Workshops + a Writers’ Retreat!
Internship Opportunity: Agate Publishing!
Agate Publishing: Training Internships (January 1 – June 30) See below for a description of the Agate Publishing internship! If interested in this internship, please email your cover letter and resume to Prof. Green (CGREEN1@depaul.edu) first; he will then instruct you on whom to contact at Agate. You can also contact Prof. Green with any…Continue reading Internship Opportunity: Agate Publishing!
Upcoming Scholarships for English Majors!
English majors: check out DePaul’s upcoming scholarships for grads and undergrads! These three are exclusively for English majors: Scholarship amounts range from $1,200 to $10,000, and students are welcome to apply for more than one scholarship. Scan the QR code or visit Scholarship Connect at https://depaul.academicworks.com to apply for these and other scholarships! Application deadline:…Continue reading Upcoming Scholarships for English Majors!
Looking for a Teaching Job in Creative Writing? Consider a fellowship at Emory University! (Apply by Nov. 25)
Apply by 10:59 PM CST on November 25, 2024 to either of Emory University’s open fellowships in Atlanta, Georgia! See details below. (The following information has been copied from Emory University.) For questions or more information, contact Nora Lewis at nora.lewis@emory.edu. Poetry Fellowship 2025-2027 Interfolio link to apply: http://apply.interfolio.com/155819 Application deadline: 11:59pm ET, November 25,…Continue reading Looking for a Teaching Job in Creative Writing? Consider a fellowship at Emory University! (Apply by Nov. 25)
Upcoming Contest: Frontier Poetry’s Portrait Prize!
Read below for submission details for Frontier Poetry’s upcoming 2024 Portrait Prize! Submissions close December 15, 2024, and the winners will be selected and published in early to mid-spring of 2025. (The information below has been copied from Frontier Poetry’s information page.) Maybe you’ve seen her. We don’t know her real name—we just know her…Continue reading Upcoming Contest: Frontier Poetry’s Portrait Prize!
Reminder: The Dead Zone Film & Poem Reading is TOMORROW, Tuesday, October 22!
This is your reminder that The Dead Zoo film and reading is tomorrow, Tuesday, October 22! Join us from 6:30 – 7:30, at DePaul’s Cortelyou Commons (2324 N. Fremont Street). A 20-minute film based on Prof. Chris Green’s sonnet crown The Dead Zoo (poems from the perspective of endangered or extinct animals, plants, and places)…Continue reading Reminder: The Dead Zone Film & Poem Reading is TOMORROW, Tuesday, October 22!
Still planning your Spring Break? Apply for DePaul’s “Gothic Monsters” study abroad to the UK!
Students accepted to the program will be enrolled in ENG 286/475 (Topics in Popular Literature) for this spring quarter and MPOP 363/520 (Topics in Fandom: Fan Tourism) for the upcoming winter quarter. Application deadline: November 1! Itinerary: London, Bath, Whitby, and Edinburgh Want to learn more? View the Spring Break 2025 program list at https://programsabroad.depaul.edu/ and click “United Kingdom: Gothic Monsters” for course…Continue reading Still planning your Spring Break? Apply for DePaul’s “Gothic Monsters” study abroad to the UK!
[Updated 10/14:] Upcoming Calls for Submissions!
Several literary journals are interested in your work! Below are a few publications with upcoming submission deadlines between mid-October and the end of the year. (You may have seen some of these in an earlier post, but a few more have been newly added.) Entries closest to the top of the list are the most…Continue reading [Updated 10/14:] Upcoming Calls for Submissions!