Luminarts Fellowship: Submissions Due Friday

Submissions for the Luminarts Fellowship for excellence in creative writing are due this Friday, May 6th. Writers submit two pages of stand-alone work or an excerpt in categories of poetry or prose and have the opportunity to win $5,000. Apply on their submissions page, or contact info@luminarts.org for more information.

Global Voices Call for Submissions

Do you speak (or write in) more than one language? Do you know someone who does? Then please see the Call for Submissions from Collaborative for Multilingual Writing and Research below. Official Call for Submissions The Collaborative for Multilingual Writing and Research (CMWR) is now accepting submissions for the sixth Issue of its annual electronic…Continue reading Global Voices Call for Submissions

REMINDER: Friday April 1st is the Final Day to Submit to the Spring English Conference

This is a final reminder for students to submit to DePaul’s seventh annual Spring English Conference. The conference takes place on Friday, April 29th and submissions are due this Friday, April 1st. Find out more on the flyer below, see full submission requirements here, and send submissions to englishconference.dpu@gmail.com. Find out more about keynote speaker Brian T. Edwards…Continue reading REMINDER: Friday April 1st is the Final Day to Submit to the Spring English Conference

The DePaul Spring English Conference Wants Your Academic and Creative Work!

Below is a call for submissions for DePaul’s 7th annual Spring English Conference. Here is a .pdf or .docx of submission guidelines. Submissions are due April 1st.   Call for Submissions – Academic and Creative Work 7th Annual Spring English Conference Hosted by Students of the Department of English Organizers: Anastasia Sasewich (MAWP) and Jordan Weber…Continue reading The DePaul Spring English Conference Wants Your Academic and Creative Work!

Driftwood Press Open for Submissions

Driftwood Press is a literary magazine dedicated to curating from a broad field of work including fiction, poetry, photography, graphic narrative, literary criticism, and interviews. Driftwood is currently open year-round for submissions. There next publication will be released April, 4th. Find out submissions details here.

Save the Date! The Spring English Conference

Mark your calendars! The 7th Annual the Spring English Conference will be held on Friday, April 29th. Submissions, open for both creative and academic writing, are due April 1st. Stay tuned for further details on guidelines, requirements, and the announcement of the keynote speaker!

Schiff Foundation Fellowship for Critical Architectural Writing

The eleventh annual Schiff Foundation Fellowship for Critical Architectual Writing is now open for proposals. The fellowship program, administered by the Department of Architecture and Design at the Art Institute of Chicago, was established to engage young writers and scholars in critical discussions about the built environment and is open to graduate students currently enrolled…Continue reading Schiff Foundation Fellowship for Critical Architectural Writing

Engendering Change Graduate Student Conference

The University of Illinois at Chicago is hosting their annual graduate student conference Engendering Change this April 23. The conference focuses on themes of gender and sexuality, and this years theme is specifically oriented towards the intersection of racial and gender justice. Abstracts are due February 1st and can be emailed to engenderingchange2016@gmail.com. For more details download the call for papers.

52nd Allerton English Articulation Conference Deadline Approaching

Northern Illinois University’s Department of English in cooperation with the Allerton Planning Committee will be hosting the 52nd Alerton English Articulation Conference from April 13 and 14 at the Allerton Park and Retreat Center in Monticello, Illinois. This years theme Charting Our Future: Evolutions, Revelutions, and Revelations asks with the changing state of higher education and cost of tuition how colleges and universities…Continue reading 52nd Allerton English Articulation Conference Deadline Approaching

Illinois State University’s Word’s Worth Conference

Illinois State University’s English Studies Program has announced a call for proposals for their 2016 graduate student Word’s Worth Conference: Hum(Animals). The conference encourages a broad ranges of proposals specifically in the field of English Literature, but they also encourage creative writing submissions! Word’s Worth is configured as an early graduate student conference, so first…Continue reading Illinois State University’s Word’s Worth Conference