Matthew Caracciolo’s debut book THE WAYGOOK BOOK: A FOREIGNER’S GUIDE TO SOUTH KOREA will launch on December 4th! To read the prologue, visit https://matthewcaracciolo.com/. Congratulations, Matthew! The department is proud of you.
Category: Alumni News
Alumni Spotlight!
June 2018 MAWP grad Cynthia Nwakudu is a finalist for the 2018 Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Award! The Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards (GBOMA) is an annual poetry competition founded by Pulitzer Prize winning Chicago poet Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000). The competition culminates in a live semi-finals event at which the top contestants selected by guest judges perform…Continue reading Alumni Spotlight!
Alumni Shout-Out!
Calling all MAE and MAWP Alumni The English Department is so proud of their alumni! Because of that, we are eagerly seeking information about what our alumni are up to! If you have any upcoming projects, recent achievements, or any news you would like to share with the department, we would love to hear about it! If you…Continue reading Alumni Shout-Out!
Good News for Alumnus Thom Kudla!
The English Department received wonderful news that alumnus Thom Kudla’s latest book, HOW I AM DIFFERENT, was named a finalist in the Poetry Category of the 2017 Next Generation Indie Book Awards! The ebook version won multiple medals in the 2017 Global Ebook Awards. HOW WE ARE DIFFERENT (HWAD), an Apple app based on that…Continue reading Good News for Alumnus Thom Kudla!
Congrats to Our Graduates! Time to Enjoy Summer!
As final grades roll-in, Ex Libris wants to offer its congratulations to all English graduate students for their hard work this year! Kudos, you make this department great. Also, deserving recognition as the year closes is Bill Johnson-Gonzalez who earned a well deserved tenure track position this year. Superb! And a nod to adjunct faculty…Continue reading Congrats to Our Graduates! Time to Enjoy Summer!
Kathleen Rooney Candidate for Reader’s Best Novelist! And Alison Ogunmokun Candidate for Best Poet!
Voting is open for the Chicago Reader’s annual Best of Chicago awards and DePaul’s own Kathleen Rooney has been nominated for the category of Best Novelist! Kathleen has been making waves and garnering well deserved accolades with her new novel, Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk. An urban love-letter and deftly crafted portrait of a powerful woman, Lillian Boxfish has…Continue reading Kathleen Rooney Candidate for Reader’s Best Novelist! And Alison Ogunmokun Candidate for Best Poet!
Good News for Alumnus John C. Lillig!
The English Department received wonderful news this week that alumnus John C. Lillig was named a partner at Hoogendoorn & Talbot LLP, effective January 2017! Previously, John had been an associate at the firm since 2010. He concentrates his practice on counseling for-profit and non-profit corporations and individuals on transactional, real estate, and copyright matters.…Continue reading Good News for Alumnus John C. Lillig!
A Few Big Congrats!!
Ex Libris wants to give a shout-out to a few members of the DePaul English community we are especially proud of this month! First off, a huge congratulations to Kathleen Rooney for the release of her highly anticipated novel Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk! Can’t wait to read it Kathleen!! Borja Cabada, a recent graduate of…Continue reading A Few Big Congrats!!
Congratulations to the 2015-2016 Graduates!
Ex Libris, on behalf of the English Department, would like to wish a heartfelt congratulations to all of the Master of Arts in English and Master of Arts in Writing and Publishing graduates of the 2015-2016 school year! A graduate degree is no easy task, but with hard work you have all completed an impressive…Continue reading Congratulations to the 2015-2016 Graduates!
English Department Alum Teresa Villa-Ignacio Presents at the University of Chicago
DePaul English Department alum Teresa Villa-Ignacio, who earned a bachelors degree in English in 2000, will be presenting “Aspirational Images and Posthuman Ethics: Cole Swensen, Suzanne Doppelt, and Pierre Alferi” at the University of Chicago this Thursday, February 18. Find out more on the flyer below.
Interview with MAE Alumnus Carolyn Rudinsky, Communications Coordinator for Gads Hill Center
Ex Libris contributor Matt Adams recently interviewed MAE alumnus Carolyn Rudinsky. Carolyn graduated from DePaul in June 2015 and now works as a Communications Coordinator for Gads Hill Center, an educational non-profit based in Pilsen. Here, Carolyn offers her insights into what inspired her to pursue opportunities in the non-profit sector and how she leveraged her connections…Continue reading Interview with MAE Alumnus Carolyn Rudinsky, Communications Coordinator for Gads Hill Center
Visiting Writers Program Welcomes MAWP Graduate Jessica Chiarella
The Visiting Writers Program will be celebrating the release of MAWP graduate Jessica Chiarella’s debut novel And Again. Chiarella will be on campus to read and discuss her work. The event takes place on Tuesday, January 26 at 6:00 pm in Richardson Library Room 115. Chiarella is a Vernon Hills native who graduated from DePaul in 2014. Currently she is enrolled in…Continue reading Visiting Writers Program Welcomes MAWP Graduate Jessica Chiarella