DePaul associate professor and MAWP director Michele Morano will be reading at Sunday Salon Chicago, a free literary series, on May 31 at 7 p.m. The event will take place in the Roscoe and Damen Room at Riverview Tavern (1958 West Roscoe Street). Other featured readers include Jeffrey Condran, Aviya Kushner, and Jillian Lauren.
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Braver New World: A Conversation on Sci Fi for Social Change on Wednesday, May 6
The Women’s Center and the Center for Intercultural Programs (CIP) at DePaul present Braver New World: A Conversation on Sci Fi for Social Change. The event will take place on Wednesday, May 6, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Cortelyou Commons (2324 North Fremont Street). Walidah Imarisha, the coeditor of Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories From Social Justice Movements, and Francesca Royster,…Continue reading Braver New World: A Conversation on Sci Fi for Social Change on Wednesday, May 6
DePaul Faculty Member Kathleen Rooney Named a Society of Midland Authors 2015 Finalist
Congratulations to DePaul visiting assistant professor Kathleen Rooney, whose novel O Democracy! is a finalist in the Adult Fiction category of The Society of Midland Authors 2015 Awards.
DePaul Instructor David Welch and MAW Alumna Laura Wagner to Read at the Poetry Foundation Tuesday, May 19
Tuesday, May 19, 7 p.m. Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street Free Admission The Poetry Foundation‘s Open Door reading series presents work from Chicago’s new and emerging poets and highlights the area’s writing programs. Each one-hour event features readings by two Chicagoland college and graduate writing program instructors and two of their current or recent students. May’s…Continue reading DePaul Instructor David Welch and MAW Alumna Laura Wagner to Read at the Poetry Foundation Tuesday, May 19
Story Week Festival (March 15-21, 2015)
Columbia College Chicago‘s creative writing department is presenting the Story Week Festival of Writers March 15–21, 2015. This year’s theme is The Power of Words. All programming is free and open to the public. DePaul associate professor Miles Harvey and former DePaul assistant professor Amina Gautier will be presenting at the festival. Check out the full Story Week schedule here.
English Faculty Featured in Newsline: “Innovation Through Collaboration Seeks to Promote Research, Curricula, Grants”
Newsline, DePaul’s publication for faculty and staff news (February 19, 2015) “Innovation Through Collaboration Seeks to Promote Research, Curricula, Grants” English professors Anne Clark Bartlett and John Shanahan discuss their work in this piece about interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary academic projects and programs.
DePaul in the News: “Heaving Bosoms and Joyous Endings Conquer Capitol Hill”
Washington Post (February 13, 2015) “Heaving bosoms and joyous endings conquer Capitol Hill” Last week, the Post ran a story on a romance fiction conference held at the Library of Congress. The article featured DePaul English professor Eric Selinger, who noted, “The last thing popular romance needs is a man in a suit ‘mansplaining’ what belongs in the canon.”
Nominate LAS Faculty for an Excellence in Teaching Award (Deadline: 2/16/15)
Students can nominate their professors for a College of LAS Excellence in Teaching Award here. Nomination letters are due Monday, February 16. See the flyer for more information.
Slag Glass City’s New Website
The new website for Slag Glass City has launched. Created by Professor Barrie Jean Borich with support from DePaul’s English department/MAWP program, the journal accepts general submissions on a rolling basis from September 15 to June 15. Click here to submit to Slag Glass City. The magazine is looking for “new, original nonfiction literature and art from, by, and about cities,…Continue reading Slag Glass City’s New Website
Chicago Book Expo on Saturday, December 6
The third annual Chicago Book Expo is taking place this Saturday, December 6, at Columbia College Chicago (1104 South Wabash Avenue). The event is free and open to the public. The exposition runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Check out the schedule here. See below for a sampling of DePaul connections to the event. Chicago and the Novel (11:30…Continue reading Chicago Book Expo on Saturday, December 6
DePaul Professor Richard Jones to Read at The Book Cellar Tomorrow Night (11/20/14)
Join DePaul professor and Poetry East editor Richard Jones for the Fifth Wednesday Journal release party at the Book Cellar on Thursday, November 20, at 6 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.
Native American Poet and DePaul Professor Mark Turcotte’s Upcoming Readings
Join Native American poet Mark Turcotte, a visiting assistant professor in DePaul’s English department since 2009, for his upcoming in-state readings on November 13 and November 20. The November 13 reading takes place at the University of Illinois at Springfield. Can’t make the trek to our illustrious state capital? The November 20 reading will be closer to home, at…Continue reading Native American Poet and DePaul Professor Mark Turcotte’s Upcoming Readings