Category: Department News
EXTENDED DEADLINE: Spring English Conference
The deadline to submit to the 11th annual Spring English conference has been extended to this Friday, May 15th! Find full guidelines here. Initially, the department intended to host the conference through a website featuring video panels that could be accessed any time. After further consideration and discussion with students, however, the English department has…Continue reading EXTENDED DEADLINE: Spring English Conference
Free Access to Publisher’s Weekly for MFA programs
Publishers Weekly has removed their paywall, making all of their content available for free. Students and faculty can access open issues of Publishers Weekly, starting with the March 16th issue at www.digitalpw.com. Those wishing to receive an alert when the new issue becomes available can sign up to receive it at www.publishersweekly.com/digitalnotification. The entirety of www.publishersweekly.com is available without logging in, as…Continue reading Free Access to Publisher’s Weekly for MFA programs
Call for Art: The Pandemic City by Slag Glass City
The Slag Glass City is working on a new social media campaign called The Pandemic City. If you take photos (anything from casual phone photos to art photographs) that you believe may be a good fit for the campaign, the Slag Glass City would be more than grateful for the additional images! They will post on Tumblr, Instagram, Twitter,…Continue reading Call for Art: The Pandemic City by Slag Glass City
Discount on Author’s Guild Memberships
DePaul MFA/MAWP students are eligible to apply for a deeply discounted Author’s Guild membership for only $35. Click here: https://www.authorsguild.org/join/ (enter code CHAPTER20 during checkout for the discount). Author’s Guild members receive access to intellectual-property rights lawyers, review of contracts, discounted author’s website templates, professional development, and even media liability insurance.
Call for Submissions: 11th Annual Spring English Conference
The DePaul English Department invites you to participate in the eleventh Spring English Conference. The Spring English Conference is an annual event in which DePaul English undergraduate and graduate students present academic and creative work. Although Covid-19 will make this year’s conference different from any other, the work we English students are doing is as…Continue reading Call for Submissions: 11th Annual Spring English Conference
Call for Submissions: They Call Us Flawed
They Call Us Flawed, new feminist zine from DePaul English students, is seeking poems and short stories about beauty standards for their next issue. Those interested should send submissions to KailahPeters@gmail.com with the subject line “They Call Us Flawed Submission” by May 12.
DePaul MFA Students Reading with The Authors Guild
Join the Authors Guild and Chicago Regional Chapter Ambassadors from a safe distance for their springtime reading and open mic. Meet up onscreen with the Chicago literary community and hear work from readers whose work ranges from remarkable nonfiction on risk-related strategies for resilience to middle-grade fiction and contemporary lit in translation. Featured readers will…Continue reading DePaul MFA Students Reading with The Authors Guild
The Spring English Conference is going virtual this year!
In lieu of our annual in-person Spring English conference, the English department is now accepting submissions from students for a new 2020 Spring English Conference online launching June 1! This is an excellent opportunity for students to showcase their work and to share it with a positive, supportive community of DePaul faculty and peers. This…Continue reading The Spring English Conference is going virtual this year!
Partial Tuition Scholarship Deadline is April 24th
The M.A. in English 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 two graduate programs. Partial Tuition Scholarships provide a partial reimbursement for tuition paid for 2020 Spring graduate courses in English taken toward the MAE and MAWP…Continue reading Partial Tuition Scholarship Deadline is April 24th
Call for Student Writing
The English Department is looking for student writing for inclusion in the English Department newsletter. Photos are optional but welcome. If you would like to be included in the newsletter, please send your work the Department Assistant, Marc Schell at mschell2@depaul.edu Please note: Newsletter contribution is voluntary. We are not currently offering compensation for student writing.
Call for Student Writers: Faculty Interviews
The English Department is looking for students interested in interviewing a faculty member on their recent accomplishments for inclusion in the English Department newsletter. If interested, please contact the Department Assistant, Marc Schell at mschell2@depaul.edu. Please note: Newsletter contribution is voluntary. We are not currently offering compensation for interviews.