Congratulations to our very own Kathleen Rooney, who has received a Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) Grant from the City of Chicago! The grant will support Kathleen’s visit to the Margaret Herrick Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Library in Los Angeles to research a novel when it is safe to travel…Continue reading Congrats to Kathleen Rooney!
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An article from Kathleen Rooney
One of our very own, Kathleen Rooney, was published in the Chicago Tribune this past week. If you’re looking to order books and support local businesses, you can find the article here.
Book Giveaway: King of Confidence by Miles Harvey
Goodreads is currently hosting a giveaway of 50 copies of DePaul English professor Miles Harvey’s forthcoming book, THE KING OF CONFIDENCE. Enter for a chance to win a copy of your own!
Spring Quarter Drop and Add Dates
Welcome back, MAE and MAWP students! We realize this quarter might look a little different from our previous quarters. We’re here to help. In addition to our normal content, we’ll be posting resources and updating our blog calendar to help you navigate your courses this spring. To start with, here are a few important…Continue reading Spring Quarter Drop and Add Dates
Congrats to Miles Harvey!
Congrats to DePaul English Professor Miles Harvey on his new and upcoming book, THE KING OF CONFIDENCE, which will be published May 12 by Little, Brown & Company! THE KING OF CONFIDENCE has been receiving a wonderful early response. National Book Award-winner Nathaniel Philbrick calls it a “masterpiece”; Pulitzer Prize-finalist Dave Eggers describes it as a “ludicrously…Continue reading Congrats to Miles Harvey!
Congrats to Sarah Fay!
Congrats to DePaul English professor Sarah Fay! Longreads just published her very timely essay, “On Solitude (and Isolation and Loneliness [and Brackets]).” Click on the essay title to read Dr. Fay’s reflection on four years spent in solitude (and isolation [and loneliness]), viewing it through the lens of punctuation.
Call for Submissions: 2020 Spring English Conference
The 2020 Spring English Conference, hosted by DePaul’s English department, is now open for submissions! Please see the attached flyer and full submissions guidelines for information on how to submit your writing: 2020 English Conference Full Submissions Guidelines 2020 Spring English Conference Call for Submissions
Poems While You Wait
Read all about Professor Kathleen Rooney’s Poems While You Wait initiative at the Chicago Reader: “Submarine kangaroos and space pirate birthday parties.”
Congratulations to Alum: Matt Caracciolo
Congratulations to Matt Caracciolo, a 2012 DePaul MAWP program alum who published his first book this month: The Waygook Book: A Foreigner’s Guide to South Korea! From Monday Creek Publishing, The Waygook Book is a travelogue/memoir taking Matt from Chicago to teaching English in South Korea and back to his hometown of Columbus, OH. Join Matt at…Continue reading Congratulations to Alum: Matt Caracciolo
Congrats to Richard Jones!
One of DePaul’s very own English professors and editor of Poetry East, Richard Jones, has had a piece selected for poem of the week in Narrative magazine! Read the poem, “Double Doors” here.
Nominate a Professor for the 2020 Excellence in Teaching Award
Do you know a tenure-line professor who deserves to be recognized for their excellent teaching? Nominate them for the 2020 Excellence in Teaching Award! The LAS Awards Committee solicits nominations from both faculty and students. From those nominations, two tenured/tenure-line faculty members will be chosen to receive the award. Nominations are due by Monday,…Continue reading Nominate a Professor for the 2020 Excellence in Teaching Award
DePaul’s Blue Book: Best Illinois High School Writing 2018-2019
DePaul’s Blue Book: Best Illinois High School Writing 2018-2019, edited by Professor Chris Green and a class of graduate students, is now available at www.depaulsbluebook.com! Pieces were chosen from high school literary magazines submitted from across Illinois. Professor Green and his Editing class selected sixty-six pieces of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. This is the first of what Professor…Continue reading DePaul’s Blue Book: Best Illinois High School Writing 2018-2019