Writing and Publishing students: Rebecca Johns Trissler, director of MFA/MA in Creative Writing and Publishing, is planning on holding another pitch meeting for anyone who wants to talk about 1) pitching their work for publication; or 2) pitching themselves for jobs in publishing or higher education. This quarter the meeting will be at noon on Friday, February…Continue reading Upcoming Events: Winter MAWP Director Pitch Meeting
Category: Department News
Congrats to Christopher Watkins!
Congrats to DePaul English Graduate student Christopher Watkins on publishing his poem “After Hiding a Half-Emptied Bottle of Popov in My Sock Drawer and Blacking Out” in Foundry Journal! Read Chris’s full poem here.
Partial Tuition Scholarship Deadline is January 31st
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 winter graduate courses in English taken toward the MAE and MAWP…Continue reading Partial Tuition Scholarship Deadline is January 31st
Congrats to Kathleen Rooney!
Congrats to Professor Kathleen Rooney, who is the recipient a Louise de Merrilac Woman of Spirit and Action Award from DePaul!
Congratulations to Paula McQuade!
Congrats to Paula McQuade, who was interviewed last week by Crawford Gribbens, Professor of History at Queens University Belfast! The pair discussed Professor McQuade’s book, women’s writing, and early modern religion. The podcast is now up and available at the New Books Network. Find a copy of Catechisms and Women’s Writing in Seventeenth-Century England (Cambridge University Press,…Continue reading Congratulations to Paula McQuade!
Event Review: Poets Chris Green and Richard Jones Reading
Poets in Season: a reading with Chris Green and Richard Jones By Michael Garza Contributor to Ex Libris On Monday evening, staff and students gathered for a poetry reading. Readings can run the gamut of atmosphere, from the bombast of a juke joint to the still of temple ceremony. Yet, on the fourth floor…Continue reading Event Review: Poets Chris Green and Richard Jones Reading
Alum Profile: MAWP Meredith Boe
This autumn quarter Ex Libris correspondent Eric Canan sat down with MAWP alum Meredith Boe to dicuss life post-DePaul, paying the bills, and her recently published chapbook, What City. Alum Profile: Meredith Boe Since graduating from DePaul’s MAWP program in 2013, Meredith Boe has settled into a groove she can be proud of. She…Continue reading Alum Profile: MAWP Meredith Boe
Congrats to Alum: Matthew Manning
Congrats to DePaul alum Matthew Manning on publishing his story, “The Unlikely Encounter That Made Me Confront My Male Fragility,” on Medium.com! Read the full piece here.
2019 Fall Quarter Partial Tuition Scholarship Awards
The M.F.A 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 graduate programs. Partial Tuition Scholarships provide a partial reimbursement for tuition paid for 2019 fall graduate courses in English taken toward the MAE and MAWP degrees. You are eligible to…Continue reading 2019 Fall Quarter Partial Tuition Scholarship Awards
Visiting Author Series: Tim Hillegonds Pre-Event Conversation
TONIGHT – Join Tim Hillegonds on-campus as he reads and discusses his new memoir, The Distance Between. Don’t forget to take advantage of the opportunity to talk with the alum about life after DePaul, publishing your first book, writing tips, and more in the library’s Rosati Room prior to the reading event! Tim Hillegonds…Continue reading Visiting Author Series: Tim Hillegonds Pre-Event Conversation
Visiting Author Series: Tim Hillegonds
Join Tim Hillegonds on September 26th as he reads and discusses his new memoir at DePaul. Before the reading, also take advantage of the opportunity to talk with the DePaul alum about life after DePaul, publishing your first book, writing tips, and more in the library’s Rosati Room. The Distance Between chronicles how Hillegonds’s plan to leave his…Continue reading Visiting Author Series: Tim Hillegonds
An Interview with Mark Turcotte
Check out former DePaul student Guillaume Delabar’s published interview on Professor Mark Turcotte in TriQuarterly Magazine!