Applications are now available for Spring Quarter 2017 Partial Tuition Scholarships (PTS) Awards. Find out more here, and download the application here. 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…Continue reading SQ17 PTS Award Applications Now Available
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FINAL REMINDER: Spring Conference Submissions are Due FRIDAY!
This Friday is the final day to submit to the 2017 Spring English Conference! The conference accepts both academic and creative writing submissions. Please submit soon! Full details available here. Send submissions to englishconference.dpu@gmail.com.
Upcoming Dates and Final Spring Internships!
As spring break begins, Ex libris would like to remind graduate students to keep the following dates in mind: Spring Break: Saturday, March 18 – Friday, March 24 Grades Due: Friday, March 24 Spring Quarter Classes Begin: Saturday, March 25 Final Day to Add Courses: Friday, March 31 SPEC Submissions Due: Friday, March 31 Additionally,…Continue reading Upcoming Dates and Final Spring Internships!
Reminder: SPEC Submissions Due March 31!
This is a friendly reminder to English students and professors that the deadline to submit to the Spring English Conference is only a few short weeks away, Friday, March 31st ! Spring break is a great opportunity to review papers and pieces from finals and consider them for submission. Please see the flyer above for…Continue reading Reminder: SPEC Submissions Due March 31!
Mark Turcotte at Women and Children First this Friday!
Poet Nickole Brown will be in Chicago reading at Women and Children First alongside local poets Simone Muench and DePaul’s own Mark Turcotte. The event takes place Friday, March 17 at 7:30 PM. Find out full information here.
Course Spotlights SQ2017
Remember, the deadline to add and drop courses for Spring Quarter 2017 is March 31!
Early Congratulations to Paula McQuade!
Ex Libris would like to offer early congratulations to Professor Paula McQuade for her upcoming publication Catechisms and Women’s Writing in Seventeenth Century England. The book is due out June of this year from Cambridge University Press. See the image above for a sneak-peak at the beautiful cover design. We couldn’t be more proud Paula!
Crook and Folly Deadline Extended to March 8!
Submissions to DePaul’s award winning student-run literary journal, Crook & Folly, have been extended to March 8. Crook & Folly is accepting submissions of poetry, fiction, flash fiction, creative non-fiction, and dramatic literature. Submissions and questions can be sent to crookandfolly@gmail.com.
The LAS Graduate Student Conference, this Friday!
The LAS Graduate Student Conference is happening this Friday! The conference showcases work from graduate students across the university, and is a unique opportunity to see the projects your DePaul colleagues have been working on. Students are especially encouraged to support their fellow English students presenting. During session I from 1:30-2:45, Mihaela Stoica (MAE), Jordan…Continue reading The LAS Graduate Student Conference, this Friday!
The Official SPEC 2017 Call-for-Submissions is Here!
Its the English Department’s favorite time of year! The official call-for-submissions for the 8th Annual Spring English Conference (SPEC) has been released! The Spring English Conference is a unique opportunity for DePaul English students from across the entire department – graduate, undergraduate, creative, literary studies, publishing, major, and minors – to come together and share…Continue reading The Official SPEC 2017 Call-for-Submissions is Here!
Tent Writing Workshop in Amherst, Mass
Tent: Creative Writing is a free week of workshops, literary seminars, and conversations for twenty writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for writers curious about connections between Jewishness and contemporary culture. The program runs July 16-23, and will be lead by Sam Lipsyte (ficiton), Lisa Olstein (poetry), and Eileen Pollack (nonfiction). Those interested must submit…Continue reading Tent Writing Workshop in Amherst, Mass
Sigmau Tau Delta Applications Due Soon
DePaul’s Gamma Psi Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, The National English Honor Society, will elect new members in spring, 2017. English Majors and Minors, graduate and undergraduate, are eligible to apply providing they have completed one course beyond English 120 (or equivalent) and have a G.P.A. of 3.4 or better. Those interested can fill out…Continue reading Sigmau Tau Delta Applications Due Soon