Congratulations to Tim Hillegonds, MAWP ’14, who placed his piece “Along the Front Range” in the March issue of Bluestem. Also, a belated congratulations to Chris Lites, MAWP ’12, who published a profile of science fiction writer William Gibson in Slate in December of 2014.
Category: Department News
Call for Papers: English Department Spring Conference (Deadline: 4/6/15)
The DePaul English department’s sixth annual student-run spring conference will take place on Friday, May 8, 2015, in Arts & Letters Hall. DePaulians may submit their original works of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, literary analysis, pedagogical and literary theory, and publishing, professional, and teaching practices. The submission deadline is Monday, April 6, 2015. This year’s conference theme is Wonder,…Continue reading Call for Papers: English Department Spring Conference (Deadline: 4/6/15)
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.”
MAW Alum Brian South’s Self-Publishing Debut
Congratulations to MAW alumnus Brian South, a Naperville North High School English teacher whose self-published debut novel—The Zombie Sheriff Takes Tucson: A Love Story—will be available for purchase on Friday, February 20. See this Chicago Tribune story for more details.
Upcoming MAE and MAWP Information Sessions
The MAE winter information session will take place on Wednesday, March 11, at 6 p.m. in Room 101 of the Welcome Center. The MAWP winter information session will take place on Thursday, February 19, at 6 p.m. in Room 103 of the Welcome Center.
Graduate Certificate in TESOL Information Session on Thursday, February 26
DePaul’s writing, rhetoric, and discourse (WRD) department will hold an information session about its graduate certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) on Thursday, February 26, at 5 p.m. in SAC 301. Students who complete the graduate certificate in TESOL will have the opportunity to teach English for a year at Huaqiao University. Yangping Zeng, WRD’s current visiting scholar…Continue reading Graduate Certificate in TESOL Information Session on Thursday, February 26
Updated Spring Quarter 2015 Course Descriptions
Check out the updated spring quarter 2015 course descriptions here.
DePaul’s Graduate Thesis and Dissertation Conference to Take Place on Saturday, February 21
The Office of Adult Student Affairs invites all DePaul graduate students to the Graduate Thesis and Dissertation Conference on Saturday, February 21. This free event, which includes lunch, will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Center on the Lincoln Park campus. Students can register for the conference here.
Spring and Summer Quarter 2015 Course Descriptions Are Up!
Check out the lineup of spring quarter and summer quarter English graduate courses. Registration opens Monday, February 9. After browsing the course descriptions, you can click over to CampusConnect to do some light shopping. The course cart is open for business.
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.