Callaloo, the premier literary journal of the African Diaspora, is now accepting applications for the 2016 Brown Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop (CCWW). They invite submissions of poetry or fiction for admission consideration for this two-week workshop, which will be hosted by the Department of Africana Studies and the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice…Continue reading Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop Submissions Open
Category: Conferences
Deadline Extended: Chicago Humanities Festival Graduate Student Seminar with Timothy Snyder
The Chicago Humanities Festival, in partnership with the Baskes Family, has extended the deadline for a special graduate student seminar with Timothy Snyder, Housum Professor of History at Yale. Successful applicants will be invited to hear Professor Snyder’s public lecture “The Holocaust as History and Warning” on Saturday, November 7th at 4:00 pm at the UIC Forum, 725 W Roosevelt…Continue reading Deadline Extended: Chicago Humanities Festival Graduate Student Seminar with Timothy Snyder
Dr. Francesca Royster at the DWN Fall Faculty Forum
DePaul Women’s Network (DWN) is hosting their 2015 Fall Faculty Forum and English Department Chair Francesca Royster will be delivering the keynote address “Rejuvenate!:Eartha Kitt, Dance, and Life-writing as a form of Re-animation.” The event is Wednesday, October 14 from 4:00-5:30 pm in the Lincoln Park Student Center Room 324. Registration closes on October 12 and seats are…Continue reading Dr. Francesca Royster at the DWN Fall Faculty Forum
“Versions, Versioning, and Versionality” hosted by Loyola University
Loyola University is hosting a day conference called Versions, Versioning, and Versionality. It takes place Saturday, October 31 in Information Commons 4th Floor on the Lake Shore Campus of Loyola University, 6501 North Kenmore Avenue between 8:45 am and 5:00 pm. The conference is about versions as things, versions as implemented editorially or in performance or for particular audiences, and leads…Continue reading “Versions, Versioning, and Versionality” hosted by Loyola University
Newberry Library 2016 Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference
MAE students: Chicago’s Newberry Library Center for Renaissance Studies is calling for submissions to their 2016 Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference. They invite abstracts for 20-minute papers from master’s or PhD students from any discipline on any medieval, Renaissance, or early modern topic in Europe, the Americas, or the Mediterranean world. Submissions from disciplines as varied…Continue reading Newberry Library 2016 Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference
The Chicago Writers Conference is this weekend!
A reminder to all MAWP students that this weekend September 25-27 is the Chicago Writers Conference (CWC). CWC is unique opportunity to connect with authors, publishers, and other figures in the Chicago literary community. Events are structured for writers of all genres, all ages, at all stages! In addition to general sessions, CWC features small sessions,…Continue reading The Chicago Writers Conference is this weekend!
2015 Chicago Writers Conference Deadline Approaching
A reminder to MAWP students and all interested writers, regular registration for the Chicago Writers Conference ends today! Tomorrow, Sept. 7th, late registration begins and admission prices increase. The Chicago Writers Conference is an annual event taking place September 25-27 this year. The conference is a unique opportunity to connect with publishers, authors, writers, and…Continue reading 2015 Chicago Writers Conference Deadline Approaching
DePaul English Faculty to Lead Workshops at Northwestern Summer Writers’ Conference
DePaul associate professor Miles Harvey and visiting assistant professor Kathleen Rooney will be leading writing workshops at the 2015 Northwestern Summer Writers’ Conference, which will take place July 30–August 1. Writers can register here.
Alumna Spotlight: Amanda Licastro
Digital Scholar Amanda Licastro, MAE ’08, teases out insights from student course blogs, online academic genealogies, and Twitter. BY HANA YOO Amanda Licastro has more than 1,000 Twitter followers. One week, she recalls, her tweets garnered more than 29,000 views. Generally, her Twitter account averages a couple thousand views per week. “I joke that…Continue reading Alumna Spotlight: Amanda Licastro
Extended Submission Deadline for DePaul English Conference (4/15/15)
Sixth Annual English Department Spring Conference Friday, May 8, 2015 • Arts & Letters Hall, 2315 North Kenmore Avenue Keynote Speaker Crystal Chan, Author of Bird DePaul English students now have one more week to submit their original poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, literary analyses or criticism, and other work to this annual student-run conference. The conference…Continue reading Extended Submission Deadline for DePaul English Conference (4/15/15)
Reminder: Submit to DePaul’s English Conference (Deadline: 4/6/15)
Now that winter quarter is drawing to a close, polish your academic papers and creative pieces—and submit them to DePaul’s English conference (egsaconference2015@gmail.com). Happy spring break!
Reflections on ALA’s Midwinter Conference: Guest Post by MAWP Student Alexandra Messina-Schultheis
This January I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to attend the ALA (American Library Association) Midwinter Conference, which was held right here in Chicago. I’m currently interning in the marketing department at Albert Whitman & Company, a children’s book publisher based in Park Ridge, Illinois, and was able to snag a pass for myself (and…Continue reading Reflections on ALA’s Midwinter Conference: Guest Post by MAWP Student Alexandra Messina-Schultheis