Category: Workshops

Off Campus Writers’ Workshop

The OCWW  is inviting all MAE and MAWP students free of charge to a weekly meeting of the most prestigious writing workshop in the Chicago Area. Off Campus Writers Workshop (OCWW) is the oldest continuously running writing workshop in the country. They hold weekly workshops with published authors in different genres, plus screenwriters, and agents. Every week…Continue reading Off Campus Writers’ Workshop

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

Deadline Extended for Campus 1871

The deadline for applications to Campus 1871 has been extended to this Friday, February 10. The weekend-long event takes place from March 31- April 2 and will be attended by universities across the Illinois and the Chicagoland area. At Campus 1871 you and a team will pitch and then develop a unique idea for a business startup that…Continue reading Deadline Extended for Campus 1871

Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference

The deadline to apply for scholarships to the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference is approaching! Official conference applications are due May 1, but scholarship applications are due February 20. The conference takes place this summer June 19-25, at Bemidji State University in small town northern Minnesota. The conference fee is $550, however, several $300 scholarships will be awarded based upon…Continue reading Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference

CWIP Manuscript Editing Event

Chicago Women in Publishing (CWIP) is holding an educational event on Manuscript Editing on Wednesday, January 18. The even will be from 5:30-8:00 PM on the 40th floor of the U.S. Bank Building. The event is $10 for student members, and $25 for nonmembers. Register online here, and find full details on the press release…Continue reading CWIP Manuscript Editing Event

Newberry Center for Renaissance Studies: Research Methods Workshop with John Shanahan

The Newberry Library’s Center for Renaissance Studies is hosting a research methods workshop for early graduate students this winter on March 3. The workshop, “Text Analysis Tools for Early Modern Literature: The Case of Margaret Cavendish” focuses on the works of prolific 17th Century author Margaret Cavendish, using her works as a case study to introduce…Continue reading Newberry Center for Renaissance Studies: Research Methods Workshop with John Shanahan

“Learn, Acheive, Succeed: How to Market your LAS Degree” Hosted by SGA

LAS Student Government Senators, Benjamin Bui and Bohdana Bohny, along with Student Government Executive Vice President, Kristina Pouliot, are hosting an event on marketing humanities degrees. The event, “Learn, Acheive, Succeed: How to Market your LAS Degree” will be March 1st from 4:30-5:30 pm in A&L Room 207. Panelists include Gene Beiriger (Dept. History), Ed Childs (Career Center LAS Specialist), and LAS…Continue reading “Learn, Acheive, Succeed: How to Market your LAS Degree” Hosted by SGA