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Editor-in-Chief Positions Are OPEN at Crook & Folly
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Alum Book Review! At the End of the World, Turn Left by Zhanna Slor
A DePaul MAWP alum wrote a book! And it comes out this month! Wow, we are so thrilled to celebrate Zhanna Slor and her debut novel, At the End of the World, Turn Left. Read the full review here.
Celebrating Poetry East’s 100th Issue & 40th Anniversary
We’re celebrating Poetry East’s 100th issue and 40th anniversary this April, National Poetry Month. Open this post for more information about the upcoming event on April 26th.
Black History Month Zoom Cafe
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MAWP Alum Profile: Author Zhanna Slor
This year’s Ex-Libris correspondent, Anna Gerwig, sat down (on Zoom) with MAWP alum Zhanna Slor to discuss the winding path of books, writing advice, and her debut novel, At the End of the World, Turn Left, the cover of which features one of her very own oil paintings. Click the image to open and read.
Shoutout to Fruit Bat — A Press Started and Led by DePaul Alum!
Fruit Bat is a Chapbook Press co-based in Chicago and Los Angeles, started by two DePaul alum and previous roommates. As posted on their About Page, they publish work that “embraces foraging: an unusual collection of ideas from a diverse set of perspectives with a basket of different emotions.” They will release their first three…Continue reading Shoutout to Fruit Bat — A Press Started and Led by DePaul Alum!
Call for Submissions ft. a DePaul Alum’s New Press!
Introducing Lillet (pronounced lee-lay after the French aperitif, that stimulates the appetite). Lillet publishes chapbooks. Prose, poetry, sketch/comedy scripts, some combination, or some new genre you’ve invented. Their first open reading period is open from NOW until May 1. Submit on their website: lilletpress.com There is no reading fee or set number of manuscripts selected for publication this…Continue reading Call for Submissions ft. a DePaul Alum’s New Press!
Visiting Writers Series: Upcoming Event
Register Here for the Event Find copies of the books below: Like Love by Michele Morano Negotiations by Destiny O. Birdsong
The Visiting Writers Series: Upcoming Event
In partnership with the History Department, The English Department Visiting Writers Series is hosting a remote event for the release of Professor Kathleen Rooney and Professor Miles Harvey’s books beginning at 6:00 pm on September 30: Historical Research in Fiction and Creative Nonfiction: Readings and Conversation with Kathleen Rooney and Miles Harvey. The conversation will be moderated by…Continue reading The Visiting Writers Series: Upcoming Event
Check out the Slag Glass City Newsletter!
In the Slag Glass City it’s COOLER by the LAKE! We invite you all to have a look at the new newsletter from our journal of the urban essay arts. Students who would like the opportunity to work on this DePaul-made magazine, and learn more about the history and practice of literary journals, should consider enrolling in…Continue reading Check out the Slag Glass City Newsletter!