You asked. We listened. Our contest has been extended to March 7, 2014. By popular demand and due to multiple requests from those attending the AWP Conference in Seattle, we have decided to extend our contest deadline to March 7, 2014, at Midnight EST. ENTER TODAY. In partnership with…Continue reading
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Prof. Barrie Jean Borich Published in the Washington Post
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Karen Russell is Coming to Chicago
The worlds of writer Karen Russell are wild and weird. Her latest,Vampires in the Lemon Grove, is no exception. Who else would morph Japanese women into silkworms, expose the surprising antidote to a vampire couple’s bloodthirsty inclinations, and rewrite the Iraq war by entering the tattooed back of a veteran? Time Out Chicago’s Laura Pearson…Continue reading Karen Russell is Coming to Chicago
Spring Quarter Information Changes
Spring Quarter Class Time and Location Changes Forthcoming Students who checked Campus Connect today for class information are cautioned to wait before making any final decisions. Changes made to the schedule were not updated before the platform published the information. Please wait a few days before emailing your professors to confirm class times and days.
Borja Cabada Published in The Newer York
Borja Cabada Has Flash Fiction Piece Published When Borja Cabada isn’t running writing groups for the UCWbL, he’s busy working as a mad sketching quick witted writer. He had this to say about the recent publication of his piece “Von Cryczech Country Club” in the The Newer York. When I’m not immersed in a…Continue reading Borja Cabada Published in The Newer York
Assistant Report Coordinator Position Available
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) is a private, non-profit organization formed in 1979. We are the leader in developing standards to advance and promote patient safety, quality care, and value for ambulatory health care through peer-based accreditation processes, education, and research. A certificate of accreditation is awarded to organizations that are found…Continue reading Assistant Report Coordinator Position Available
Mame M. Kwayie Publishes in the Houston Chronicle
MAWP student Mame M.Kwayie published a piece in the Houston Chronicle on Discrimination in America. The article is entitled, “Kwayie: Discrimination continues to take many forms in America” and is a personal essay exploring modern racial prejudice. Below you’ll find an extracted section of the piece. “The three of us walked in silence, our shoulders shrugged,…Continue reading Mame M. Kwayie Publishes in the Houston Chronicle
EGSA Overview
The English Graduate Student Association (EGSA) brings together students in the Master of Arts in English and Master of Arts in Writing and Publishing graduate programs, seeking to enhance the experience of the students in both programs through social and cultural events in and around Chicago. Each spring and fall, EGSA invites students in the M.A. in English…Continue reading EGSA Overview
Reformation of the EGSA
Ex Libris is proud to announce the reformation of the English Graduate Student Association. The founding members met last Friday at John Barleycorn and elected, through a lengthy and sudsy process, a board of officers. Without further ado please welcome your new English Graduate Student Association officers. President Brandon Haskey Vice President Ryan Daily Treasurer…Continue reading Reformation of the EGSA
826Chi and Eater Chicago Opportunities
Coming in on cool northerly winds is a host of internship opportunities for graduates to explore. Take a bite into the Eater Chicago with their internship opportunity. If whetting your palate isn’t something that interests you, lend your expertise to 826Chi and help fellow Chicagoans with reading and writing. If you receive one of the…Continue reading 826Chi and Eater Chicago Opportunities
Reconsidering the Wolf with the Chicago Humanities Festival
Jump through a puddle this rainy Thursday into a fairy tale. The Chicago Humanities Festival is hosting Professor Maria Tatar, the John L Loeb Professor of Folklore & Mythology and Germanic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University. Professor Tartar will be giving a public lecture entitled, “The Big Bad Wolf Reconsidered”. The lecture begins at…Continue reading Reconsidering the Wolf with the Chicago Humanities Festival
End of the Year Remarks
The academic year is nearly at an end, and although some of you will be back next week for summer classes, many of us, including Ex Libris, are taking the summer off. Ex Libris will resume posting at the beginning of the Fall Quarter, in the first week of September. In the meantime, you may…Continue reading End of the Year Remarks