Welcome back! There’s a lot of opportunities coming up, so here’s a round-up and where to find them: Spring Internships Jobs The Spring English Conference Poetry East 100th Issue New Series: Get a Job in Publishing
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Events for Professor Miles Harvey’s New Book!
Professor Miles Harvey’s new book King of Confidence is coming out and there are free virtual events next week! Check them out at https://www.nationalwritersseries.org/2020-virtual-season/ and https://www.bookendsandbeginnings.com/event/literary-lunchbreak-author-miles-harvey-conversation-little-brown-editor-ben-george-launch-his
Quarantine Reads
Books from current authors that might bring comfort in this busy time, via NYTimes: Celeste Ng, Ann Patchett, Min Jin Lee and Others on the Books That Bring Them Comfort.
Call for Papers: MCLLM
The 28th annual Midwestern Conference on Literature, Language and Media (MCLLM) at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL, is currently accepting proposals for 15-20 minute presentations from individuals and panels. Grad students are encouraged to submit papers! This year’s conference theme is Vision 2020: Seeing and Being Seen. This theme encourages argument-driven papers that…Continue reading Call for Papers: MCLLM
Call for Submissions: Thin Air Magazine
Thin Air, a MFA run literary journal at Northern Arizona University, is now accepting work for their online and printed publications through Submittable. Their print issue– published annually each spring– will accept submissions until December 1, 2019. Alongside their print journal, Thin Air also offers the opportunity for publication through their online Web Features with no submission fee…Continue reading Call for Submissions: Thin Air Magazine
English Scholarship Deadline is November 1st
The Britt-Hart End Scholarship application deadline is November 1st! See below for details. Britt-Hart End Scholarship This scholarship shall be given to a graduate student in the Writing and Publishing master’s program in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. The student should be in good academic standing and exhibit financial need. …Continue reading English Scholarship Deadline is November 1st
Call for Submissions: UCWbL Flash Fiction Contest
In honor of National Day on Writing, the University Center for Writing-based Learning welcomes DePaul students, alumni, faculty, and staff to submit their best flash fiction! The National Day on Writing (October 20), an initiative of the National Council of Teachers of English, is built on the premise that writing is critical to literacy but…Continue reading Call for Submissions: UCWbL Flash Fiction Contest
Byron’s Don Juan 200: A Bicentennial Symposium
On Friday, October 18, join students and scholars at The Byron Society Literary Conference from 8-5pm at DePaul’s Daley building to celebrate the 200th birthday of the first publication of Don Juan, published anonymously in 1819! On Saturday, the conference convenes at the Chicago History Museum, on North Avenue and Clark. The event will feature music…Continue reading Byron’s Don Juan 200: A Bicentennial Symposium
Call for Submissions: The Headlight Review Chapbook Prize
Kennesaw State University’s Headlight Review Chapbook Contest is now open for submissions! Submit your best literary fiction between September 15 and December 1, 2019. The 1st prize winner will receive $500 and publication. Manuscripts are judged anonymously. Those interested should review the submission page for full details on the contest.