Twelve Literary Arts (TLA) is an intergenerational incubator for poets and writers of color based in Cleveland. They are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit literary arts education organization that work with poets and writers from the time they are 14 years of age all the way through their mid-careers. One of their signature programs is The Barbara Smith Writer-In-Residence…Continue reading Barbara Smith Writer-in-Residence Program
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Book Review by Sarah Fay
Check out Sarah Fay’s review of Esmé Weijun Wang’s The Collected Schitzophrenias.
Call for Submissions: no. 2 Magazine
no.2 is an online magazine featuring works of fiction, essays, interviews, and short films with an edge or a sense of humor. no.2 is in search of work that has a level of sophistication that isn’t funny just for laughs. They love work that is thoughtful, wicked, and genuinely humorous because there is real intelligence in…Continue reading Call for Submissions: no. 2 Magazine
Blacklist Journal is currently seeking submissions from talented student writers and artists across the country. Are you an avid reader, writer, or artist? Do you enjoy crafting prose or poetry? Would you like to see these works published in a journal? If so, Blacklist Journal, Brandeis University’s first national undergraduate journal of literature and art, is…Continue reading
Launch Event for “Beasts At Bedtime: Revealing the Environmental Wisdom in Children’s Literature” (by Liam Heneghan)
The Institute for Nature and Culture is hosting the launch event for Liam Heneghan’s book: Beasts at Bedtime: Revealing the Environmental Wisdom in Children’s Literature (University of Chicago Press, 2018). Book Launch Event and Reception Wednesday, May 2nd, at 7:00pm DePaul University McGowan South, First Floor (Room TBD—look for notices in the building) 1110 West Belden Avenue,…Continue reading Launch Event for “Beasts At Bedtime: Revealing the Environmental Wisdom in Children’s Literature” (by Liam Heneghan)
2018 Langston Hughes Society Luncheon
The Langston Hughes Society will be holding a special roundtable on the poetry of social justice as well as their annual luncheon at the College Language Association Convention in Chicago next month. The luncheon is a highly anticipated event, this year featuring award-winning poet, Nikky Finney. Electronic registration is open on their website at http://www.langstonhughessociety.org/.
Reminder: “Making in Chicago” Event this Weekend
The Department of English in collaboration with One Book, One Chicago and Slag Glass City will be hosting a panel of artists across disciplines to discuss the status of artistic creation in Chicago. The event takes place Monday, February 22 in the DePaul Art Museum from 6:00-8:00 pm. See the flyer below for details, or visit the event page.
RHINO Founders’ Contest Prize for Poetry Deadline Apporaching
RHINO, an award-winning annual print journal with significant online content is now accepting submissions for their 2016 Founders’ Contest. The winner receives $500 with two runners-up receiving $5o. All submissions considered for publication; $10 reading fee for up to 5 poems, no more than 5 pages. The deadline to submit is October 31, 2015.…Continue reading RHINO Founders’ Contest Prize for Poetry Deadline Apporaching
Apply to Work for Crook & Folly
Crook & Folly, DePaul’s award-winning art and literary magazine, is assembling a staff of undergraduate and graduate students for the 2015/16 academic year. Positions include section editors and readers for each literary genre, copy-editors, social media/marketing, and public relations coordinators. If you are interested in becoming involved as a member of the magazine’s team, please send an…Continue reading Apply to Work for Crook & Folly