Congratulations to Professor Jim Fairhall Winner, Tennessee Williams New Orleans Fiction Contest Professor Fairhall will read from his winning story, “Pink,” at the 25th Annual Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival on Sunday, March 27. For more information on the contest and the festival, see http://www.tennesseewilliams.net/ Professor James H. Murphy Professor Murphy will celebrate his new book, Irish…Continue reading Recent News from DePaul English Faculty
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Threshold Awards for Excellence
For more information on Threshold, please visit their new website. Threshold will be awarding the Threshold Awards for Excellence in each of four literary categories. These categories include Dramatic Literature (one act plays and screenplay excerpts), Creative Non-Fiction (personal essays, literary journalism, memoirs, travel writing, etc), Fiction (short stories, novella or novel excerpts), and Poetry…Continue reading Threshold Awards for Excellence
Newberry Library Grad Student Conference in Renaissance Studies, A Reflection
Interested in graduate student conferences? Read first-year MAE student Melissa Smith’s take on the Newberry Center for Renaissance Students conference, which she attended in late January. The Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton St, hosted the Newberry Center for Renaissance Students 2011 Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference from Jan. 27–29, drawing students from all over, including two of…Continue reading Newberry Library Grad Student Conference in Renaissance Studies, A Reflection
International Writing Centers Week Events
International Writing Centers Week February 14-18, 2011 Love Across Languages, a multilingual poetry reading. Come share your favorite love poems, in any language, and listen to others read some of their favorites. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni are welcome. Where: Loop Student Center, North Café When: Monday, February 14. 3pm-6pm Literacy Narratives Reading and…Continue reading International Writing Centers Week Events
“I’m ‘In Process'”
When you read second-year MAWP student Christopher L. Smith’s contemplation on the meaning of being “in process,” as a writer, you’ll find yourself contemplating along with him, and maybe discovering or rediscovering why you chose to be a writer or go to graduate school.
EGSA General Meeting
A message from the English Graduate Student Association: Hello! We hope that everyone has been enjoying the school year thus far. Before we all become even busier than we are now, we would like to invite you to the large group meeting for the English Graduate Student Association (EGSA). As you may remember from the…Continue reading EGSA General Meeting
“Absurdity and the Everyday”
Absurdity and the Everyday University of Washington Seattle, Washington May 17-18, 2011 The University of Washington’s Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference invites papers for its 2011 session: “Absurdity and the Everyday.” Given Jonathan Lee’s recent documentary on Paul Goodman and his nearly forgotten work Growing Up Absurd, we might consider the relevance of absurdity today. “Growing…Continue reading “Absurdity and the Everyday”
Rooney and Pittard Reading at Lincoln Hall, A Review
Jessica Block (MAWP), a graduate assistant for the Department of English, attended the recent Visiting Writer’s event at Lincoln Hall featuring Professors Kathleen Rooney and Hannah Pittard. In this post, Jessica reviews the event and encourages students to check out future events sponsored by the Department of English. At 6 p.m. on January 25, Lincoln…Continue reading Rooney and Pittard Reading at Lincoln Hall, A Review
Catching Up With Students and Alumni
Check out what our students and alumni have been up to recently. Have your own announcements? Email mtranber@depaul.edu to see your accomplishments on Ex Libris! Teaching Internships in Two-Year Colleges The following students are currently doing the 2-Year College Teaching Internships: Diana Anderson (MAE), Harold Washington College; Colleen Corliss (MAE), Wright College; Sarah Hughes (MAWRD),…Continue reading Catching Up With Students and Alumni
DePaul Night at Victory Gardens–The Boys Room
DePaul Night for The Boys Room is this Thursday, January 27, starting at 6:30pm. There will be a pre-show reception with some light refreshments from Kim & Scott’s Gourmet Pretzels and the show begins at 7:30pm. There will be a post-show discussion directly following the event. Tickets are only $15 for DePaul Students, Faculty and…Continue reading DePaul Night at Victory Gardens–The Boys Room
What We Missed
While DePaul University was on break for a month and a half, we graduate students embarked on our own projects we had been putting off for a whole quarter while we frantically scraped assignments together for classes and finals. During winter break, some of us continued to work our full or part time jobs. Others…Continue reading What We Missed
Hunting the Smaller Jungle: The Search for Teaching Positions at Two-Year Colleges
In the market for a teaching job? Need some advice? Read this post by MAE student Sabrina Martin about her own struggle looking for teaching jobs at two-year colleges. For some newly admitted graduate students, this winter term will be the first in their journey towards their MA here at DePaul. For others, such as myself,…Continue reading Hunting the Smaller Jungle: The Search for Teaching Positions at Two-Year Colleges