Mark your Calendars! The English Department’s Visiting Writers’ Series is proudly sponsoring Love Talks: An Evening with Michele Morano and Destiny O. Birdsong. The event is from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. on January 19th. Check back for more updates.
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Congratulations to Kathleen & Beth Rooney!
Our very own Kathleen Rooney and sister Beth were published in the New York Times this week! Check out their essay, A Lesson From the Strange and Lovely World of ‘Leaf Town’: The story of the rise and fall of a society built by schoolchildren The sisters are both writers, and Professor Kathleen Rooney is…Continue reading Congratulations to Kathleen & Beth Rooney!
Congratulations to Professor Eric Selinger on his recent publication!
In Professor Selinger’s newest release, scholars dive into the genre of romance fiction to collaborate on an extensive companion like never before. Check out the book here.
Kathleen Rooney: How Fiction Allows Us to Inhabit Animal Consciousness
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Professor Ted Anton Zoom Talk
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Greetings Fall 2013
On behalf of the graduate faculty in the Department of English, we would like to welcome the fifty students who will begin their master’s studies this warm September. For our friends and students returning to DePaul after a summer of adventure, literature, and stories, we extend a warm greeting and a blank page. We’re very…Continue reading Greetings Fall 2013
Faculty News & Newcity’s Summer Guide
In Faculty News: Please join the English Department in congratulating Kathleen Rooney for being named 2013 winner of the Eric Hoffer Award for Poetry for her novel-in-poems Robinson Alone (Gold Wake Press, 2012). A review in Booklist noted the following of Robinson Alone: “Rooney’s syncopated wordplay, supple musicality, and cinematic descriptions subtly embody… Robinson’s sardonic…Continue reading Faculty News & Newcity’s Summer Guide
Faculty News: Ted Anton’s Nonfiction Book Release
In Faculty News, we are excited to announce the upcoming release of Professor Ted Anton‘s new book, The Longevity Seekers: Science, Business and the Fountain of Youth, which will be released by the University of Chicago Press on May 1st, 2013. In addition to The Longevity Seekers, Anton has written two other books, Bold Science:…Continue reading Faculty News: Ted Anton’s Nonfiction Book Release
Faculty News: Barrie Jean Borich Releases New Memoir
In today’s Faculty News, we extend our congratulations to Prof. Barrie Jean Borich. Borich joined DePaul’s creative writing faculty last fall, and this spring she is celebrating the release of her third creative nonfiction book, Body Geographic. Body Geographic is published by the University of Nebraska Press and was selected for inclusion in the American…Continue reading Faculty News: Barrie Jean Borich Releases New Memoir
Faculty News: Christine Sneed’s Debut Novel
In Faculty News, congratulations to Prof. Christine Sneed. This week marked the release of Sneed’s debut novel, Little Known Facts. From the official press release: The people who orbit around Renn Ivins, an actor of Harrison Ford-like stature—his girlfriends, his children, his ex-wives, his colleagues in the film industry—long to experience the glow of his…Continue reading Faculty News: Christine Sneed’s Debut Novel
Faculty News: Book Release for Francesca Royster
Don’t forget, today is the deadline to submit your work to Threshold! Email it in by MIDNIGHT TONIGHT for your chance at having your work published in DePaul’s annual student-run literary arts magazine! *** In Faculty News (and on-campus readings!): Congratulations to DePaul English professor Francesca Royster on the release of her new book, Sounding…Continue reading Faculty News: Book Release for Francesca Royster