Tag: publishing
Threshold Release Party, Two Job Postings, & More!
All are invited to the release of Threshold’s 33rd edition! The Threshold release party will be held at the DePaul Art Museum, 935 W. Fullerton from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Along with free copies of the publication, there will be music provided by members of the DePaul Jazz Ensemble, readings and performances from the publication, beverages, and hors d’oeuvres.…Continue reading Threshold Release Party, Two Job Postings, & More!
Open Mic Poetry Night, A Job Opening, & a Faculty Fellows Event
All are invited to an Open Mic Poetry Night hosted by MAWP students Meredith Boe and Maria Hlohowskyj this Thursday, May 30th, at the Bourgeois Pig Cafe, 738 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, from 8:00-10:00 p.m. If you are interested in reading, arrive a few minutes early to sign up, and have a short poetry selection…Continue reading Open Mic Poetry Night, A Job Opening, & a Faculty Fellows Event
Student News, H. Peter Steeves on Campus, & More!
Today in Student News, we’re excited to announce that not one but two current MAWP students will have poems published in After Hours Issue 27, Summer 2013. Congratulations to David Mathews on the publication of his poem “Urban Archer.” And congratulations as well to M.R. Byrd on the publication of his poem, “Athena.” The Summer…Continue reading Student News, H. Peter Steeves on Campus, & More!
Independent Publishers Gather for IBPA’s Publishing University: Guest Post by Alia Neaton
On April 27-28th, independent publishers, writers, and students gathered at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago for the Independent Book Publishers Association’s Publishing University 2013. Luckily for us, MAWP student Alia Neaton was in attendance all weekend, and has graciously taken the time to write up what she saw and what she learned about independent…Continue reading Independent Publishers Gather for IBPA’s Publishing University: Guest Post by Alia Neaton
On How I Got Six Essays Published in MQR: Guest Post by Zhanna Vaynberg
Earlier this week, we received an exciting piece of Alumni News: after a long wait, MAWP graduate Zhanna Vaynberg‘s series of six short essays had finally gotten published in the Michigan Quarterly Review. We asked Zhanna how this unusual publishing contract had come about, and when she sat down to write out an answer, the…Continue reading On How I Got Six Essays Published in MQR: Guest Post by Zhanna Vaynberg
Gregory Martin on Campus, Publishing Career Panel, & A Job Posting
The Visiting Writers Program Welcomes author Gregory Martin to DePaul TOMORROW, Thursday, April 25th, at 6:00 p.m. in the Richardson Library room 115. In his memoir Stories for Boys, Gregory Martin struggles to reconcile the father he thought he knew with a man who has just survived a suicide attempt; a man who had been…Continue reading Gregory Martin on Campus, Publishing Career Panel, & A Job Posting
Poetry Night, Love on the Road, and a Publishing Job
Design Cloud would like to invite the Depaul English department to join them on Thursday, February 21st for their first ever Poetry Night. Poetry Night will run from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Scheduled readings will fill the first hour and any and all interested poets are invited to read their work during an open…Continue reading Poetry Night, Love on the Road, and a Publishing Job
Alumni News & A Conference Invitation
In Alumni News: Jim Kraus (MAW 2008) is pleased to announce the publication of his 22nd book, a novel entitled The Cat That God Sent. It will be released this spring by Abingdon Press. His previous novel with Abingdon, The Dog That Talked to God, spent two months on the CBA Best Seller list. Congratulations, Jim.…Continue reading Alumni News & A Conference Invitation
Student News, Call for Papers, and Gulf Coast Writing Contest
Today in Student News, congratulations to MAWP student Raul Palma, who has won first place in the Mary Mackey Short Story contest for his story “Amaranthus.” As the first place winner of this competition, Raul has been invited to read his story in San Francisco in March and was awarded a $100 prize. As we…Continue reading Student News, Call for Papers, and Gulf Coast Writing Contest
An Internship Opportunity, Free Creative Writing Classes, & a Call for Book Reviews
Academy Chicago Publishers is currently looking for two or three interns for an unpaid winter internship in the publishing industry. Zhanna Vaynberg, a recent MAWP graduate, is the managing editor at Academy Chicago Publishers in charge of finding interns, making this an especially promising opportunity for current DePaul English graduate students looking to get a…Continue reading An Internship Opportunity, Free Creative Writing Classes, & a Call for Book Reviews
Lessons from Chicago Women in Publishing: Guest Post by Rhiannon Falzone
Last week, a few lucky women from the MAWP program got to attend an event offered by Chicago Women in Publishing. Among them was Rhiannon Falzone, who was generous enough to write about what she learned at the event and share it with the rest of us in a very detailed guest post. You can…Continue reading Lessons from Chicago Women in Publishing: Guest Post by Rhiannon Falzone