For those of you who don’t know, we’ve been mixing it up this quarter in the CMWR’s Book Club. Rather than read a single book throughout the quarter with our group of multilingual participants, we’ve been reading a different piece of flash fiction each … Continue reading
I recently discovered this lovely blog consisting of pictures of authors scribbling advice for aspiring writers on their hands. The authors are mainly fantasy authors, but even if you’re not into genre fiction, it’s a nice little boost of … Continue reading
When you read a book, what’s one of the first things you notice? Is it the setting? Is it the use of concrete versus abstract details? Is it the way the writer chooses to open the story? Or is it, … Continue reading
I usually have no problem taking criticism. Well, not when it comes to my writing at least. I know the value of a workshop class and I like the fact that I am able to get feedback on my stories … Continue reading
In his essay “Once Upon a Time, There Was a Person Who Said ‘Once Upon a Time,’” Steve Almond uses a trend among his creative writing students as the basis for a larger argument about the effects that passive viewership … Continue reading
This week, the Chicago Public Library Foundation awarded novelist Don DeLillo the Carl Sandburg Literary Award
With Spring Quarter winding down and the weather approaching something we might be able to call “summery” (because, let’s face it, it’s the best we’re going to get as Chicagoans), I’m starting to feel like reading for myself again. As … Continue reading
Students from all over the world are on the edge of their seats reading…The Hunger Games! On Friday, January 20, the Collaborative for Multilingual Writing and Research started the 352-page, New York Times bestselling novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne … Continue reading
Hi all! Threshold, DePaul’s premier student-run literary journal, is still accepting submissions for its Spring 2012 issue. Submit your fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, or dramatic literature to threshold.depaul@gmail.com before February 24th. All submitters will receive free and helpful feedback on … Continue reading
Comedian Sean Hill is bringing new meaning to the term “short story.” His tiny tales (all of them under the 140-character limit imposed by Twitter) are strangely charming and quite possibly the future of prose and composing. Collected in a … Continue reading