Founded in 2020, the DePaul Publishing Institute (DPI) is the latest innovation from a nationally recognized creative writing program that specializes in hands-on training in book, magazine and web publishing. In addition to serving as the umbrella organization for five dynamic publishing efforts—Big Shoulders Books, Poetry East, Slag Glass City, Crook & Folly and DePaul’s Blue Book—DPI aims to increase opportunities for student internships and employment, collaborate with funders, coordinate publicity efforts and enhance the university’s relationships with publishers across the city and country.