Hello From Another Side
It is hard to believe just how fast the summer flew by, a flurry of activity. I had a wedding, taught two Creative Writing classes fil..
Chicago 101
The Fall semester begins Tuesday, September 8. It’s still roughly a month and a half away. But to the new members of the Columbia Coll..
I. Need. To. Write.
Where to See Live Lit This Summer
For a truly serious MFAer, the summer is made for writing, for producing as much great stuff as possible without l..
The Writer’s Summer
Photo: CC/Flickr/Roman Boed v on Timeout Chicago
It’s officially summer in Chicago. Bring on the summer festivals, sunny days, beachwe..
Summer of DCW Good Reads
Photo: Todd DeSantis
At the time of my writing this, there are two weeks left in the semester before summer vacation! Which means two ..
Just Another AWP in Sunny LA
Downtown Los Angeles from the Convention Center’s West Hall lawn.
This year’s annual Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) C..
How to Survive A Work[C]hop
Last semester, I wrote a blog on how I workshop my classmates’ manuscripts. But, what do you do when your own piece is on the chopping blo..
#CWReadingSeries Showcases Writing
The Spring Reading Series Poster and Lineup… Pretty good right?
“Columbia College Chicago’s Department of Creative Writing is launch..
Here You Are, Waiting
To the Columbia College Chicago graduate student applicants awaiting acceptance letters: I do not envy you.
I remember the jitters ..