Hi, Y’all!
My name is Jenn, and I will be returning this year as the Graduate Student Ambassador for the Creative Writing – Nonfiction MFA Progra..
Hall Chat: Pitchfork 2012 – Rain or Shine
This weekend I spent three days at Union Park for the Pitchfork Music Festival 2012 (as my good friend Colleen O’Connor refers to it)…
Hall Chat: Fourth of July Heat Wave
Holy heat wave! This past week, Chicago had temperatures in the 100s for what seemed like forever. Just getting to work in the morning..
Hall Chat: Summer Organization & Revision
I’ve been writing a lot this week, and I’m pretty sure it began with organizing the “My Documents” section on my computer. After the p..
Hall Chat: Printers Row Lit Fest & The Dollhouse
What’s summer without a little poetry and nonfiction? I’ve missed going to readings since school let out, and in the past week or so, ..
Hall Chat: Reading & Writing in Atlanta
It’s been about three weeks since I finished the semester, and I haven’t written a single word. That’s right. I’m admitting it. I have..
Hall Chat: Oh My, Is this Really Summer? Is it Finally Here?
I can’t believe that I didn’t wake up and go to class this morning. I didn’t teach. I didn’t work. I didn’t crack open a book or have ..
Hall Chat: MFA Student Spotlight: Maddison Hamil
Maddison Hamil is a first-year MFA candidate in the Nonfiction program at Columbia. I have had the opportunity to work with Maddison c..
Hall Chat: Admitted Students Tour of Chicago & Q + Session
This week I had the opportunity to meet with some of our newly admitted students, and I was so pleased to have met all of them (or you..
Hall Chat: Oh That’s Me! I’m Reading at the Dollhouse Series
I’ve blogged a few times about The Dollhouse Reading Series and, as I have mentioned before, it is my very favorite reading series. Do..