Signing Off…
I’m sitting here writing my last blog as your Fiction Ambassador, and reflecting back on my time at Columbia with rose-tinted glasses. I’v..
Workshop It Out
Last blog, I talked about some things to do over the summer while you’re most likely away from other writers and without a routine of clas..
Summer of Submitting
Over the summer, there’s a certain lack of structure without the daily routine of going to class and being assigned homework. As writers, ..
Sentimentality Lane
I just completed my fourth semester at Columbia. It could be considered my final semester, since the Fall will just be me working on my th..
Tracing Your Success
Everyone comes to Columbia at different stages in their writing career. Whether you’re fresh out of undergrad (like I was), or you’ve take..
Chicago’s Indie Scene
As the semester’s end looms near, I have started to hunt for the elusive job/internship of post-grad life. This is my last semester of cou..
So You’ve Been Accepted…!
If you’re here looking for some insider information because you just got your acceptance letter into Columbia College Chicago, then congra..
Columbia College Chicago’s Reading Series
There are a number of things to love about the Creative Writing program here at Columbia College, but one of the parts I’ve come to love t..
From the Perspective of the Teacher
The Spring Semester started on Monday, and I don’t have my first graduate class until Wednesday night. So what have I been doing these fir..
Goal or No Goal: Do What You Gotta Do
The New Year has dawned, and I don’t have a list of Resolutions for myself. For the past handful of years, I can name the “goals” I made f..