Creative Writing – Nonfiction
CategoryHall 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..
Hall Chat: April is the Cruellest Month
I’ve been thinking about the opening line of T.S. Eliot’s “The Wasteland.”
“April is the cruellest month.”
And I’ve been thinkin..
What is an Essay and Who is Montaigne?
My first class at Columbia was on a Monday night with Professor David Lazar. It was History of the Essay, a class that exposed me to e..
Hall Chat: Choosing a Thesis Advisor
It is time for me to choose a Thesis Advisor. In the third year of the Nonfiction MFA program, we have the opportunity to work closely..
Hall Chat: What I’m Reading / What I’m Writing
I ‘ve been reading Three Steps on the Ladder of Writing by Helene Cixous and in the section, “The School of the Dead,” she quotes Kafk..
Congrats on Your Acceptance, Part III–Wes & Jenn: A Study Date
Again, congrats on you acceptance! I hope this blog post finds you well and that you are enjoying the process of selecting your future..
Hall Chat: AWP Is Over. Back to the Real World.
So, I blogged about AWP a few weeks ago, and last weekend was the big event. 10,000 writers gathered in Chicago’s South Loop for the a..
Hall Chat: Congrats on Your Acceptance – Part II
Again, a big Congrats on your acceptance into the program! One of the biggest concerns when relocating to a new city (or even relocati..