Creative Writing – Nonfiction | Marginalia

Photo courtesy of Aviya Kushner

Aviya Kushner (MFA) is an Assistant Professor in Nonfiction at Columbia College Chicago. I have had th..

Cynthia Robinson and Chuck Klosterman (Photo credit Cynthia Robinson)

One of the most exciting things about being in Columbia College’..

The Nonfiction MFA program at Columbia College is fairly small, with less than 12 students per year in a three-year program, each of u..

Chicago, sometimes you are so darn beautiful.

Fall is definitely here. In just a matter of days the leaves started changing, even if t..

Lights Outside 33 E. Congress

As I’m writing this, I’m halfway through week two of the semester and it feels like summer is a distant ..

Planning my Fall WRI Course

Two short weeks from when I am writing this post, we will be back in class. With so much happening in such..

Most of Those are Books

If you recall from my last post, I recently signed for a new apartment. Well, now moving day is almost here! I..

For most MFA students at Columbia, June-August is apartment hunting season, and I am no exception. We moved into our apartment last Au..

I’m back! You might remember from my last post that I mentioned I was going on a little vacation back to Florida. After being away..

I am happy to report that I survived my first year of grad school and my first semester teaching. It’s hard to believe how quickly thi..