Creative Writing | Marginalia

I feel immense pride to to be a part of Columbia College Chicago’s Creative Writing Department. New students like myself are welcomed into..

I’m writing from the head-fog-filled morning of November 9, the day after the Election was called for Republican candidate Donald Trum..

CM Burroughs, Graduate Faculty

By the time this post goes live, I’ll likely know who my thesis advisor for the spring is. I’ve talked ..

One of the big things I considered when I applied to MFA programs was the location. And since I ended up at Columbia College Chicago, you ..

The view from our Thesis Development classroom

There is no shortage of studies saying that a smaller class size is better for childhoo..

I can’t remember the last time I was on a field trip for school. Once in a theatre undergrad class we were scheduled to go to the Lyric Op..

As writers, we’re always told the best work goes through multiple drafts and revision processes before it’s the best it can be. And ev..

Liz Forsythe (Poetry MFA 2016) in the spring Department of Creative Writing reading series

When people ask me what exactly an MFA is a..

Part of my responsibility as the Graduate Nonfiction Ambassador here at Columbia College Chicago is to respond to emails from potential st..

Half of my cohort meeting for the first time at a GSO-hosted event.

So you made it! You’re in a new MFA program, you’re meeting new pe..