Columbia College Chicago Department of English and Creative Writing: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry
Columbia College Chicago’s Creative Writing Department offers MFA students the opportunity to focus on one genre or experiment with cross-genre writing. As Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction are in the same department, it allows Poetry MFA students to take classes in Nonfiction, Fiction MFA students to take classes in Poetry, and so on. The Creative Writing Department believes it is advantageous to h
10/01/2024
Join Stuart Ross & Tony Trigilio at the Efroymson Creative Writing Reading Series!
📍 Conaway Center, 1104 S. Wabash, 1st Floor
🗓️ Wednesday, October 9th - 12:30 pm
All events are free and open to the public, taking place on campus and online via Zoom!
https://colum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_R7BqHmPoR8SixyRlx0tpIA
10/01/2024
The Efroymson Creative Writing Reading Series is back for another inspiring semester! Join us as we celebrate the power of words with 5 incredible writers over the course of the semester. Each event will showcase unique voices and thought-provoking storytelling, right here at the Conaway Center, 1104 S. Wabash, 1st Floor.
Don’t miss out on these unforgettable evenings of literary excellence!
09/15/2024
Learn about an amazing oppurtunity to study the works of James Baldwin, Ernest Hemingway, and other writers while developing your own creative work and exploring Paris, France.
The dates for Study Abroad Creative Writing J-Term in Paris 2025 are January 3rd through January 18th. Attend an info session to learn how you could participate in this two week program that will count toward your spring credits and that is open to all grad and undergrad Columbia students of all majors and creative writing disciplines.
Information sessions start on Monday, 9/16! Come find out more! Check out the Paris website for times: https://kathiebergquist.wixsite.com/parisjterm. We hope to see you there!
04/14/2024
There are Paris info sessions scheduled for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday this coming week!
04/10/2024
Bonjour!
Learn about an amazing oppurtunity to study the works of James Baldwin, Ernest Hemingway, and other writers while developing your own creative work and exploring Paris, France.
The dates for Study Abroad Creative Writing J-Term in Paris 2025 are January 3rd through January 18th. Attend an info session to learn how you could particpate in this two week program that will count toward your spring credits and that is open to all grad and undergrad Columbia students of all majors and creative writing disciplines.
Info sessions are sceduled this spring on April 15th, April 16th, and, April 17th. Check out the Paris website for times https://engage.colum.edu/click?email_links_id=2542&member_id=21896705. We hope to see you there!
02/29/2024
Join us TODAY for Writers at Lunch, 3:30-5 pm @ 623 S. Wabash Ave. First floor at Haus. Enjoy snacks, and don't miss the insights from Kathie Bergquist on the Study Abroad Program! See you there!
02/22/2024
Thank you to everyone who made the first Efroymson Creative Writing Reading Series of the semester a resounding success. Tony and Richard left us captivated with their words, and the energy was simply electric! Looking forward to the literary wonders that await in the upcoming events? Stay tuned for more from
02/13/2024
Remember this? It's just around the corner! Join us next Tuesday February 20th @ 5:30pm in the Conoway Center for our first Efroymson Writing Series in 2024 with our two special guests Richard Meier, a poet and a professor at Carthage College, and our amazing professor of ECW and writer Tony Trigilio. We look forward to seeing all of you there!! Register @ https://cglink.me/2gf/r1929450
02/11/2024
Summer in Prague info sessions coming up this week! Students -- learn how you can live, write, and explore in Prague, Czechia for one month this summer! Immerse yourself in the weird and wonderful world of Franz Kafka while exploring the role of dreams and dream imagery on the creative process. Open to all Columbia majors, grad and undergrad, and all creative writing disciplines. Scan the QR code for upcoming info session dates, times, and links.
02/10/2024
This January, 20 Columbia College Chicago students lived, wrote, and explored in Paris, France with Columbia College Chicago English and Creative Writing Department. They toured literary and artistic Paris, wrote a ton, read a lot of James Baldwin and Ernest Hemingway, saw the Eiffel Tower sparkle, performed their work at a funky art cafe, and ate so much French food!
12/04/2023
Hey there! Join Ani and Diane for an exciting Zoom session this Wednesday, December 6th, @ 5PM!! They'll be sharing their secrets on how to successfully launch a book. Don't miss out!
zoom link: https://colum.zoom.us/j/97985689182
10/30/2023
Mark your calendars for this Thursday, November 2nd @ 2pm! Josh Barkan is coming to the 623 building to continue the Efroymson Creative Writing Reading Series!! This is the last one for the semester so don't miss out!