English and Creative Writing

English and Creative Writing courses provide an extraordinary, collaborative learning environment that can kick-start your creative future.

In an increasingly interdisciplinary and competitive job market, skills in writing and oral communication are indispensable. The English and Creative Writing Department offers process-oriented, technologically supported, cross-disciplinary opportunities in literature, writing, and oral communication to help you cultivate your unique voice while preparing you to be a more thoughtful, conscientious citizen. Our programs—which include several undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as a range of minors—are led by renowned faculty, including esteemed scholars, well-published writers, and experienced practitioners.

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Events Calendar

Mar04
2:00 PMCinemas of Black Girlhood: Politics, Portrayals, and Possibilities
The Critical Issues in Cultural Studies: Feminism and Film Series presents: Cinemas of Black Girlhood: Politics, Portrayals, and Possibilities. w/ Dr. Maryann Erigha, Assistant Professor of Sociology and African American Studies, University of Georgia For more information, please contact the series organizer Dr. Michelle Yates at myates@colum.edu. Sponsored by the Cultural Studies program, housed in the Departments of English...Get the details
Mar15
5:30 PMCreative Writing Reading Series - ALUMNI READING
ALUMNI READING Featuring alumni from the MFA programs celebrating their recent publications including Jessie Ann Foley, Amy Lipman, and Abigail Ziimmer. These writers will be joined by ECW faculty member Aviya Kushner for a reading and discussion open to all Columbia College Chicago students, faculty, and staff via Zoom. Please join us for this online event...Get the details
Mar17
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM2022 Creative Writing J-Term in Paris Info Session
Come learn about the opportunity to be a creative writer in Paris for two weeks in January 2022. Open to all Columbia majors!...Get the details
Mar17
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM2022 Creative Writing J-Term in Paris Info Session
Come learn about the opportunity to be a creative writer in Paris for two weeks in January 2022. Open to all Columbia majors!...Get the details

More Events

Columbia College Chicago Adjunct Professor and MFA Alum Kate Wisel Publishes Thesis Project (MFA ’18)

Kate Wisel is the author of Driving in Cars with Homeless Men, winner of the 2019 Drue Heinz Literature Prize, selected by Min Jin Lee.

Jim DeRogatis Has Been “Writin' the same stories over and over and over again*” Resulting in Lifetime’s Docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly”

Music critic, journalist, and Associate Professor Jim DeRogatis featured in docuseries dedicated to R. Kelly abuse allegations and culture of complicity

MFA Creative Writing/Fiction Alumnus Solome Skaff ‘04 Publishes Book, LifeCare (MFA ’04)

Solome Skaff MFA '04 wrote LifeCare, a personal guide that helps people process through the difficulties of life.

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