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

Sep16
3:30 PM - 4:15 PMCreative Writing: Summer in Prague Info Session

33 Ida B. Wells Drive, 300-O, Conference Room Chicago, IL 60605

Come learn how you can follow in the footsteps of Franz Kafka as you live as a creative writer in the magical city of Prague, Czech Republic. Open to all Columbia College Chicago majors!...Get the details
Sep16
5:00 PM - 5:45 PMCreative Writing: J-Term in Paris Info Session

33 Ida B. Wells Drive, 300-O, Conference Room Chicago, IL 60605

Come learn how you can study the early work of James Baldwin and Ernest Hemingway as you experience life as a creative writer in the City of Lights. Open to all Columbia College Chicago majors! Application deadline is Oct. 1....Get the details
Sep16
6:30 PM - 7:15 PMCreative Writing: J-Term in Paris Info Session

33 Ida B. Wells Drive, 300-O, Conference Room Chicago, IL 60605

Come learn how you can study the early work of James Baldwin and Ernest Hemingway as you experience life as a creative writer in the City of Lights. Open to all Columbia College Chicago majors! Application deadline is Oct. 1....Get the details
Sep18
3:30 PM - 4:15 PMCreative Writing: J-Term in Paris Info Session

33 Ida B. Wells Drive, 300-O, Conference Room Chicago, IL 60605

Come learn how you can study the early work of James Baldwin and Ernest Hemingway as you experience life as a creative writer in the City of Lights. Open to all Columbia College Chicago majors! Application deadline is Oct. 1....Get the details

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Hafizah Geter MFA ’10

Poet. Editor. Feminist.

Kelly Forsythe MFA ’11

Poet. Publicist. Historian.

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