Brower Brothers Make the Leap With Semester in LA

Columbia College Chicago seniors, twins Wyatt and Wrett Brower’s leaps of faith have brought them across coasts and closer to their dream careers.

Student Explores Video Game Storytelling and Wins Gold

Mathew Rosario, a Navy veteran and Creative Writing major, taps into his past to create an award-winning narrative.

Efroymson Creative Writing Series Welcomes First Artist of 2023

Columbia College Chicago hosts poet Huascar Medina.

Ju’Juan Day MFA ’20 Self Publishes First Poetry Collection, Footsteps

Day discusses his new poetry collection about the day-to-day experiences of a Black adolescent male transitioning into maturity, and how his time at Columbia helped him publish this work.

Trevor Lisa MFA Fiction ’22 Wins 2019 Writer’s Studio Student Prize and Shares his Experiences at Columbia

Authoring Chicago's Past and Present

First-semester students in Sam Weller's "Big Chicago" course find inspiration in the city and tap into their own stories.

Diversifying the Writer's Portfolio

The Creative Writing Department proposes a new undergraduate curriculum that would go into effect Fall 2017.

Reading on the Rails

Creative Writing alumna Danielle Wilcox partners with Chicago Transit Authority to bring art publication to Red Line riders.

Mighty Writers

The Department of Creative Writing positions itself to be the flagship program in Chicago following merger of Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry.

Aleksandar Hemon Joins Columbia College Chicago as First Distinguished Writer-in-Residence

MacArthur Foundation Fellow (“genius” grant recipient), Guggenheim Fellow and National Book Award Finalist begins three-year residency.

Columbia College Chicago Presents 19th Annual Story Week Festival of Writers

Featured guests include Edwidge Danticat, Marlon James, Chris Abani, Mitchell S. Jackson, T. Geronimo Johnson, Audrey Niffenegger, Bernice L. McFadden, playwrights Regina Taylor and Kia Corthron, and more