Welcome to the Committee on Creative Writing at the University of Chicago. Students at Chicago pursue creative writing within the larger context of academic study. While the purpose of the program is, above all, to give students a rigorous background in the fundamentals of creative work by providing them with the opportunity to study with established poets and prose writers, it differs from the professional, free-standing creative writing programs at other universities in seeing itself as an integral part of the university’s intellectual life, and most particularly in providing opportunities for interdisciplinary work. Learn more.
- Heart of Chicago Writing Contest submissions must be received by Monday, November 16, 2009, at 5 pm to katesoto@uchicago.edu. For more information, visit the Chicago Studies website.
- Join us for a reading with Jane Taylor, Visiting Professor in English. She'll read from her fiction on November 12 at 5:00 PM in Rosenwald 405. Reception to follow.
- Visit poetics.uchicago.edu for information about poetry and poetics events (readings, lectures, conferences) on campus.
- Poetry instructor Peter O'Leary has a chapbook forthcoming at the end of October from Answer Tag Press called Benedicite. In September, a limited-edition chapbook, Wren / Omen, was published by Albion Books.
- A book of poems by Paul Martinez Pompa (AB 1999), My Kill Adore Him, was selected by Martin Espada as winner of the 2008 Andres Montoya Poetry Prize. It was just published by University of Notre Dame Press.
- Fort Red Border, a debut collection of poetry by Kiki Petrosino (AM 04) is due out in August from Sarabande Books. Read a review in the current Publisher's Weekly.
- Watch the video of Mickle Maher's January performance as our Sergel Writer-in-Residence.
- You can watch the videos from Carl Phillips's reading and lecture as part of his residency as Sherry poet in February. More info on the Sherry webpage.
- MAPH alumna Thea Brown (05) has been admitted to the University of Iowa Writers Workshop. She will be attending in the fall with a Truman Capote Fellowship.
- Journalism lecturer Jeff McMahon (AM 02) has a commentary about heroes of Latin American socialism in the Autumn 2008 issue of PEN International magazine.
- Barn Burned, Then by Michelle Taransky (BA 04) was selected by Marjorie Welish for the 2008 Omnidawn Poetry Prize. It will be published in Fall 2009 by Omidawn.
- Send us your news. We'd love to announce the accomplishments of writers at U of C.
- Sherry Memorial Visiting Poet
- Dedmon Writer-in-Residence Program
- Vare Writer-in-Residence Program
- Kestnbaum Writer-in-Residence Program
- Arts at Chicago
- CW listhost
- English Department
- ISHU
- MAPH
- Poem Present
- Poetry and Poetics
- Writers Studio at the Graham School
- Writing Program (LRS)
Janice Knight, Chair
Kate Soto, Coordinator
katesoto@uchicago.edu
773-834-8524 / Walker 411
Committee on Creative Writing
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