Creative writing

UChicago students engage their senses outside the classroom A college student sits on stone steps outside while sketching or writing on a piece of paper.

UChicago students engage their senses outside the classroom

Undergraduates create art by listening, touching, tasting and smelling our impact on the environment

UChicago writer Ling Ma receives 2024 MacArthur Fellowship Ling Ma sits on a couch in front of a wall lined with books on shelves.

UChicago writer Ling Ma receives 2024 MacArthur Fellowship

Award-winning author of ‘Severance’ and ‘Bliss Montage’ recognized for storytelling that reveals the surrealism of our reality

UChicago class takes students on Chicago River Winter Bell holds a kayak over his shoulder as he walks down a ramp to a creek.

UChicago class takes students on Chicago River

Creative writing course features kayak trip for inspiration outside classroom

Grant to support UChicago scholar’s new novel on Black cult leader Asst. Prof. Mitchell S. Jackson

Grant to support UChicago scholar’s new novel on Black cult leader

Asst. Prof. Mitchell S. Jackson to explore myths, realities of Eldridge Broussard Jr.

UChicago scholar finds unexpected kinship in Jane Austen’s works Jane Austen engraving

UChicago scholar finds unexpected kinship in Jane Austen’s works

In new book ‘Austen Years,’ Prof. Rachel Cohen processes grief, life transitions through writing

What we miss without museums

What we miss without museums


UChicago writer’s post-apocalyptic novel earns her prestigious honor Ling Ma

UChicago writer’s post-apocalyptic novel earns her prestigious honor

Ling Ma, author of zombie pandemic novel ‘Severance,’ wins Whiting Award

Ling Ma, author of zombie pandemic novel ‘Severance,’ wins Whiting Award


‘Severance’ Is the Novel of Our Current Moment—but Not for the Reasons You Think

‘Severance’ Is the Novel of Our Current Moment—but Not for the Reasons You Think


Two UChicago authors receive prestigious NEA creative writing fellowships Ling Ma

Two UChicago authors receive prestigious NEA creative writing fellowships