Creative Writing

The English Department is home to a thriving Creative Writing program. Our faculty have collectively published dozens of books of fiction, poetry, literary nonfiction, and criticism. They have won awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Ingram Merrill Foundation, and the Fulbright Program, as well as University-wide awards for outstanding teaching and mentoring. For undergraduates, we offer a track within the English major, as well as a certificate in Creative Writing. For graduate students, we offer a PhD. Students at all levels focus on either fiction, poetry, or literary nonfiction. We are home to an undergraduate journal, Short Vine, a book publisher, Acre Books, and the nationally prominent literary journal The Cincinnati Review. Our PhD program was ranked eighth in the country by Poets & Writers.

Talk: "Influences and the Mysteries of Poetry" by Dawn Lundy Martin
February 4, 2025; 5:30 PM EST 
Elliston Poetry Room, 646 Langsam Library

Poetry Reading by Dawn Lundy Martin
February 6, 2025; 5:30 PM EST 
Elliston Poetry Room, 646 Langsam Library

Fiction Reading by Adrienne Celt
February 27, 2025; 5:30 pm EST
Elliston Poetry Room, 646 Langsam Library

The Writer and the Literary Agent: A Conversation Featuring Adrienne Celt and Emma Patterson
February 28, 2025; 3:30 pm EST
Elliston Poetry Room, 646 Langsam Library

The Robert and Adele Schiff Fiction Festival
Featuring Lydi Conklin, Ananda Lima, Maurice Carlos Ruffin, and Adam Ehrlich Sachs
Fiction Reading: April 2, 2025; 5:30 pm EST
Elliston Poetry Room, 646 Langsam Library
Panel Discussion: "Influence and Inspiration": April 3, 2025; 11:00 am EST
Elliston Poetry Room, 646 Langsam Library
Fiction Reading: April 3, 2025; 5:30 pm EST 
Elliston Poetry Room, 646 Langsam Library 00

Poetry Reading by Julie Carr and Gillian Conoley
April 10, 2025; 5:30 pm EST
Elliston Poetry Room, 646 Langsam Library

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