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.

Fiction and Poetry Reading by Lily Meyer and Sarah Rose Nordgren
September 5, 2024; 5:30 p.m. EST 
Elliston Poetry Room, 646 Langsam Library

Poetry Reading by Diana Khoi Nguyen and Cindy Juyoung Ok
September 17, 2024; 5:30 p.m. EST 
Elliston Poetry Room, 646 Langsam Library

Fiction Reading by Kirstin Valdez Quade
November 7, 2024; 5:30 PM EST
Elliston Poetry Room, 646 Langsam Library

The Writer and the Literary Agent: A Converation Featuring Kirstin Valdez Quade and Denise Shannon
November 8, 2024; 3:30 PM EST
Elliston Poetry Room, 646 Langsam Library 

Poetry Reading by JJJJJerome Ellis
November 13, 2024; 5:30 p.m. EST 
Elliston Poetry Room, 646 Langsam Library

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