Over the DePaul summer term, the CMWR held a weekly Book Club in collaboration with the English Language Academy, and our selection was the teen-fiction thriller The Face on the Milk Carton, the first installment of a four-part series and … Continue reading
Last week, Jay-Z and Kanye West dropped their highly anticipated joint album, Watch the Throne. Like any other pop culture event, the immense buildup to the release date meant that fans were quick to take to Twitter and other forms … Continue reading
Hello, Scrawl Nation! Looking to break into the world of journalism but aren’t sure where to start? UCWbL Fellow Maureen “Mo” Clancy gives us the lowdown on life as an editorial intern at NewCity. Bored by everything on your bookshelf? Hillary Duff’s debut novel … Continue reading
Here at the UCWbL, many of us believe in the value of “shitty first drafts,” an idea popularized by the writer Anne Lamott. When beginning a piece, it’s important not to censor ourselves, but rather rely on later revision to … Continue reading
“The World As Text,” an installation at Columbia College Chicago’s Center for Book and Paper Arts, will run for just one more week, until August 12.
It’s a family affair on today’s Scrawl, as we welcome not one, but two special guests from the UCWbL! Writing Tutor/Fellow Martina Mihelicova reads some short fiction and poetry, and UCWbL Director Dr. Lauri Dietz joins us for a discussion … Continue reading
“Talking and eloquence are not the same,” Ben Jonson once observed. “To speak, and to speak well, are two things.” In his new book, Microstyle, Christopher Johnson, who is a linguist by training, adds that to speak well nowadays is … Continue reading
And not only are they in the news, they’re writing it! UCWbL Writing Fellows Caylie Sadin and Maureen Clancy are making waves in the Chicago journalism scene this summer with internships at the Chicago Tribune and Newcity Music, respectively. They … Continue reading
Hot Topics in Writing, the UCWbL’s podcast, has released the second installment of a three part series about resources for writers in Chicago! In our last episode, we looked at physical publications to which writers could submit their work. For … Continue reading