Writer's Studio at the University of Chicago Graham School

05/13/2025

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The Graham School is a one-of-a-kind intellectual community that brings the best of the University of Chicago to lifelong learners through programs and courses in the Great Books, the liberal arts, and advanced leadership.

04/11/2023

Dina Elenbogen will read from and discuss Shore.  She will be joined by Dipika Mukherjee, who will read from and discuss Dialect of Distant Harbors.

09/23/2022

“I can honestly say that, without the Graham School, “Zoom” would not have seen the light of day,” writes Master of Liberal Arts alum and Writer’s Studio student Mary Ellen Swee of her poem, “Apologia for Zoom,” which was recently published in Midwest Quarterly’s Summer Poetry Edition (volume 63, number 4).

Swee, inspired by a summer 2021 MLA course, in which Professor William Veeder was “hunkered down in Italy, with students scattered around the U.S.," later drafted the poem in Instructor Delia Pless’s prose poetry course. Please join us in congratulating Swee (whose work can also be found in the Winter/Spring 2022 edition of the Notre Dame Review, issue 53) and reading her incredible poetry at https://bit.ly/3fcUCdm.

08/19/2022

WRIT42804 | COURSE
Flash Nonfiction: A Generative Workshop
COST
495.00
AVAILABLE SECTION
Autumn 2022 | 22A1
Offered for
Autumn
Section
22A1
Schedule
Thursdays Times 10:00 am—12:30 pm
Sep 29 —Nov 03 Type
Discussion
Location
Online
Taught by Dina Elenbogen
This course meets for four sessions: 9/29/22, 10/13/22, 10/20/22, and 11/3/22. There are no class meetings on 10/6/22 and 10/27/22.

In this workshop, we will explore the craft issues related to flash nonfiction. Writing shorter pieces of 700-1,000 words, will allow you to work on intensity of language, wrapping an idea in a compelling story, and exploring structure, word choice and voice. We will also read and discuss flash nonfiction essays in our text.
Notes
Online registration deadline: Thursday, Sept 22 at 5 PM CT.
This course meets for four sessions: 9/29/22, 10/13/22, 10/20/22, and 11/3/22. There are no class meetings on 10/6/22 and 10/27/22.

08/10/2022

Passionate about the power of education and the impact of communications and outreach? Apply your expertise in writing and communications to the Graham School as we seek to reach even more learners. We’re hiring an Associate Director of Enrollment Marketing who will engage prospective lifelong learners through dynamic messaging, proactive marketing plans, and innovative outreach and recruitment efforts and events. To apply, please visit https://bit.ly/3dmHGAD.

08/08/2022

So proud of my former creative nonfiction student, the very talented Dorothy Bass! Her book about being a stepmother has been published. She worked on many of these essays in Writer's Studio classes. See below for how to order your copy!

Every year more American women become stepmothers, just as Dorothy Bass did. In Stepmother, Bass explores the complicated, and oft-maligned, role. Brimming with practical insights from sociology, history, and clinical studies, Stepmother points readers...

05/19/2022

Where does your writing come from? How can you access the deeper realms? Learn from award-winning author Sandi Wisenberg how to experiment with different forms of meditation—and identify and overcome blocks—in our upcoming course, “Meditation for Writers.” Register by 5 p.m. today; expand your creativity Monday, May 23: https://bit.ly/3MeqgTe.

Learn from award-winning author Sandi Wisenberg how to experiment with different forms of meditation.