News
Enlivening Politics: Ziya Smallens ’16
December 11, 2018
Jane Hobson ’22
As an associate at West Wing Writers, Ziya Smallens ’16 is bringing a fresh perspective to political communications.
Amidst Fiction, Worlds Collide
October 24, 2018
Erin Ulrich ’18
The Creative Writing Program, along with Alumni in Service to Oberlin College, brought together Thisbe Nissen ’94 and Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing Abbey Mei Otis ’11 to present their latest fiction writing to current students.
Milena Williamson ’17 Takes Ownership of the Word ‘Poet’
July 12, 2018
Amanda Nagy
A double major in creative writing and English, Williamson was selected for this spring’s Poetry Ireland Introductions Series and received an award for emerging poets in Ireland.
Olivia Goffman ’18 Awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Malaysia
May 21, 2018
Hillary Hempstead
The history and creative writing double-major will teach English in Malaysia.
CJ Blair Wins 2018 Watson Fellowship
April 18, 2018
Amanda Nagy
Blair will combine his interests in science and creative writing by learning about how threatened species impact communities across the globe.
Creative Writing Professor Dan Chaon Inks Deal to Adapt Latest Novel to Television
June 23, 2017
Communications Staff
Dan Chaon, Delaney Professor of Creative Writing, has finalized a deal with Buster Productions as writer, executive producer, and creator of a limited television series based on his 2017 novel Ill Will.
An Invitation to Write
December 15, 2016
Amanda Nagy
Creative writing teaching residency makes poetry accessible for local middle school students.
Olivia Schwartzman '16 Receives Fulbright in Taiwan
May 24, 2016
Kasey Cheydleur
Schwartzman says she looks forward to immersing herself in a language she is passionate about learning.
Louise Edwards '16 Receives Shansi Fellowship
May 16, 2016
Kasey Cheydleur
Louise Edwards ’16 says her Shansi fellowship at Shanxi Agricultural University in Taigu, China, is an opportunity to learn more about her biracial identity by engaging in cross-cultural learning.
Author Gary Shteyngart '95 Visits Oberlin
April 12, 2016
Owain Heyden
Acclaimed novelist Gary Shteyngart ’95 delivers Convocation talk and shares excerpts from his memoir Little Failure.
