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Fall 2008 Winter 2009 Spring 2009

Vol. 9, No. 1 - View PDF

  • Director's Letter: Details regarding the School of Continuing Studies and their MA/MFA programs
  • Interview with John Bresland, Artist in Residence at NU
  • Writing News from Around Campus
  • What are You Reading?
  • Event listings

Vol. 9, No. 2 - View PDF

  • Interview with student editors of Prompt magazine
  • Writing News from Around Campus
  • What are You Reading?
  • Event listings
  • NU Alum Angela Jackson debuts new novel

Vo. 9, No. 3 View PDF

  • Interview with writer Chris Abani, Fall 2009 Visiting Writer in Residence
  • What are You Reading? Featuring Chris Abani, Andrew Wachtel, and SL Wisenberg
  • Event listings
  • Writing Contests for Students
Fall 2007 Winter 2008 Spring 2008

Vol. 8, No. 1 - View PDF

  • Director's Letter: On two upcoming CWA symposia -- The Black Arts Movement in the Broader Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement (10/16/07) and an International Day of Writing (10/26/07)
  • Writing contest for the article section Student Voices
  • What are You Reading?
  • Event listings

Vol. 8, No. 2 - View PDF

  • Interview with upcoming Spring Quarter 2008 Visiting Writer in Residence Mary Anne Mohanraj
  • Excerpt from Angela Jackson's lecture given during the symposium: "The Black Arts Movement in the Broader Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement"
  • What are You Reading?
  • Event listings

Vol. 8, No. 3 - View PDF

  • Interview with Fall Quarter 2008 Visiting Writer in Residence Sefi Atta
  • The band OK GO will discuss the art of the art of songwriting
  • Director's Letter from Reginald Gibbons
  • What Are You Reading?
  • Article by Alison Christy, about the NU Medical Writers Round Table

Fall 2006 Winter 2007 Spring 2007

Vol. 7, No. 1 - View PDF

  • Interview with the new Distinguished Writer in Residence at Northwestern, Stuart Dybek
  • What are You Reading?
  • Student Voices: Rachel Aherin
  • Event listings

Vol. 7, No. 2 - View PDF

  • Director's Letter: The direction the study of writing is taking in the world and on campus
  • Information on the new masters degree program for screen and stage
  • Recap of Rebecca Gilman's dynamic lecture on the art of writing a play
  • What are You Reading?
  • Student Voices: Peter Scherf
  • Event listings

Vol. 7, No. 3 - View PDF

  • Interview with the new Distinguished Writer in Residence at Northwestern, Stuart Dybek
  • Director's Letter: Future guest writers at the Center
  • What are You Reading?
  • Event listings

Fall 2005

Winter 2006

 Spring 2006

Vol. 6, No. 1 - View PDF

  • Featuring an interview with Winter 2006 Visiting Writer in Residence Alex Kotlowitz
  • The new story section, Student Voices, featuring student Lauren Murrow
  • The new section, What Are You Reading?
  • Event listings

Vol. 6, No. 2 - View PDF

  • Interview with Spring 2006 Visiting Writer in Residence Arthur Golden
  • Transcript of the William Jeanes reading, "Experiencing Katrina"
  • What are You Reading?
  • Student Voices
  • Event listings

Vol. 6, No. 1 - View PDF

  • Interview with Fall 2006 Visiting Writer in Residence Landon Y. Jones- What are You Reading?
  • Student Voices: Nicole Price Fasig on starting Nexis, a student-run magazine
  • Event listings

Fall 2004 Winter 2005 Spring & Summer 2005

Vol. 5, No.1 - View PDF

  • Featuring distinguished literary guest E.L. Doctorow
  • Application information on Alex Kotlowitz's narrative nonfiction course
  • Writing awards and announcements'
  • Special events
  • An interview on writing and teaching with James R. O'Laughlin (Writing Program)

Vol. 5, No. 2 - View PDF

  • Visiting Writers in Residence Peter Ho Davies & Landon Jones
  • Northwestern's student writing groups
  • Profile of Medill Sophomore and novelist Tory Fine
  • Special events

Vol. 5, No. 3 - View PDF

  • Excerpt from future Visiting Writer in Residence Landon Y. Jones
  • Transcript of Rick Atkinson's seminar
  • Events and announcements

Winter 2004 Spring & Summer 2004

Vol. 4, No.1 - View PDF

  • Visiting Writers in Residence Alexander Stille and W.S. Di Piero
  • CWA Alum Amy Merrick
  • Frances Freeman Paden (Gender Studies & Writing Program)
  • Special events
  • Student writing contests

Vol. 4, No. 2 - View PDF

  • Visiting Writer in Residence Alex Kotlowitz
  • Future Visiting Writer in Residence Arthur Golden
  • Upcoming CWA literary guest E.L. Doctorow
  • CWA student Dorothy Kronick
  • Special events
  • An interview on writing and teaching with Sarah Maza (History)

May 2007

Vol. 3, No. 1 - View PDF

  • Visiting Writers in Residence Robert Pinsky and Richard Ford
  • Special events
  • An interview on writing with then-Medill School of Journalism Dean Michael C. Janeway

February 1996 April 1996 June 1996

Vol. 2, No. 1 - View PDF

  • NU Notable Writer Ken Seeskin (Philosophy)
  • Special events
  • An interview on writing with then-English Professor Leon Forrest

Vol. 2, No. 2 - View PDF

  • Visiting Writer in Residence Jules Feiffer
  • Special events
  • An interview on writing with Jerry Goldman (Political Science)

Vol. 2, No. 3 - View PDF

  • Visiting Writer in Residence Larry Heinemann
  • Special events
  • An interview on writing with David Abrahamson (Medill)

February 1995 April 1995 June 1995 November 1995

Vol. 1, No. 1 - View PDF

  • Visiting Writer in Residence Ward Just
  • Special events
  • An interview on writing with Mary Kinzie (English)

Vol. 1, No. 2 - View PDF

  • Visiting Writer in Residence Tracy Kidder
  • Special events
  • An interview on writing with Robert Gundlach (Linguistics and Writing Program)

Vol. 1, No. 3 - View PDF

  • NU Notable Writer Garry Wills
  • Special events
  • An interview on writing with former School of Communication faculty member Delle Chatman

Vol. 1, No. 4 - View PDF

  • NU Notable Writer Michael C. Janeway
  • Special events
  • An interview on writing with Hilary Ward, a founding member of the Center for the Writing Arts