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Flash Fiction and Prose PoetryVoice and Persona in WritingCreative WritingScreenwriting and Dramatic Narrative
Cross-Genre WritingEditing and Editorial PracticeLiterary TranslationPlaywriting and Dramaturgy
Book Arts and Textual ObjectsCollaborative Writing PracticesNarrative ArchitectureFiction Writing and Craft
Essayistic Inquiry and Lyric EssayWriting for PerformanceShort Story CollectionsHistorical Fiction and Research
Editing and Editorial PracticeEssayistic Inquiry and Lyric EssayCollaborative Writing PracticesCreative Nonfiction and Memoir
Reading as a WriterWriting for PerformanceFiction Writing and CraftNarrative Architecture
Writing for PerformanceHybrid and Experimental WritingCreative Writing WorkshopsCreative Nonfiction and Memoir
Creative WritingLiterary TranslationNarrative ArchitecturePublishing and Small Press Culture
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How to Connect with Writing Supervisors at School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Match Active Research Topics
Faculty in Writing review graduate inquiries based on alignment with their current grants and projects. Reviewing the sample publications above ensures your research proposal connects directly with the professor's recent inquiries.
How to Email Professors
Keep your introductory email under 200 words. Reference a specific paper from their lab, explain your relevant coursework or thesis background, attach a 1-page CV and unofficial transcript, and specify your intended intake term.
Admissions & Funding Windows
Most research-stream MSc and PhD programs at School of the Art Institute of Chicago have admission deadlines between December and February for Fall entry. Reaching out to supervisors in early autumn drastically improves your chances of securing departmental research assistantships.