Lit 50 is Newcity’s annual list of Chicago's top contributors to the world of literature, “whether they help to get books in readers’ hands, excite the next generation in literary arts, afford writers opportunities to publish, provide storytellers a stage to share their tales, or create environments where writers can make the right connections or just talk shop.” The list features John Rich (MFA 2011), founder of the Chicago Book Expo and Director of the Guild Library Complex; Eric May (BFA 2000), novelist and Artistic Director of Columbia College’s Story Week; Corrina Lesser (MA 2010), founder of LIT: A Poetics and Publishing Salon Series and Director of Programming for Chicago Humanities Festival as well as Director of Chicago’s Printers Ball; and Tim Kinsella (MFA 2010), publisher and editor of Featherproof Books.
February 12, 2020
Michael Zapata and Gabriel Bump Included on Tribune's List of New Writers to Know
Michael Zapata, SAIC academic advisor, and alum Gabriel Bump (BFA 2015) are two new Chicago writers to know according to the Chicago Tribune.
January 17, 2020
Michiko Itatani and Joyce Fernandes Honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards
Professor Emeritus Michiko Itatani (SAIC 1983–91, Painting and Drawing) and Joyce Fernandes (MFA 1980) are 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award recipients from the Women's Caucus for Art.
January 3, 2020
Gabriel Bump's Novel Included on Chicago Tribune's "10 Books to Read in Winter 2020"
In his first novel which was included on the Chicago Tribune's list of "10 Books to Read in Winter 2020," Gabriel Bump (BFA 2015) explores boyhood in the face of racial politics.
