Ball State Creative Writing

Join us for In Print XXI, Night 2!

One week from today: Join us for the 21st Annual In Print Festival of First Books. Featuring novelist Geoff Peck, memoirist Nicole Graev Lipson, poet Yalie Saweda Kamara, and editor Ron Mitchell.

Wed. March 25th, 7-9pm Pittenger Student Center Ballroom
Literary Fair, Reading, and Book Signing

Thurs. March 26th, 7-9pm, Pittenger Student Center Ballroom
Broken Plate Launch, Literary Publishing Panel, and Book Signing

So proud of Professor Christman who just published a new book! Read more about it here.

We’re proud to celebrate BSU English Department Professor Jill Christman and the upcoming release of her newest memoir, The Heart Folds Early.

As a 2020 National Endowment for the Arts Prose Fellow, Christman’s work continues to elevate the landscape of creative nonfiction. The Heart Folds Early will be published in March 2026 as a part of the University of Nebraska Press American Lives Series and joins Christman's collection of remarkable writing that has earned national recognition and heartfelt connections.

Christman’s writing shares deep personal storytelling through careful insight and open vulnerability, reminding us that every story is worthy and possibly transformative.

Join us in congratulating Professor Christman on this incredible milestone!

Writers! Join us tonight for a Muncie Big Read Creative Writing Workshop! Ball State grad students will lead writing prompts inspired by Aimee Nezhukumatathil's Bite by Bite. 5-7pm Culinary Cottage Details below.

Join us as we welcome Indiana Poet Laureate Curtis Crisler to campus on February 11th!

Indiana Poet Laureate Curtis L. Crisler to Showcase Ball State University Libraries and the Creative Writing program within the Department of English will host Indiana Poet Laureate Curtis L. Crisler for an evening of poetry, performance, and literary innovation at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, in Bracken Library, Room 104.

Dear Writers: Submit to The Broken Plate! Submissions are open until 10/31.

Hello Creative Writers. Poet Kimberly Blaeser is on campus today for two events, as part of the Marilyn K. Cory lecture series. She'll lead a guided writing workshop on Writing Deep into Place at 2pm, and she'll give a reading from her new book, Ancient Light, at 5pm. Details below. Join us!

Did we tell you how much fun we had at the 20th Anniversary of In Print??

We can't wait to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the In Print Festival!! March 19th and 20th. Come join us!

Submit to The Broken Plate! Submissions are open until 10/31.