Colin Williams
- Part-Time Instructor
Colin Williams (he/they) is the news editor at Pittsburgh City Paper and an educator with experience teaching creative writing, journalism, and maker education in K–12, undergraduate, and informal learning environments.
Colin's freelance journalism has appeared in publications including Bandcamp Daily, the Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, Revolver, Hearst Television's Very Local, and elsewhere. His creative work has appeared in Hobart, New South journal, the Northern Appalachia Review, and elsewhere. He is currently querying his first novel, a work of historical fiction set in West Germany during the fall of the Iron Curtain.
Courses Taught
ENGWRT0400 – Intro to Creative Writing
ENGWRT0610 – Intro to Journalism & Creative Nonfiction
Education & Training
- MFA in fiction writing, University of Florida 2015
- BA in English and German studies, Macalester College 2010
Research Interests
Creative writing, journalism, music criticism, technical and professional writing, history, creative nonfiction, German literature, modern literature, postcolonial literature, art history, translation
