Christopher Ayala

Teaching Professor in English

Christopher Ayala is a writer from Massachusetts. He is a former technology fellow and Juniper Fellow in Fiction at the MFA for Poets & Writers. He is the winner of the inaugural James W. Foley memorial prize and a recipient of a R.E.A.L Diversity Fellowship. His work has been performed at the HUT series in Northampton, Massachusetts, with writings published in The Massachusetts Review and Big Big Wednesday.

Awards & Honors

2022 COE Outstanding Teacher of FYE Students Award

Related Schools & Departments

Education

MFA in Creative Writing, UMass Amherst
Contact

[email protected]
Address

415 Lake Hall
360 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
Office Hours

Tues/Fri 11:35-1:30
Dialogues

Walking in Japan

Courses

Course catalog

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First-Year Writing

ENGW 1111

Designed for students to study and practice writing in a workshop setting. Students read a range of texts in order to describe and evaluate the choices writers make and apply that knowledge to their own writing and explore how writing functions in a range of academic, professional, and public contexts. Offers students an opportunity to learn how to conduct research using primary and secondary sources; how to write for various purposes and audiences in multiple genres and media; and how to give and receive feedback, to revise their work, and to reflect on their growth as writers.