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Our faculty rivals that of any creative writing program anywhere. All are dedicated, devoted instructors, and active writers themselves.

Here's a list of recent and visiting faculty.

 

Faculty

Mario Acevedo
Fiction Writing, Novel

Nick Arvin, MFA
Fiction Writing, Novel

Rebecca Berg, PhD
Art of Narrative

Teague Bohlen
Fiction and Nonfiction Writing

Becky Bradway, MFA, PhD
Novel Writing

John Brehm, MFA
Poetry, literature

Shari Caudron, MFA
Narrative Nonfiction, Book Proposals

Terry Dodd
Playwriting, Screenwriting

Jennie Dorris
Youth Workshops

Andrea Dupree, MFA
Short Story

Dana Elkun, MFA
Poetry

Harrison Fletcher, MFA
Narrative Nonfiction, Experimental Forms

Eli Gottlieb
Fiction, Nonfiction, Novel

Janis Hallowell
Fiction Writing, Novel

Laureen Harris
Guest instructor: blogging and new media

William Haywood Henderson, MA
Novel Writing

Laura Hendrie
Fiction Writing

Michael J. Henry, MFA
Poetry, Memoir and Essay

Matt Kailey
Writing Your Truth, Narrative Nonfiction

Ryan Kelly, MFA
Screenwriting, Playwriting

Erika Krouse, MA
Fiction

Dorianne Laux
Poetry

Valerie Ann Leff
Fiction, Nonfiction

Betsy Lerner
Literary Agent

Doug McPherson
Freelance Writing

Christina Mengert, PhD
Poetry

Karen Palmer
Fiction Writing, Novel

Alexandre O. Philippe, MFA
Screenwriting

Laura Pritchett, PhD
Fiction Writing, Novel, Narrative Nonfiction

Chris Ransick, MA, MA
Poetry

Amanda Rea, MFA
Youth Writing

Jessica Roeder, MFA
Fiction Writing, Novel, Short Story

Robert Root
Narrative Nonfiction

David J. Rothman, PhD
Poetry, Poetry in Form

Patrick Soran
Magazine writing

Lisa Turner, MA
Art of Narrative

Jenny Vacchiano Itell, MFA
Fiction Writing, Novel

Jake Adam York, PhD
Poetry

Paula Younger, MFA
Short Story