The Creative Writing Faculty includes:
- Zinzi Clemmons: novel, short story, memoir, essay
- Lucy Corin: novel, short story, short-short story, experimental practices, hybrid writing, autofiction, collaboration
- Pam Houston: novel, short story, memoir, travel narrative, essay
- Katie Peterson: poetry, essay, hybrid writing, collaboration
- Maceo Montoya: novel, short story, memoir, essay, collaboration, visual art
- Cindy Ok: poetry, translation, essay
- Margaret Ronda: poetry, experimental writing, nonfiction
These writers regularly teach workshop courses in Fiction, Poetry, and Nonfiction but also Special Topics Workshops such as Hybrid Writing, The Novel, The Poet’s Journal-- anything that feels vital and current.
Students in the MFA program also study with English Department faculty who teach Seminars for Writers and other Literature Seminars, which are open to both Creative Writers and PhD candidates in Literature. Gregory Dobbins often works with students interested in the legacies of modernist fiction. Stephanie Boluk often works with students interested in electronic literature and digital media. Desirée Martín , Mark Jerng and Colin Milburn often work with students interested in varieties of American fiction. These are just some of the faculty members who have recently worked closely with creative writing students. We encourage students to form meaningful relationships with faculty outside the department, as well, though their work as TAs, or because the flexibility of our curriculum allows them to study in departments across campus.