The Creative Writing Programs Faculty Award-winning authors, writers across genres, generous and devoted teachers: Our faculty arrive at each class with wisdom, humor, and literature—stacks upon stacks of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Browse faculty by program: BFA in Creative Writing Faculty MFA in Creative Writing Faculty Low-Residency MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults Faculty Or scroll down to browse MFA, MFAC, and adjunct faculty. Master of Fine Arts Faculty John Brandon Patricia Weaver Francisco Shelia O'Connor Richard Pelster-Wiebe Angela Pelster-Wiebe Mary Fançois Rockcastle Katrina Vandenberg MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults Faculty Elana K. ArnoldGraduate Adjunct - CLA Swati Avasthi Kelly BarnhillGraduate Adjunct - CLA Coe Booth Marsha Wilson ChallGraduate Adjunct - CLA Brandy ColbertGraduate Adjunct - CLA Lisa Jahn-CloughGraduate Adjunct Nina LaCourGraduate Adjunct - CLA Jacqueline Briggs Martin Claire Rudolf MurphyGraduate Adjunct - MFAC Phyllis RootGraduate Adjunct Laura Ruby Eliot SchreferGraduate Adjunct Sherri L. SmithGraduate Adjunct - CLA Laurel SnyderGraduate Adjunct - CLA Anne UrsuGraduate Adjunct - CLA Gene Luen Yang Adjunct Creative Writing Programs Faculty Swati Avasthi Emma Bull Mick Caouette John Colburn Luara Flynn Peter Geye Carolyn Holbrook Brian Malloy Gretchen Marquette Chris Martin Anna George Meek Jim Moore David oppegaard Juliet Patterson Matt Rasmussen Sun Yung Shin