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Learn more about the faculty who teach in Hamline's MFA in Creative Writing program. These faculty profiles provide background on faculty and their teaching style, contact information, office hours, course listings, and other relevant information.

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Swati Avasthi Faculty Profile

Swati Avasthi

Graduate Adjunct - CLA

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John Brandon, author and MFA faculty at Hamline University

John Brandon

Associate Professor - Creative Writing

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John Colburn Faculty Profile

John Colburn

Undergraduate Adjunct - CLA

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Anna Meek Faculty Profile

Anna Meek

Undergraduate Adjunct - CLA; Graduate Adjunct - CWP

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Angela Pelster-Wiebe

Associate Professor - Creative Writing

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Richard Pelster-Wiebe

Richard Pelster-Wiebe

Lecturer - Creative Writing; Program Director - Creative Writing

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Erin Sharkey, Creative Writing adjunct

Erin Sharkey

Graduate Adjunct - CLA

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Meghan Maloney-Vinz

Meghan Maloney-Vinz

Program Coordinator, BFA & CWP Journals

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