CRAFT SCHOOL Guest Faculty
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Jennifer Banash
Critically acclaimed writer, former professor of English and creative writing, ghostwriter for major publishers. More.
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Charles Baxter
Award-winning author and professor of creative writing at the University of Minnesota. More.
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Martha Bayne
Journalist and essayist, and the senior acquisitions editor for regional trade books at the University of Illinois Press. More.
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Natashia Deon
Critically acclaimed novelist and professor of creative writing at UCLA and Antioch University. More.
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Athena Dixon
Acclaimed memoirist and nonfiction editor for Split/Lip Press. More.
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Edgar Gomez
Author of High-Risk Homosexual, and winner of the American Book Award. More.
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Tara Ison
Award-winning author of four novels, short stories, and essays. More.
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Tia Levings
NYT bestselling author of A Well-Trained Wife, her memoir of escape from Christian Patriarchy and other memoirs. More.
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Molly McCully Brown
Award-winning author of memoir and poetry. More.
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Alison McGhee
NYT bestselling novelist, poet, picture book writer and Moth Grand Slam winner. More.
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Kristen McGuiness
CEO and publisher of Rise Literary and bestselling author. More.
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Billie Oh
Poet, parent, grad student & yoga teacher. More.
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Allison Cay Parker
Author and member of the Editorial Freelancers Association, ACES, and PEN America. More.
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Joanna Rakoff
Author of several books including the international bestseller My Salinger Year. More.
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Carrie Scanga
Acclaimed visual artist and writer. More.
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Megan Stielstra
Author of three collections and acquiring editor at Northwestern University Press. More.
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Matthew Zapruder
Poet, editor, and professor of creative writing. More.