Department of Writing, Literature & Publishing
Meet the Faculty
With workshops capped at a dozen students, you benefit from personal attention from faculty members who are writers and publishing professionals working diligently to help you reach your goals. Some students seek out Emerson specifically to take courses with our faculty of accomplished writers and scholars.
Faculty Profiles
- Daniel Tobin, Professor & Interim Dean of the School of the Arts, author and poet
- Steve Yarbrough, Department Chair, novelist
- Steve Himmer, Lecturer, novelist
- Roy Kamada, Assistant Professor, author of nonfiction
- Douglas Whynott, Associate Professor, author of nonfiction
- Mako Yoshikawa, Assistant Professor, novelist
Faculty Bios & Work
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CREATIVE WRITING (MFA) AT A GLANCE
52-credit program
Full-time or part-time enrollment. Full-time enrollment is typically 8 or 12 credits per semester.
Fall admission
Full-time students usually complete the degree in two and a half years; part-time students usually complete the degree in three and a half years.
Meet the Graduate Program Director
Professor and MFA Graduate Program Director Steve Yarbrough is the author of nine books. His recently completed novel The Realm of Last Chances will be published by Alfred A. Knopf in 2013. His previous novel, Safe from the Neighbors (Knopf), appeared in 2010. His 2006 novel The End of California (Knopf) was a finalist for the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award for fiction.
Graduate Studies
FOR CURRENT STUDENTS
To read the Graduate Handbook and learn about research and fellowship opportunities, visit the Graduate Studies website.
