USC PhD in Creative Writing & Literature

Overview

The PhD in Creative Writing & Literature was created in 2001 by a committee of USC's English Department senior faculty. The PhD is dual in nature, requiring both critical and creative work from its doctoral students.[1]

The program is generally regarded as one of the top ten creative writing PhDs in the nation.[2][3]

There are two distinguished reading series associated with the program: The Magill Poetry Series[4] and the Boudreaux Visiting Writers Series.[5] In addition, there are several authors who visit throughout the year to hold readings, question and answer sessions, and/or workshops.[6]

Faculty

The current fiction faculty are Aimee Bender, Percival Everett, Dana Johnson, and Marianne Wiggins. The current poetry faculty are Carol Muske-Dukes, Mark Irwin (poet), David St. John, Anna Journey, and Susan McCabe.[7]

While not currently members of faculty, T.C. Boyle is a Writer-in-Residence[8] and Marjorie Perloff is the Florence Scott Professor of English Emerita.[9]

Recent visiting faculty include Eavan Boland, Mark Doty, Louise Glück, Jorie Graham, Yusef Komunyakaa, Brenda Hillman, J.D. McClatchy, Marilyn Nelson, Carl Phillips, Robert Pinsky, Marilyn Chin, Adrienne Rich, Peter Sacks, Mark Strand, James Tate, Susan Wheeler, C.K. Williams.

Notable Alumni and Students

Notable alumni and students include Chris Abani, Dexter Booth, Mary-Alice Daniel, Safiya Sinclair, Amaranth Borsuk, Vanessa Carlisle, Ava Chin, Robin Coste Lewis, Stephen Eirik Clark, Edward Gauvin, Alexis Landau, Ryan McIlvain, Bonnie Nadzam, Josie Sigler Sabara, and Sarah Vap.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ http://dornsife.usc.edu/cwphd
  2. ↑ http://www.pw.org/content/2012_creative_writing_doctoral_program_rankings_the_top_fifteen?cmnt_all=1
  3. ↑ http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2007/08/the-best-of-the-best/306049/
  4. ↑ http://dornsife.usc.edu/cwphd/the-magill-poetry-series/
  5. ↑ http://dornsife.usc.edu/cwphd/boudreaux-visiting-writers-series/
  6. ↑ http://dornsife.usc.edu/cwphd/visiting-authors/
  7. ↑ http://dornsife.usc.edu/cwphd/faculty/
  8. ↑ http://dornsife.usc.edu/cwphd/t-c-boyle-writer-in-residence/
  9. ↑ http://dornsife.usc.edu/cf/engl/faculty_display.cfm?Person_ID=1008467
  10. ↑ http://dornsife.usc.edu/cwphd/students/
  11. ↑ http://dornsife.usc.edu/cwphd/alumni/