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, Geoff Dyer, Percival Everett, Dana Johnson, David Treuer, and Marianne Wiggins. The current poetry faculty are Mark Irwin (poet), Anna Journey, Susan McCabe, Carol Muske-Dukes, Claudia Rankine, and David St. John.[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 L. Booth, Amaranth Borsuk, Vanessa Carlisle, Ava Chin, Stephan Eirik Clark, Mary-Alice Daniel, Todd Fredson, Edward Gauvin, Alexis Landau, Robin Coste Lewis, Lisa Locascio, Anthony Marra, Ryan McIlvain, Bonnie Nadzam, Joshua Rivkin, Josie Sigler Sabara, Safiya Sinclair, and Sarah Vap.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ Dornsife.usc.edu
  2. ↑ Publishers Weekly
  3. ↑ The Atlantic
  4. ↑ Dornsife.usc,edu
  5. ↑ Dornsife.use.edu
  6. ↑ Dornsife.use.edu
  7. ↑ Dornsife.usc.edu
  8. ↑ Dornsife.usc.edu
  9. ↑ Dornsife.usc.edu
  10. ↑ Dornsife.usc.edu
  11. ↑ Dornsife.usc.edu

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