Creative Writing 2022

Wiki page for Academic Jobs in Creative Writing advertised during the 2021-2022 hiring season. This page is for jobs that begin in 2022.

  Last year's page: Creative Writing 2021

See also: English Literature 2021-2022

Instructions

Please add jobs in the following format and order them chronologically by posting date (newest postings at the top).

1. Example University. Position Title. Specializations. Deadline. TT/NT. FT/PT. Link to Job ad(s).

TT/NT: Tenure-track or Non-tenure track.

FT/PT: Full-Time or Part-Time

PD: Post-doc

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FICTION - Full-Time / Tenure-Track Positions

1. Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD). Open Rank Search in Fiction. 31 Oct 2021. TT. FT. https://facultyjobs.jhu.edu/Home/Position?reqId=A-91961-3
2. Pennsylvania State University (University Park, PA, USA). Open Rank Professor of Creative Writing - Fiction. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. TT. FT. https://psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic/job/University-Park-Campus/Open-Rank-Professor-of-Creative-Writing--Fiction--at-The-Pennsylvania-State-University_REQ_0000021045
3. Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA, USA). Assistant Professor-English (Fiction Writing). 29 Oct 2021. TT . https://gonzaga.peopleadmin.com/postings/16244
4. Valdosta State University (Valdosta, GA, USA). Assistant Professor - English (Creative Writing - Fiction). 28 Oct 2021. TT. https://jobs.chronicle.com/job/384704/assistant-professor-english-creative-writing-fiction-/
5. Saint Louis University (Saint Louis, MO, USA). Assistant Professor of Creative Writing, Fiction. 15 Nov 2021. TT. https://slu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Careers/job/Adorjan-Hall/Tenure-Track-Assistant-Professor--Creative-Writing_2021-03338
6. University of Georgia (Athens, GA, USA). Associate Prose Editor, The Georgia Review. 30 Sept 2021. NT/FT. Video interviews scheduled 10/13. https://www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/217995.
7. Boise State University (Boise, ID, USA). Assistant Professor of English in fiction. 8 Oct 2021. TT. https://jobs.boisestate.edu/en-us/job/496024/assistant-professor.
8. University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN, USA). Assistant Professor of Creative Writing Fiction. 15 Oct 2021. TT. https://humanresources.umn.edu/content/find-job (job ID #342841).
9. University of Denver (Denver, CO, USA). Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and Literary Studies. 27 Oct 2021. TT. https://jobs.du.edu/en-us/job/494314/assistant-professor-creative-writing-and-literary-studies
10. Lycoming College (Williamsport, PA, USA). Assistant Professor in Creative Writing: Fiction. 1 Nov. 2021. TT. https://jobs.chronicle.com/job/381446/assistant-professor-in-creative-writing-fiction/
11. Belmont University (Nashville, TN, USA). Assistant Professor of English (Creative Writing - Fiction). Immediate. TT. https://www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/details.cfm?JobCode=177612377&Title=Assistant%20Professor%20of%20English%20%28Creative%20Writing%20%2D%20Fiction%29
12. University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC, USA). Open Rank in Creative Writing/Fiction, Joint with African American Studies. 31 Oct 2021. TT. https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/english_language_and_literature/my_english/documents/job_ad_creative_writing_fiction_2021_b.pdf
13. Coe College (Cedar Rapids, IA, USA). Assistant Professor of Creative Writing-Fiction. 12 Nov 2021. TT. https://www.coe.edu/why-coe/discover-coe/human-resources/careers/faculty-employment-opportunities/assistant-professor-creative-writing
14. Austin Peay State University (Clarksville, TN, USA). Assistant Professor of Creative Writing-Fiction. 10 Sept. 2021. TT. https://apsu.peopleadmin.com/postings/13390

NON-FICTION - Full-Time / Tenure-Track Positions

1. Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO, USA). Assistant Professor of English in Creative Nonfiction. 31 Oct 2021. TT. https://jobs.colostate.edu/postings/92772
2. University of Georgia (Athens, GA, USA). Associate Prose Editor, The Georgia Review. 30 Sept 2021. NT/FT. https://www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/217995.
3. University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL, USA). Assistant Professor of English in creative non-fiction. 15 Oct 2021. TT. https://facultyjobs.ua.edu/postings/49296.
4. Denison University (Granville, OH, USA). Assistant Professor of English in creative non-fiction. 18 Oct 2021. TT. https://employment.denison.edu/postings/3338.
5. Western Washington University (Bellingham, WA, USA). Assistant Professor of English in creative non-fiction. 22 Oct 2021. TT. https://employment.wwu.edu/en-us/job/498815/assistant-professor-of-english-creative-writing-creative-nonfiction.
6. UCLA (Los Angeles, CA, USA). Creative Nonfiction Junior Faculty. 1 Nov. 2021. https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF06830
7. Naropa University (Boulder, CO). Creative Writing and Poetics, Core Faculty, 30 Nov 2021, FT, https://naropa.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/229?c=naropa
8. Warren Wilson College (Asheville, NC, USA). Professor of Creative Writing. 11 Oct 2021. Extended contract (FT, continuing, appointment; unranked;. https://warren-wilson.breezy.hr/p/34ceb81522de-professor-of-creative-writing
9. Northwestern University (Evanston, IL, USA). Open Rank Professor in Creative Nonfiction. 01 Dec 2021. NT/FT. https://english.northwestern.edu/people/job-openings.html

POETRY - Full-Time / Tenure-Track Positions

1. Concordia University (Montreal QC, Canada). Assistant Professor, Creative Writing: Poetry. Deadline: 11/15/21: https://www.concordia.ca/artsci/about/jobs/tenure-track-appointments/2021/assistant-professor-creative-writing-poetry.html
2. California State University, East Bay (Bay Area, CA). Assistant or Associate Professor of English (Creative Writing--Poetry and Literature). Deadline 10/1/21: http://csucareers.calstate.edu/detail.aspx?pid=87066&source=IND
3. Tulane University (New Orleans, LA, USA). Assistant Professor, Creative Writing-Poetry & Poetics. Deadline: 11/15/21: https://apply.interfolio.com/95186
4. Elon University (Elon, NC, USA). Assistant Professor of English (Creative Writing/Poetry). 16 Nov 2021. TT. https://jobs.chronicle.com/job/384367/assistant-professor-of-english-creative-writing-poetry-tenure-track/
5. University of North Florida (Jacksonville, FL, USA). Assistant Professor of Creative Writing. 22 Oct 2021. TT. https://www.unfjobs.org/postings/17819
6. Boise State University (Boise, ID, USA). Assistant Professor of English in poetry. 8 Oct 2021. TT. https://jobs.boisestate.edu/en-us/job/496032/assistant-professor.
7. Kalamazoo College (Kalamazoo, MI, USA). Assistant Professor of English in poetry. 11 Oct 2021. TT. https://www.kzoo.edu/search/index.php?dept=english. Updates: Request for more materials (18 Oct 2021).
8. University of California Berkeley (Berkeley, CA, USA). Associate or Full Professor of English in poetry. 15 Oct 2021. TT. https://apptrkr.com/2463450.
9. Clemson University (Clemson, SC, USA). Assistant Professor of English in poetry. 15 Oct 2021. TT. https://apply.interfolio.com/94156. Updates: Request for more materials (26 Oct. 2021).
10. Ashland University (Ashland, OH, USA). Assistant Professor of English in American Lit/Poetry. TT. https://jobs.ashland.edu/postings/1192
11. University of Montana (Missoula, MT, USA). Assistant/Associate Professor for Creative Writing (Poetry). 1 Dec. 2021. TT. https://jobs.chronicle.com/job/397821/assistant-associate-professor-for-creative-writing-program-poetry-department-of-english-/

OPEN / MIXED GENRE - Full-Time / Tenure-Track Positions

1. Bennington College (Bennington, VT, USA). Literature Faculty in Creative Writing and Post-Colonial Literature. 15 Sept 2021. FT. http://bennington.recruiterbox.com/jobs/fk0smp4/.
2. Belmont University (Nashville, TN, USA). Assistant Professor of English in creative writing. 20 Sept 2021. TT. https://belmont.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?site=10&id=2102.
3. Westmont College (Santa Barbara, CA, USA). Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Communication Studies. 1 Oct 2021. TT. https://www.westmont.edu/office-provost/open-positions.
4. University of Toledo (Toledo, OH, USA), Assistant Professor of English in creative writing. 18 Oct 2021. TT. https://utoledo.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/5/home/requisition/3514?c=utoledo. (addendum to job ad: teaching load for research-active faculty is 2-3)
5. University of Pittsburg (Greensburg, PA, USA), Assistant Professor in Creative and Professional Writing. 1 Nov 2021. TT. https://cfopitt.taleo.net/careersection/pitt_faculty_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=21006684&tz=GMT-05%3A00&tzname=America%2FChicago.
6. Occidental College (Los Angeles, CA, USA), Writer-in-Residence. 8 Nov 2021. 3-yr, renewable. https://jobs.chronicle.com/job/378930/writer-in-residence-english-department-/.
7. James Madison University (Harrisonburg, Virginia), Assistant Professor of English - Creative Writing (Fiction and/or Nonfiction). 6 Nov 2021. TT. https://joblink.jmu.edu/postings/10348
8. California State University, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA, USA). Assistant Professor of Creative Writing. 1 Oct. 2021. TT. https://www.calstatela.edu/2022/college-arts-letters/al-engl-ttf
9. California State University, Sacramento. (Sacramento, CA, USA). Assistant Professor-Creative Writing: Fiction, Memoir, and Creative Non-Fiction. 22 Nov 2021. TT. https://careers.csus.edu/en-us/listing/
10. University of Lynchburg (Lynchburg, VA, USA). Assistant Professor of English in Creative Writing. 1 Dec. 2021. TT. https://jobs.chronicle.com/job/397641/assistant-professor-of-english-creative-writing-/

VISITING POSITIONS / LIMITED-TERM APPOINTMENTS / FELLOWSHIPS

1. Franklin College (Franklin, IN, USA) Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing with Possible TT Conversion. Poetry/TV Writing/Game Writing. 5 Nov 2021. Three-year with possible TT conversion. https://franklincollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Job-Visiting-Assistant-Professor-of-Creative-Writing-2022-23-Appointment.pdf
2. New York University (New York, NY, USA). Postdoctoral Faculty Fellow: Writing. 11 Nov 2021. Two-year renewable. https://apply.interfolio.com/95025
3. Wichita State University (Wichita, KA, USA). Emerging Fiction Writer-in-Residence. 1 Sept 2021. One-month appointment. sam.taylor@wichita.edu.
4. Wichita State University (Wichita, KA, USA). Distinguished Poet-in-Residence. 1 Sept 2021. One-month appointment. sam.taylor@wichita.edu.
5. Colby College (Waterville, ME, USA). Jennifer Jahrling Forese Writer-in-Residence. 30 Sept 2021. Semester appointment. http://apply.interfolio.com/89540.
6. St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY, USA). Viebranz Visiting Professor of Creative Writing. 11 Oct 2021. NT/FT, one-year appointment. https://employment.stlawu.edu/postings/2456.
7. George Washington University (Washington, D.C.). Jenny McKean Moore Writer in Washington (Fiction). 2 Nov 2021. NT/FT, one-year appointment. https://www.gwu.jobs/postings/86699
8. Central College (Pella, IA, USA). Lecturer of English (Creative Writing). 9 Oct. 2021. NT/FT, with the possibility of renewal. https://central.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp;jsessionid=F5A8A765E78F9A38CFAAF5913A4BF778?JOBID=137796
9. Long Island University (Brooklyn, NY, USA). MFA in Creative Writing and Publishing Thesis Advisor and Reader. PT. https://jobs.liu.edu/#/job_details/3064

ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS

1. Rose O'Neill Literary House at Washington College (Chestertown, MD, USA). Assistant Director. Immediate. FT. https://washcoll.hrmdirect.com/employment/job-opening.php?req=1708498&&#job.
2. University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA, USA). Director of Undergraduate Creative Writing and Associate Professor of English. 23 Oct. 2021. FT. https://www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/details.cfm?JobCode=177611891&Title=Director%20of%20Undergraduate%20Creative%20Writing%20and%20Associate%20Professor%20of%20English

WHO IS USING THIS WIKI?

Age

under 30: 1

30-35: 6

36-40: 8

41-45: 4

46-50: 3

over 50: 2

prefer not to state age:

TOTAL:

Field

Poet: 5

Fiction Writer: 7

Nonfiction Writer: 1

Multi-Genre: 12

Script writer (TV&Film): 2

Script writer (Theatre): 2

Search Committee Lurker:

Employment Status

Unemployed and looking for job:

Administrative job/Publisher:

Employed in other field, wanting to re-enter academia:

Employed in other field, just trying to break into academia: 2

Finishing MFA or Ph.D. & going on the market: 4

Have fellowship after MFA or Ph.D. & going on the market:

Working as adjunct/lecturer, looking for TT job: 8

Have visiting gig, looking for TT: 2

Have fixed-term gig, looking for TT: 2

Have visiting gig, looking for another visiting gig (not TT):

Have TT job and looking for new one: 3

Have TT job and on the market because of a spouse/partner: 1

Had TT job but quit to go on the market because of spouse/partner:

Have TT job and want to keep it but need an offer elsewhere to get a raise:

Tenured and on the market because of a spouse/partner:

Have tenure but looking for new job: 2

Tenured at undergrad-only institution, looking for job in MFA program:

Window shopping: 1

Degrees

PhD only:

PhD and MA: 4

PhD and MS:

PhD and MA (lit, not cw):

Phd and Terminal MA:

MFA and ABD: 2

MA and ABD:

MFA, MA, and ABD:

MFA and MS:

MFA only: 2

PhD and MFA in: 7

Other

Published articles or stories (Magazine, Anthology, or Journal, etc): 6

No book yet: 4

First book under contract: 2

First academic book under contract:

First book published: 2

First book under contract + edited anthology published:

First book + edited anthologies published: 1

Edited book under contract:

First book + academic book under contract:

First book + critical book published + edited book under contract:

First book published, second book under contract: 4

First book published, second book in submission:

Second book published: 3

Second book published, third under contract: 2

Multiple books published: 3

Multiple books + edited anthology published: