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Elon University

Assistant Professor in Creative Writing/Nonfiction (tenure-track)

NC
posted 
9.17.24

Elon University invites applications for a tenure-track writer of creative nonfiction, at the assistant professor level, beginning mid-August 2025. Secondary expertise in poetry preferred. Requirements: MFA or higher, an active record of publication in top-tier journals and/or presses, and a history of innovation and excellence in undergraduate teaching. We especially seek candidates with a teaching history that demonstrates explicit engagement with, and commitment to, understanding experiences shaped by race, ethnicity, gender and sexuality, dis/ability, religion, and/or class.

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College of the Holy Cross

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Faculty Position in Creative Writing (Fiction)

Worcester, MA
MA
posted 
9.13.24

The Department of English at the College of the Holy Cross invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position specializing in Creative Writing (Fiction) to begin in August 2025.  We will consider appointments to the tenure-track at the assistant or associate professor level.

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Literary Arts

Youth Programs Associate

Portland
OR
posted 
9.13.24

Position Category: Part-time, Contract 

Employee Type: Hourly, Non-exempt 

Reports to: Director of Youth Programs 

Work Schedule: 20 to 25 hours per week, mostly during the school day (8:30 a.m. -3:30 p.m.); event-based evening hours required with ample notice 

Salary: $30/hour 

Organization: 

Literary Arts is a community-based nonprofit arts organization located in Portland, Oregon. Our mission is to engage readers, support writers, and inspire the next generation with great literature. 

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Poets & Writers, Inc.

Online Community Coordinator

posted 
9.13.24

The Online Community Coordinator is an integral part of the team responsible for developing and maintaining Poets & Writers’ website (pw.org), which attracts more than 1.5 million unique visitors per year and is the creative writer’s primary online source for information and advice. 

Responsibilities include engaging members of Poets & Writers Groups, our online collaboration and peer-to-peer networking platform, to create a dynamic and supportive virtual writing community; maintaining the Poets & Writers Directory; and growing our Literary Events Calendar. 

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Phillips Exeter Academy

Writer in Residence George Bennett Fellowship

Exeter
NH
posted 
9.4.24

The purpose of the George Bennett Fellowship is to provide time and freedom from material considerations to a person seriously contemplating or pursuing a career as a writer.  The stipend for the one-year Fellow is at $18,250 )subject to potential annual increase effective 7/1/25), plus housing and meals.  This position also offers medical and dental insurance, long-term disability coverage and access to an employee assistance program.  As Writer-in-Residence the person shall live in Exeter and, in return for stipend and housing, shall (besides carrying out his or her own literary projects)

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St. Lawrence University

Viebranz Visiting Professor of Creative Writing

Canton
NY
posted 
9.3.24

Creative writers with significant publications and teaching experience are invited to apply for the position of Viebranz Visiting Professor of Creative Writing for the academic year 2025-2026 (the 25th anniversary of the position). Publications and teaching experience in creative nonfiction and another genre are preferable. The individual hired will teach two genre-specific courses each semester at the beginning or advanced level and be an active participant in the English Department.  Departmental activities will include giving a reading as part of the St.

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Stony Brook University

Assistant Professor, Fiction

Southampton
NY
posted 
9.1.24

Description

The Creative Writing Program at Stony Brook University’s Lichtenstein Center seeks to hire a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Fiction. Candidates should have a strong record of publication, with a published novel or short story collection from a respected press and evidence of promise for future recognition in the field. 

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Towson University

Assistant Professor of English - Fiction Writing

posted 
8.5.24

The Department of English invites applications for a tenure-track, 9-month Assistant Professor position in fiction writing in the Department of English, beginning August 2025.

Qualifications:

Applicants must have a terminal degree in creative writing (MFA or PhD) or related field, and a strong record of high-quality fiction publications or promise thereof and demonstrated excellence as a teacher. Expertise in other areas related to professional writing, such as editing, magazine production, freelance writing, or other types of creative writing is desirable.

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