CreativeWriting 2011

Poetry
Bowling Green SU -- TT (AWP)

Q: Does anyone know who's leaving (or left) BG? Or are they just adding a poet to their roster?

Fiction
Bucknell TT (LINK to HigherED)

Q: Does anybody know if Bucknell's going to MLA?

Texas State University-San Marcos TT (LINK to txstate website).

This position officially opened when Dagoberto Gilb left TxState to teach at the University of Victoria, yet there has been an on again/ off again search for a candidate since 2007. ZZ Packer was brought in to replace Gilb in spring 2010, but she left for the Hodder fellowship at Princeton this year.

A Few Past finalists:

Brett Anthony Johnston

John McManus

Holly Goddard Jones

Alex Ohlin

University of British Columbia TT (LINK to UBC website).

The Creative Writing Program at the University of British Columbia invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Instructor (I) in Fiction in the Creative Writing Program, to begin in January 2011. Requirements include: graduate degree (Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing preferred); demonstrated excellence and at least five years experience in the teaching of university-level creative writing courses at both the undergraduate (including introductory lecture courses) and graduate level (including the supervision of graduate theses); publication of at least three novels; and full participation in Creative Writing teaching team work and program affairs. The ideal candidate will have an international profile. Support letters from established novelists would be recommended.

Q and A
Who Would Win????

Hands Across the Water I: MFAs / MAs / PhDs in the USA and the UK

There has been discussion about creative programs in the USA and how they all stack up. How are programs in the UK viewed in the USA?

Who would win:

Creative PhD Utah vs Creative PhD UEA

A: Has anybody with a creative PhD from England gotten a job in the States?

C: Just as in the States, there are only a few Creative PhD programs in the UK. As such, there are only a handful of UK Creative PhDs out there. And, of those few who hold a Creative PhD, those who do get jobs most often stay in the UK (just as is the case with Creative PhDs in the States staying in the States). That said, it is a good question: does anyone on this list have a Creative PhD from the UK? How is/was the job hunt? And, for people who have been on the administration side of the table, how does a Creative PhD from the UK factor in?

C: The only thing I'd add to the above is that there are actually about a few dozen creative PhDs in the States, which is more than "only a few" so that throws things out of whack a bit. They range from California, Utah, Louisiana, Milwaukee, Chicago, Denver, South Dakota, Mississippi, Georgia, NY, Kentucky, Missouri, Houston, Nebraska, Florida, Ohio, and still others, I'm sure. I lost track years ago.

C: Fair enough. Few is vague. Abramson's blog lists 35 in the USA, 36 in England, 5 in Wales, 3 in Scotland, and 2 in Ireland.

Hands Across the Water II: Publishing in the UK and the USA

Book from Shearsman < / > /= Book from Coffee House

First book from Salt / Shearsman / Seren / Reality Street / Salmon / etc < / > / = Second tier first book prize