faculty info
Melissa Ginsburg
Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing
M.F.A., University of Iowa
Teaches Creative Writing courses in poetry and fiction as well as poetry and American literature courses
Office: C218 Bondurant Hall | mginsburg at olemiss.edu
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
John and Reneé Grisham Visiting Writer in Residence
M.F.A., Ohio State University
Office: W111 Bondurant Hall | 662-915-6510 | acnezhuk at olemiss.edu
Matt Bondurant
Associate Professor of Creative Writing, Fiction
Ph.D., Florida State University
Office: W208 Bondurant Hall | 662-915-6947 | mrbondur at olemiss.edu
Kiese Laymon
Professor of English and Creative Writing
M.F.A., Indiana University
Office: W205A Bondurant Hall | 662-915-6949 | kmlaymon at olemiss.edu
Derrick A. Harriell
Assistant Professor of English and African American Studies and Director of the M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Teaching Interest: Blues Poetry, 20th Century Poetry, Harlem Renaissance Literature and Poetry
Office: Bondurant Hall C130 | harriell at olemiss.edu
Tom Franklin
Associate Professor of Fiction Writing
M.F.A., University of Arkansas
Teaches graduate fiction seminars and workshops.
Office: W107A Bondurant Hall | 662-915-2782 | tfrankli at olemiss.edu
Chris Offutt
Associate Professor of English and Screenwriting
M.F.A., Fiction. The University of Iowa
Teaching interests: screenwriting, fiction, film
Office: C218 Bondurant Hall | offutt at olemiss.edu
Ann Fisher-Wirth
Professor
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School
Teaches poetry workshops and seminars, 20th-century American literature, and a wide range of courses in environmental literature.
Office: C212 Bondurant Hall | afwirth at olemiss.edu
Beth Ann Fennelly
Professor
M.F.A., University of Arkansas
Teaches poetry as literature and also teaches the writing of both poetry and creative nonfiction. She's the author of three books of poetry and one book of essays, and a co-authored novel.
Office: C104 Bondurant Hall | bafennel at olemiss.edu