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Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing (MFA - Online)

Faculty

Faculty information for the online Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing MFA program

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Graduate Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing (MFA - Online)

Meet Emerson College’s distinguished faculty and graduate program director in the School of the Arts’ online Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing graduate program.

Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing Graduate Program Director

Katie Williams

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Director
Address
katie_williams@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Katie Williams is the author of the novels My Murder (Riverhead/Penguin 2023) and Tell the Machine Goodnight (Riverhead/Penguin 2018) and the young adult novels Absent and The Space Between Trees. Her short fiction has appeared in The Atlantic, Best American Fantasy, American Short Fiction, Prairie Schooner, Subtropics, and elsewhere. Williams's fiction has been translated into eleven languages and has been listed as a New York Times Editors' Choice, NPR Best Books of the Year, Kirkus Prize for Literary Fiction, National Magazine Award for Short Fiction, and Dublin International Prize for Literary Fiction. Her most recent novel, My Murder, is a national bestseller.

Our Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing Graduate Faculty

Creative Writing Faculty

Margot Douaihy

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Assistant Professor
Address
margot_douaihy@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Kirsten Imani Kasai

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Assistant Professor
Address
kirstenimani_kasai@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Kimberly McLarin

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Professor & Interim Dean of Graduate & Professional Studies
kimberly_mclarin@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248612

Department Graduate & Professional Studies

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Jon Papernick

Assistant Professor
Address
jon_papernick@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Jessica Treadway

Senior Distinguished Writer-in-Residence
Address
Jessica_Treadway@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Anna Burke

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Affiliated Faculty
Address
anna_burke@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Edwin Hill

Pronouns: (He/Him/His)

Affiliated Faculty
Address
edwin_hill@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Kerri Maher

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Affiliated Faculty
Address
kerri_maher@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Jennifer Safrey

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Affiliated Faculty
Address
jennifer_safrey@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Chris Terry

Pronouns: (He/Him/His)

Affiliated Faculty
Address
chris.terry@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing

Literature Faculty

Adele Lee

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Associate Professor
Address
adele_lee@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Roy Kamada

Pronouns: (He/Him/His)

Associate Professor - On Leave
Address
roy_kamada@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Mary Kovaleski

Sr. Lecturer II
Address
mary_kovaleski@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
William Orem

Senior Writer-in-Residence
Address
william_orem@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Peter Medeiros

Senior Affiliated Faculty
Address
peter_medeiros@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Alexander Ruggeri

Affiliated Faculty
Address
alexander_ruggeri@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing

Publishing Faculty

Lisa Diercks

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Professor and Chair
Address
lisa_diercks@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
John Rodzvilla

Pronouns: (He/Him/His)

Assistant Professor
Address
john_rodzvilla@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Alayne Fiore

Executive Director, Hub for Inclusive & Visionary Engagement, Social Justice Collaborative
Address
alayne_fiore@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248528

Department Social Justice Collaborative
Fin Lavoie

Pronouns: (He/Him/His)

Affiliated Faculty
Address
fin.lavoie@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Raquel Pidal

Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)

Assistant Professor
Address
raquel_pidal@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Writing Literature & Publishing