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
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Katie WilliamsPronouns: (She/Her/Hers)Assistant Professor and Graduate Program DirectorAddress RM1202, 180 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116katie_williams@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-3711- 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
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Margot DouaihyPronouns: (She/Her/Hers)Assistant ProfessorAddress RM1019B, 180 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116margot_douaihy@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750- Department Writing Literature & Publishing
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Kirsten Imani KasaiPronouns: (She/Her/Hers)Assistant ProfessorAddress RM1019C, 180 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116kirstenimani_kasai@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750- Department Writing Literature & Publishing
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Kimberly McLarinPronouns: (She/Her/Hers)Professorkimberly_mclarin@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8851- Department Graduate & Professional Studies
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Jon PapernickAssistant ProfessorAddress RM1019A, 180 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116jon_papernick@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-3694- Department Writing Literature & Publishing
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Jessica TreadwaySenior Distinguished Writer-in-ResidenceAddress RM1219C, 180 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116Jessica_Treadway@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8237- Department Writing Literature & Publishing
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Edwin HillPronouns: (He/Him/His)Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 10th Floor, Boston, MA 02116edwin_hill@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750- Department Writing Literature & Publishing
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Jennifer SafreyPronouns: (She/Her/Hers)Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 10th Floor, Boston, MA 02116jennifer_safrey@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750
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Chris TerryPronouns: (He/Him/His)Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 10th Floor, Boston, MA 02116chris.terry@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750
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Literature Faculty
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Adele LeePronouns: (She/Her/Hers)Associate Professor - On LeaveAddress Rm1008, 180 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116adele_lee@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8235- Department Writing Literature & Publishing
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Roy KamadaPronouns: (He/Him/His)Associate ProfessorAddress RM1003, 180 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116roy_kamada@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8286- Department Writing Literature & Publishing
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Mary KovaleskiSr. Lecturer IIAddress RM1213, 180 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116mary_kovaleski@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750- Department Writing Literature & Publishing
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William OremSenior Writer-in-ResidenceAddress RM1017B, 180 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116william_orem@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-3695- Department Writing Literature & Publishing
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Peter MedeirosSenior Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 10th Floor, Boston, MA 02116peter_medeiros@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750- Department Writing Literature & Publishing
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Alexander RuggeriAffiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 10th Floor, Boston, MA 02116alexander_ruggeri@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750
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Publishing Faculty
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Lisa DiercksPronouns: (She/Her/Hers)Professor and ChairAddress RM1210, 180 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116lisa_diercks@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8230- Department Writing Literature & Publishing
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Tanya GoldPronouns: (They/Them/Theirs)Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 10th Floor, Boston, MA 02116tanya_gold@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750- Department Writing Literature & Publishing
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Fin LavoiePronouns: (He/Him/His)Affiliated FacultyAddress 180 Tremont Street, 10th Floor, Boston, MA 02116fin.lavoie@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750
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Raquel PidalPronouns: (She/They)Assistant ProfessorAddress RM1018B, 180 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116raquel_pidal@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-8750- Department Writing Literature & Publishing
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John RodzvillaPronouns: (He/Him/His)Assistant ProfessorAddress RM1223, 180 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116john_rodzvilla@emerson.edu Telephone 617-824-3717- Department Writing Literature & Publishing