Visiting Writers

Each residency features a new group of distinguished visiting faculty and artists—learn more about them here.

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Alison Bechdel

Visiting Creative Nonfiction Writer, Summer 2016

Emily Bernard

Visiting Writer, Winter 2020

Mary Cappello

Visiting Creative Nonfiction Writer, Summer 2017

Joy Castro

Visiting Fiction/Creative Nonfiction Writer, Winter 2016

Alexander Chee

Visiting Writer, Winter 2018

Chen Chen

Visiting Writer, Winter 2020

Mojie Crigler

Visiting Alumna Creative Nonfiction Writer, Winter 2016

Kyle Dargan

Visiting Poet, Winter 2017

Tere Dávila

Visiting Writer, Winter 2018

Danielle Evans

Visiting Fiction Writer, Summer 2018

Tarfia Faizullah

Visiting Poet, Summer 2016

Dewaine Farria

Visiting Alumnx Fiction Writer, Summer 2020

Vievee Francis

Visiting Poet, Summer 2020

Diana Goetsch

Visiting Writer, Winter 2020

James Hannaham

Visiting Fiction Writer, Summer 2016

Terrance Hayes

Visiting Poet, Winter 2019

Yuri Herrera

Visiting VCFA Reads Author, Winter 2018

Garrett Hongo

Visiting Poet, Summer 2019

Major Jackson

Distinguished Visiting Poet, Winter 2016

Laurie Jean

Visiting Alumnx Creative Nonfiction Writer, Winter 2021

Tyehimba Jess

Visiting Poet, Winter 2018

J. Kates

Visiting Translator, Winter 2017

Victor LaValle

Visiting Fiction Writer, Summer 2017

Kiese Laymon

Visiting Creative Nonfiction Writer, Summer 2020

Sydney Lea

Visiting Writer, Winter 2020

Jeffrey Thomas Leong

Visiting Alumni Poet & Translator, Summer 2018

Ada Limón

Visiting Poet, Summer 2017

Carmen Maria Machado

Visiting Fiction Writer, Winter 2019

Terese Marie Mailhot

Visiting Creative Nonfiction Writer, Winter 2019

Lauren Markham

Alumna/Creative Nonfiction Writer, Winter 2018

Alex Marzano-Lesnevich

Visiting Creative Nonfiction Writer, Winter 2021

Jamaal May

Visiting Poet, Summer 2016

Richard Michelson

Visiting Alumni Poet, Winter 2017

Maggie Nelson

Visiting Writer, Winter 2017

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Visiting Poet, Winter 2021

Jenny Offill

Visiting Fiction Writer, Summer 2020

Tommy Orange

Visiting Fiction Writer, Winter 2021

Wendy C. Ortiz

Visiting CNF Writer, Summer 2019

Jericho Parms

Alumna Creative Nonfiction Writer, Winter 2017

Emily Raboteau

Visiting Fiction/Creative Nonfiction Writer, Summer 2017

Mary Ruefle

Visiting Poet, Summer 2018

Liara Tamani

Visiting Alumna Fiction Writer, Winter 2019

Clifford Thompson

Visiting Creative Nonfiction Writer, Summer 2018

Kirstin Valdez Quade

Visiting Writer, Winter 2020

Amy Wallen

Visiting Alumna CNF Writer, Summer 2019

Sunil Yapa

Visiting Fiction Writer, Summer 2019