Creative Writing Program Faculty & Staff


LeAnne Howe

Eidson Distinguished Professor in American Literature
lhowe1@uga.edu

Aruni Kashyap

Associate Professor, Director of Creative Writing Program
aruni.kashyap@uga.edu

Jami Mays

Creative Writing Program Assistant, Front Office Assistant
jami.mays@uga.edu
706-542-1261

Reginald McKnight

Hamilton Holmes Professor
mochumpie@gmail.com
706-542-2233

Andrew Zawacki

Distinguished Research Professor
zawacki@uga.edu

Magdalena Zurawski

Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing
mzuraw@uga.edu

Latest News

Rahad Abir

Creative Writing Student Rahad Abir named Georgia Author of the Year!

Congratulations to Rahad Abir, an incoming PhD student in the Creative Writing Program on being named the Georgia Author of the Year, in the Literary Fiction and Short Story Collection category for his book Bengal Hound. 
Aruni Kashyap

Aruni Kashyap selected as a 2024-2025 Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellow

The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University—also known as Harvard Radcliffe Institute—is one of the world’s leading centers for interdisciplinary exploration.
Reginald McKnight

Reginald McKnight selected to judge the 75th National Book Awards for Fiction

The National Book Foundation has announced the 25 judges for this year's awards including Hamilton Holmes Professor Reginald McKnight. 
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