Teachers of Recent Short Courses
These writers have taught and will be teaching short courses in creative writing at Grinnell:
- Fall 2019
- Carlos Gamerro – Creative Writing Global Perspectives
- Garth Greenwell – Style in Creative Writing
- Spring 2019
- Samantha Chang – The Grinnell Writers Workshop
- Fall 2018
- Alisa Ganieva – Twisting the Plot Theory and Practice of Literary Techniques
- Spring 2018
- Shanna Benjamin – Citizen Maxine
- Hugo Hamilton – Contemporary Irish Fiction
- Fall 2017
- Yvonne Adhiamo Owuo – Literary Tourism
- Spring 2017
- Bennett Sims – Horror & Weird Fiction
- Fall 2016
- Jeff Porter – Radio Days New Media Writing and the Art of Sound
- Spring 2016
- Alissa Nutting – Writing Shame Reading & Crafting Literary Embarrassment
- Fall 2015
- Jeff Porter – Radio Days New Media Writing and the Art of Sound
- Fall 2014
- T. Geronimo Johnson – Fiction Writers Workshop
- Spring 2014
- poet Richard Kenney, Guggenheim and MacArthur fellow
- Fall 2013
- Jeff Porter – Radio Days New Media Writing and the Art of Sound
- Fall 2012
- Jeff Porter – Radio Days New Media Writing and the Art of Sound
- Saugata Bhaduri – From Theory to Post-Theory
- Sam Tanenhaus – The Writer in the World
- Spring 2013
- Dobe/Kapila – Gandhi Yogi, Hero or Activist?
- Spring 2012
- novelist Kevin Brockmeier, winner of the O. Henry Award and National Endowment for the Arts fellow – Advanced Fiction
- Fall 2011
- non-fiction writer Jeff Porter
- Spring 2011
- poet Richard Kenney, Guggenheim and MacArthur fellow
- Spring 2010
- novelist Paul Harding, winner of the Pulitzer Prize
- Fall 2008
- poet and non-fiction writer Steve Kuusisto
- Spring 2008
- poet and non-fiction writer Steve Kuusisto
- Fall 2007
- poet Tessa Rumsey, winner of the Barnard Women Poets Prize
- Spring 2007
- poet Marvin Bell, Guggenheim and National Endowments for the Arts fellow
- Spring 2006
- poet Emily Wilson, National Endowment for the Arts Fellow
- Fall 2005
- novelist Kevin Brockmeier
- Spring 2005
- novelist James Hynes
- Spring 2004
- poet Robert Hass, MacArthur fellow and co-winner of the Pulitzer Prize
- poet Brenda Hillman, Guggenheim and National Endowments for the Arts fellow
- Spring 2003
- poet Cole Swensen
- Fall 2002
- novelist Chris Offutt, Guggenheim fellow