Creative Writing Faculty

Our aim is to give students the chance to explore and develop their own talent.

Frank Gaik

Roger Ernest

David Fabish

Jack Swanson

Update:  21 January 2011

The English Department faculty who teach creative writing have distinguished themselves as students, as teachers, and as writers as well.

What students say about these faculty from Ratemyprofessors.com:

• "Absolutely loved this professor... he's the reason i changed my major!"
• "Yes ! finally.. A professor that cares about the progress his students make in class."
• "great teacher...learned a lot"
• "HE'S AN AWESOME TEACHER."
• "One of the coolest instructors that I've had."
• "He's a great teacher. Very passionate in what he does."
• "Hands down, the best English teacher EVER."

Among the institutions they've attended:

• University of Iowa's Writing Program
• UC Irvine's Writing Program
• USC
• UC Berkeley

Among the awards they've received:

• Michener Fellowship
• Transatlantic Review Award for Fiction
• National Endowment for the Arts grant

What they've written and where their writings have appeared:

• The Kresna Uprising
• O. Henry Festival Stories
• Orange County Register
• Los Angeles Times