MFA in Creative Writing
Mark S. Burrows, M.Div., Ph.D.
Spiritual Writing: Open Genre
Mark S. Burrows has recently published a new translation of Rainer Maria Rilke's Duino Elegies (Monkfish, 2026) and co-authored Meister Eckhart: Inside the Heart of a Mystic: An Invitation to His Life, Teachings, and Practices (Hampton Roads Publishing, 2026) with Jon M. Sweeney.
Callie Feyen, MFA
Creative Nonfiction
Callie Feyen is the author of three books: The Teacher Diaries, Twirl (TS Poetry Press), and When We Swung From Church Bells: Stories That Shape Our Faith & Faith That Shapes Our Stories (Wipf & Stock). She holds a BA in Education from Calvin University, and an MFA in Creative Writing from Seattle Pacific University. She lives in Ann Arbor, Mich.
David McGlynn, MFA, Ph.D.
Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
David McGlynn's two most recent books are Liberal Arts: A Novel (TriQuarterly, 2026) and Everything We Could Do (Counterpoint, 2025).
Jen Pollock Michel, M.A., MFA
Spiritual Writing: Open Genre
Jen Pollock Michel's recent books are A Rule for the Rest of Us: An Ancient Practice for Making the Daily Decisions that Shape Faithful Lives (WaterBrook, 2026) and In Good Time: 8 Habits for Reimagining Productivity, Resisting Hurry, and Practicing Peace (NavPress, 2022), which received the Word Guild's 2023 Book of the Year Award – Nonfiction.
Laura Reece Hogan, M.A., J.D.
Poetry
Laura Reece Hogan's two most recent poetry collections are Butterfly Nebula (Backwaters, University of Nebraska Press, 2023), which won the Backwaters Prize in poetry, and Litany of Flights (Paraclete Press, 2020), which won the Paraclete Poetry Prize. Both works received the Illumination Gold Medal for poetry in 2024 and 2022, respectively.
Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum, M.A., M.Ed.
Fiction
Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum's recent works include the novel Elita (TriQuarterly Press/Northwestern University Press, 2025) and the short story collection Outer Stars (UNT Press, 2025), winner of the 2025 Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction.
Mischa Willett, MFA, Ph.D.
Director, Poetry
Mischa Willett's most recent books include The Elegy Beta (Mockingbird, 2020) and an edition of Philip James Bailey's Festus: an Apocalypse (Edinburgh University Press, 2022).