Michael Piafsky, Ph.D.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND DIRECTOR OF THE  WRITING PROGRAM

B.A. Northwestern University
M.A. Johns Hopkins University
PhD University of Missouri

Courses:
Movies of the Coen Brothers

Blogging: A New Creative Medium

Travel Writing in Reality and Imagination

Creative Nonfiction
The American Literary Publishing Landscape

ENG 121 and 123: Composition and Literature I and II
Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry

Areas of Interest:
Dr. Piafsky specializes in creative writing and late 20th century American literature. He is particularly interested in the work of Ann Beattie, Raymond Carver and John Updike. His current projects include a Creative Nonfiction anthology as well as a novel and collection of short stories.

Recent Publications:
As an editor of The Missouri Review, Dr. Piafsky contributed numerous book reviews and editorials to TMR, as well as interviews with Chuck Klosterman, Jon Stewart and the writers of America, AM Homes and Penelope Lively. He has also published stories in The Jaberwock Review, Meridian, Bar Stories and h-ngm-n.com.

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