Books by Creative Writing Students & Alumni

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The Department of Creative Writing prides itself upon student success. Our students and alumni have published more than 200 books and chapbooks.

Jason Mott's first novel became the ABC TV series The Returned and his fourth, Hell of a Book, the National Book Award
Brad Land's debut memoir became the 2016 movie Goat
Hannah Dela Cruz Abrams received a $25,000 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writer's Award and a $50,000 Whiting Writers Award
Ben Hoffman received a $30,000 Fellowship Award at the Wisconsin Institution for Creative Writing (in addition to a $25,000 NEA Grant)
Arianna Nadia Nash won the Philip Levine Prize for Poetry
Rochelle Hurt won the Barrow Street Book Prize
Leah Osowski won the Wick Poetry Prize at Kent State
Emily Carr won the New Measures Poetry Prize
Emma Bolden won the Cowles Poetry Book Prize
Xhenet Aliu won the Prairie Schooner Book Prize
Ashleigh Bryant Phillips won the C. Michael Curtis Short Story Book Prize

The list of prizes and books goes on and on—and with publishers such as HarperCollins, St. Martins, Algonquin, Viking, Ballantine, Morrow, Random House, Simon and Schuster, and more.

In addition to books, alumni have published many hundreds of poems, stories, essays, and reviews in prominent and vital venues.

Indeed, here are a few of the magazines with which recent students published while still in the program: The Georgia Review, Black Warrior Review, The Journal, Crazyhorse, Indiana Review, Colorado Review, Agni, North American Review, Green Mountains Review, Third Coast, Puerto del Sol, Passages North, Oxford American, River Teeth, Creative Nonfiction, Fourth Genre; The Paris Review Daily, Poetry International, Granta Online, and The Nation.

Published

Hannah Dela Cruz Abrams (MFA '07)

The Man Who Danced With Dolls (Madras Press, 2011)

Lavonne J. Adams (MFA '99)

Through the Glorieta Pass (Pearl Books, March 2009)

(MFA '07)

(Random House, 2018)
(University of Nebraska Press, 2013) —Winner of the Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Fiction—

(MFA '14)

(Knopf/Penguin Random House, 2022)

(MFA '11)

(Telling Our Stories Press, 2012)

(MFA '01) - 🕯

(Moonshine Cove Publishing, LLC, 2017)
(St. Martin's Griffin, 2014)
(St. Martin's Press, 2012)
(FinishingLine Press, 2012)
(Main Street Rag, 2009)
(Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007)

(BFA '08)

(Worlds Publishing, 2021)

(MFA '01)

(Ballantine Books, 2013)
(Random House, 2010)

(MFA '05)

(Soft Skull, 2022)
(Southeast Missouri State University Press, 2018) — of the 2017 Cowles Poetry Prize—
(Noctuary Press, 2016)
(Argus House Press, 2014)
(GenPop Books, 2013)
(The Chapbook, 2013)
(Dancing Girl Press, 2008)
(Finishing Line Press, 2008)
(published as part of Edge by Edge, the third in Toadlily Press' Quartet Series, 2007)

Michelle Boyajian (MFA '05)

(Viking Adult, 2010)

Jason Bradford (MFA '16) - 🕯

(North American Review Press, 2022)
(Final Thursday Press, 2013)

Dan Camacho (MFA '09)

(Java Dog Press, 2018)

(MFA '04)

(Horse Less Press, 2012)
(Parlor Press, 2011)
(Furniture Press Books, 2010)

(MFA '07)

(Bunny Presse/Fonograf Editions, 2023)
(Octopus Books, 2019)
(Alice Blue Books, 2012)

(MFA '16)

(Fiction Advocate, 2018)

Tim Conrad (MFA '09)

(Cornerstone Press, 2024)

(BFA '05)

(William Morrow, 2017)
(William Morrow, 2014)

Patrick Culliton (MFA '06)

(Subito Press, 2017)

(MFA '06)

(Finishing Line Press, 2022)
(Finishing Line Press, 2021)
(Silent E Publishing, 2014)
(Arcadia Publishing, 2010)

(MFA '13)

(Black Lawrence Press, 2019)

(MFA '03)

(Cowboy Jamboree Press, 2023)
( , 2021)
(University of West Alabama's Livingston Press, 2021) < >
(CJ Press, 2019)
(CreateSpace, 2010)

(MFA ’15)

(HarperCollins, 2021)

Brian Devido (MFA '01)

(Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2004)

(MFA '13)

(Floodgate Poetry Series, 2018)

(MFA '15)

(Bauhan Publishing, 2021) — of the 2020 May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Prize—
(Bottlecap Press, 2019)

(BFA '10)

(Finishing Line Press, 2017)

(MFA '05)

(Moon Travel, 2023)
(Moon Travel, 2022)
(Avalon Travel, 2015)
(Avalon Travel, 2014)
(Avalon Travel, 2014)

(MFA '19)

(Ecco-, 4th Estate /HarperCollins, 2021)

(MFA '06)

(St. Martin's Press, 2022)
(Putnam's Sons, 2015)
(Algonquin, 2015)
(Simon & Schuster, 2014)
(Atheneum, 2013)
(Kingswell, 2013)
(Atheneum, 2010)
(Algonquin Books, 2008)
, co-editor (MacAdam Cage, 2007)
(Random House, 2002)

Evan Gray (MFA '17)

(Above/Ground Press, 2019)
(Shirt Pocket Press, 2019)
(Garden-Door Press, 2018)

(MFA '11)

(Atmosphere Press, 2021)

(MFA '09)

(Oneworld Publications, 2013)

(MFA '04)

(ECW Press, 2013)
(Bison Books, 2006)

(MFA '11)

(Soft Skull Press, 2015)

(MA '91)

(Silk Hope Press, 2017)

(MFA '13)

(Origami Zoo Press, 2014)

(MFA '06)

(Stackpole Books, 2016)
(Stackpole Books, 2009)
(Stackpole Books, 2007)

(MFA '03)

Idiot's Guide: Gluten-Free Eating (DK Publishing, Inc., 2014)
(Mason Crest, 2013)

(MFA '07)

(Sound Wisdom, 2024)

(MFA '11)

(Indiana University Press, 2022) — of the Indiana Review 2021 Blue Light Books Prize—
(Barrow Street Press, 2016) —Winner of the Barrow Street Book Prize—
(White Pine Press, 2014) —Winner of the Marie Alexander Poetry Series 2012 Open Submission Reading—

(MFA '01)

, stories (Room for Art, 2020)
, an anthology (Telegram Books, 2018)
, an anthology (Armida Publications, 2012)
(Armida Publications, 2004)
( Cyprus Museum, 2002)

Graham Irvin (MFA '18)

(, 2024)
(Back Patio Press, 2022)

(MFA '08)

( Sundress Publications, 2020)

(MFA '98)

(Crown, 2000)

(MFA '99)

(1983 – 2023)

(MFA '07)

(Rare Bird Books, 2017)
(editor) (Seal Press, 2014)
(Mark Batty Publisher, 2008)
(Last Gasp of San Francisco, 2001)

(MFA '06)

(Gotham/Penguin Random House, 2015)

(MFA '11)

(University of Tampa Press, 2020) — of the 2019 Tampa Review Prize—
(Great River Learning, 2018)

(MFA '15)

(Bancroft Press, 2014)

(MFA '02)

(Random House, 2007)
(Random House, 2005)

(MFA '07)

(Globe Pequot / Stackpole Books, 2023)

(MFA '12)

(Simon & Schuster, 2023)
(Simon & Schuster, 2019)

Martha Lundin (MFA '17)

(, 2022)
(Reference Point Press, 2020)
(Reference Point Press, 2020)

(MFA '05)

(Verse Chorus Press, 2019)
(Liberty Island Media, 2016)
(CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013)
(Verse Chorus Press, 2009)

(MFA ’11)

(Outpost 19 Books, 2017)
(Outpost 19 Books, 2016)

(MFA '03)

(Harmony Books, 2006)

(MFA '10)

(Arsenal Pulp, 2020)

(MFA '08)

(FutureCycle Press, 2016)

Jacob Steven Mohr (BFA ’16)

(Crystal Lake Publishing, 2023)
(JournalStone, 2023)
(John Hunt Publishing, 2021)
(World Castle Publishing, 2018)
(Ugly Sapling, 2016)

(MFA ’06)

(Finishing Line Press, 2024)
(, 2024)

(MFA '09)

(Flatiron Books, 2022)
(Grand Central Publishing, 2015)

(MFA '13)

(YesYes Books, 2018)
(YesYes Books, 2015)
(tNY.Press, 2014)

(MFA '08)

(Dutton Press, 2021) ——
(Harlequin/Park Row, 2018)
(Mira Books, 2014)
(Mira Books, 2013)
(Mira Books, 2013)
(Main Street Rag, 2011)
(Main Street Rag, 2009)

(MFA '11)

(Anhinga Press, 2013) —Winner of the Philip Levine Prize in Poetry—
(Damask Press, 2012)

(MFA '00)

Winner of the Gival Press Poetry Award (Gival Press, 2012)
(translation) (Settlement House Books, 2011)
(translation) (Cross-Cultural Communications, 2009)

(MFA '15)

(Broadstone Books, 2023)
(Kelsay Books, 2021)
(Finishing Line Press, 2021)

(MFA '00)

(Polis Books, 2015)
(St. Martin's Minotaur, 2009)
(St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008)

(MFA '14)

(Penguin, 2021)

(MFA '14)

(Saturnalia Books, 2023)
(Kent State University Press, 2015) —Winner of the Stan & Tom Wick Poetry Prize—

(MFA '08)

(Penguin Random House, 2022)
(Penguin Random House, 2018)

(MFA '07)

(ABRAMS/Amulet, 2018)
(ABRAMS/Amulet, 2014)

(MFA '15)

(YesYes Books, 2024)

Ashleigh Bryant Phillips (MFA '17)

(Hub City Press, 2020) — of 2019 C. Michael Curtis Short Story Book Prize—

Benjamin Rachlin (MFA '15)

(Little, Brown, 2017)

(MFA '99)

(Pottersville Press, 2007)

(MFA '16)

(The University of North Carolina Press, 2024)

Cindy Horrell Ramsey (MFA '06)

(John F. Blair, 2007)

(MFA '00)

(editor) (Main Street Rag, 2010)
(editor) (Main Street Rag, 2009)
(Main Street Rag, 2005)
(Main Street Rag, 2004)

(MFA '10)

(Simon & Schuster, 2019)
(Simon & Schuster, 2012)
(Penguin Teen, 2008)

Jane Virginia Rohrer (MFA '18)

(Above/Ground Press, 2019)

Anne Russell (MFA '99)

(Bradley Creek Press, 2013)
(Bradley Creek Press, 2012)
(Coastal Carolina Press, 2001)
(Donning Pub, 1994)

(MFA '00)

(Bellevue Literary Press, 2023)
(William Morrow, 2013)
(HarperCollins, 2008)
(Seal Press, 2003)

(MFA '21)

(Flux, 2021)

(BFA '12)

(Forever More Publishing, 2016)

(BFA '09)

(Lettered Streets Press, 2014)

(MFA '10)

(City Owl Press, 2019)

Sarah J. Stephens (MFA '22)

(Finishing Line Press, 2023)
(Finishing Line Press, 2020)

(MFA '03)

(Orange Blossom Publishing, 2023)
(Filles Vertes Publishing, 2020)
(Filles Vertes Publishing, 2020)

(MFA '11)

(UNC Press, 2003)

(MFA '13)

(Black Lawrence Press, 2021) —Winner of the 2019 St. Lawrence Book Award—

Kate Sweeney (MFA '09)

(UGA Press, 2014)

(MFA '13)

(Trio House Press, 2021) —Winner of the 2020 Louise Bogan Award—

(MFA '10)

(Sibling Rivalry Press, 2015)
(Lethe Press, 2012)
(Seven Kitchens Press, 2011)
(National Federation of State Poetry Societies Press, 2008) —Winner of the Stevens Poetry Manuscript Prize—

Jessica Thummel (MFA '12)

(Freight Books, 2017) —Winner of the Dundee International Book Prize—

(MFA '13)

(Diode Editions, 2022) —Winner of the Oregon Book Award—
(Autumn House Press, 2020) —Winner of the 2019 Rising Writer Contest—
(Sibling Rivalry Press, 2018)
(Backbone Press, 2017)

(MFA '05) - 🕯

(The Sager Group, 2017)

(MFA '07)

(Algonquin Books, 2010)

(MFA '14)

(Little A, 2019)

Jesse Waters (MFA '02)

(translation) (India Penguin, 2023)
(Paycock Press, 2018)
(Ink Brush Press, 2011)

Caitlyn Webber (BFA '10)

(Dead or Alive Press, 2021)

(BFA '09)

(UNC Press, 2024)
(Arcadia Publishing, 2022)

(BFA '22)

(Row House Publishing, 2025)
(Bottlecap Press, 2022)

(BFA '05)

(Press 53, 2021)
(Finishing Line Press, 2017)

(MFA '16)

(Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2023)
(Unsolicited Press, 2022)
(Glass Poetry Press, 2020)
(Finishing Line Press, 2018)

(BFA '22)

(Bottlecap Press, 2021)

(MFA '05)

(Punctum Books, 2014)
(SKCNS, 2013)

Forthcoming

Ranjan Adiga (MFA '06)

(Penguin Random House India, 2024)

Kate Cumiskey (MFA '06)

Surfers' Rules: The Mike Martin Story (, 2022:TBA)

(MFA '19)

(Simon & Schuster, 2024)

(MFA '03)

The New Salvation (, 2025)
Shelter Me (Livingston Press, 2025)

(MFA '07)

Delivery Man (Skyhorse Publishing, 2025)

(MFA '22)

(Variant Lit, forthcoming)

Rebecca Spiegel (MFA '20)

(Milkweed Editions, 2024)

(BFA '05)

Cooking on Low (Press 53, 2024)

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