诗人。 作家。 导师。

SMC MFA教师是屡获殊荣的作家和忠诚的教师，他们在艺术旅程的各个阶段提供数十年的经验指导艺术家。

我们的核心教师全职授课，并为学生的创意论文项目提供建议。

除了我们的核心教师外，MFA社区每年都会邀请杰出的访问作家来教授课程，提供工艺讲座和阅读，并在学生的论文委员会任职。 这些开创性的艺术家以他们的多样性经验和美学方法为该项目的包容性社区增添了新的色彩。

核心教师

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玛丽莲Abildskov

创造性的非小说

mabildsk@stmarys-ca.edu

玛丽莲Abildskov, recipient of a 2024 Creative Writing Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, is the author of 我的国家里的男人. She received her MFA from the University of Iowa’s Nonfiction Writing Program and is the recipient of a Rona Jaffe Writers’ Award for her nonfiction, and a Glenna Luschei 草原篷车 Award for her fiction, as well as honors from the Corporation of Yaddo, the Djerassi Writing Residency, and the Utah Arts Council. Her essays and short stories have been published in 犁头, 故事, 太阳, 科罗拉多州的审查, 南方评论, 阿格尼, and 最佳美国散文, and elsewhere. 她定期在爱荷华州夏季写作节授课。

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克里斯·费利西亚诺·阿诺德

小说和创造性非小说

cfa1@stmarys-ca.edu

克里斯·费利西亚诺·阿诺德 has written essays and journalism for 《大西洋月刊》《哈泼斯》《户外》《副新闻》《纽约时报 and more. His fiction has been published in 《花花公子》《凯尼恩评论》《Ecotone and other magazines. His work has been noted in 美国最好的体育写作 and 美国最好的短篇小说. 他曾获得国家艺术基金会、面包面包作家会议和里斯本Disquiet国际文学计划的奖学金和奖学金。 His first book, 《河的第三岸：21世纪亚马逊的权力与生存, is a hybrid work of investigative journalism, history and memoir.

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Ingrid Rojas Contreras

小说

icr3@stmarys-ca.edu

Ingrid Rojas Contreras出生并成长于哥伦比亚的波哥大<e:1>，现在居住在加州。 Her memoir, 能移动云的人， was a Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, and National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist. 这本书获得了加州图书奖。 Her essays and short stories have appeared in the 纽约时报杂志, 伤口, 象鼻虫, and elsewhere. 罗哈斯·孔特拉斯获得了面包面包作家会议、VONA、Hedgebrook、卡马戈基金会和全国拉丁裔艺术和文化协会的无数奖项和奖学金。

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马修·泽普鲁德

诗歌

mjz4@stmarys-ca.edu

马修·泽普鲁德 is the author of six collections of poetry, including 我喜欢听你的梦 (Scribner, 2024) and 父亲节 (Copper Canyon, 2019), as well as 为什么诗歌, a book of prose (Ecco, 2017). 他曾获得古根海姆奖学金、威廉·卡洛斯·威廉姆斯奖、美国艺术与科学学院颁发的梅·萨顿奖和兰南基金会驻院奖学金。 他的作品和翻译已出现在许多出版物和选集。 His poems have appeared in 最佳美国诗歌 2009, 2013, 2017, and 2020—and he edited the 2022 edition. 他是Wave Books的特约编辑，在那里他编辑当代诗歌、散文和翻译。

2025-2026杰出访问作家

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马塞洛·埃尔南德斯·卡斯蒂略

诗歌

马塞洛·埃尔南德斯·卡斯蒂略’s most recent book is 《土地之子：回忆录, (Harper Collins 2020). He is also the author of Cenzontle which was named a best book of 2018 by NPR and the New York Public 图书馆. His first chapbook, 甜酒, was the winner of the Drinking Gourd Prize published by Northwestern University Press. 作为“无文件诗人”运动的创始人之一，他是密歇根大学海伦·泽尔作家项目的第一位无文件学生。 His work has been featured in the 纽约时报, 《人物》杂志, 《哈泼斯杂志》《巴黎评论》《名利场, and the 《华尔街日报》. 他住在北加州，在那里他向被监禁的年轻人教授诗歌，同时也在阿什兰大学的低分辨率艺术硕士课程任教。

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瑞秋霍华德

创造性的非小说

瑞秋霍华德 is the author of a novel, 我们的风险, and a memoir about her father's unsolved murder, 失落的夜晚。 A 2024 National Endowment for the Arts fellow in literature, she has published short fiction and nonfiction in 故事Quarterly象鼻虫, the 洛杉矶书评， and the 纽约时报杂志, among other venues. 她在沃伦威尔逊学院的作家项目中获得了小说文学硕士学位，后来在那里担任琼·毕比教学研究员和本科生创意写作的临时主任。

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Mia Ayumi Malhotra

诗歌

Malhotra is the author of Mothersalt (Alice James Books, 2025), the chapbook 出生年份的笔记, and Isako Isako, a California Book Award finalist and winner of the Alice James Award, Nautilus Gold Award for 诗歌, National Indie Excellence Award, and Maine Literary Award. 她的作品获得了东南亚诗歌霍克奖和新加坡诗歌奖，她是Kundiman Fellow和the Ruby SF的创始成员，这是一个女性、跨性别和非二元艺术家的聚会空间。 目前，她正在写一本关于音乐和内心生活的书。

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权荣荣

小说

Kwon is the author of the nationally bestselling novel 展览. Kwon’s bestselling first novel, 纵火犯的, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Award and the Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Prize. With Garth Greenwell, Kwon co-edited 扭结. 他的书被翻译成7种语言，并被40多家出版社评为年度最佳书籍。 Kwon’s writing has appeared in 《纽约时报》《纽约客》《时代》《名利场》《卫报, and elsewhere. Kwon是巴黎美国图书馆2025-2026年的访问学者。

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尚塞卡让

小说

尚塞卡让 is a novelist and television writer whose work has appeared in the 《纽约时报》《洛杉矶书评》, and 的骚动. Her most recent novel, 幸运的男孩, was named an Indie Next Great Read, an Amazon Editor's Pick and a Best Book of 2017 by NPR, Barnes & Noble, 图书馆 Journal and the San Francisco Chronicle. She made her middle grade debut in 2021 with 萨莫萨叛乱 (Harper Kids), an Amazon Editor's Pick for readers aged 9-13, and winner of the Northern California Book Award. Her second book for kids, Boomi的立体声扬声器 (Harper Kids, 2023), is a finalist for the California Book Award. 从2020年到2023年，她为NBC的医疗剧《新阿姆斯特丹》（New Amsterdam）写了三季剧本。 她和家人以及一只名叫青蛙的猫住在加州伯克利。

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Carvell华莱士

创造性的非小说

Wallace is a writer and podcaster who has contributed to 《纽约客》《GQ》《纽约时报》《Pitchfork》MTV新闻, and 半岛电视台. His debut memoir, 爱的另一个词 (MCD, 2024), explores his life, identity, and love through stories of family, friendship, and culture and is a 2024 Kirkus Finalist in Nonfiction. 他是2019年皮博迪奖提名者，2022年国家杂志奖入围者，2023年新闻马赛克奖得主，以及2025年UCross研究员。 他住在奥克兰。

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Maw Shein Win

诗歌

Win's latest full-length poetry collection is 敲击思考罐 (Omnidawn, 2024). Her previous full-length collection 灵魂之屋的储存单元 (Omnidawn, 2020) was nominated for the Northern California Book Award in 诗歌, longlisted for the PEN America 2021 Open Book Award, and shortlisted for the Golden Poppy Award for 诗歌. Her work has recently been published in JMWW，美国诗歌评论，边缘，班加罗尔评论, and other journals, and she has work forthcoming in 阿尔塔杂志 and 现在. 她是加州埃尔塞里托的首任桂冠诗人，也是2025年伯克利诗歌节终身成就奖获得者。

2024-2025杰出访问作家

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Dorianne Laux

诗歌

Dorianne Laux is an American poet whose sixth poetry collection, 只有当白天很长：新诗选集, was named a finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for 诗歌. Her latest collection, 地球上的生命, was released earlier this year. 劳克斯曾在俄勒冈大学、太平洋大学和北卡罗来纳州立大学的艺术硕士课程教授创意写作，直到2022年退休； 她还在大苏尔的埃萨伦（Esalen）举办了夏季讲习班。 She is the co-author, with 金正日Addonizio, of 《诗人的伴侣：写诗的乐趣指南 (1997) and lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with her husband, poet 约瑟夫•米勒.

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瑞秋·理查森

诗歌

瑞秋·理查森 is the author of the poetry collection 令人窒息的, forthcoming from W. W. Norton in 2025, and two previous books of poetry, 百年不遇的波 and 铜斑蛇, both from Carnegie Mellon University Press. 她是前华莱士·斯特格纳研究员和国家艺术基金会研究员。 Her poetry has appeared in 《纽约时报》《美国诗歌评论》《猎户座》《耶鲁评论》 on 经济放缓; her nonfiction has been published in 文学中心，凯尼恩评论， at the 诗歌 Foundation, and elsewhere. 她在湾区出生和长大，是文学中心Left Margin LIT的联合创始人，也是湾区图书节（Bay Area Book Festival）的顾问委员会成员。

2023-2024杰出访问作家

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泽娜·哈什姆·贝克

诗歌

泽娜·哈什姆·贝克 is a Lebanese poet whose third poetry collection, O, won the 2023 Arab American Book Award for 诗歌 and was named a Best Book of the Year by 文学的中心 and 纽约公共图书馆. Her previous full-length collections include 比心更响亮 and 生活在秋天. She’s also the author of two chapbooks: 3而歌 and 有和有多少. Her work has appeared in 《纽约时报》《大西洋月刊》《国家》《美国诗人学会, and elsewhere. 她与诗人Farah Chamma共同创建并主持了Maqsouda，这是一个关于阿拉伯诗歌的阿拉伯语播客。 在黎巴嫩生活了一辈子，在迪拜生活了十年之后，泽娜最近和家人搬到了加州。

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劳伦·马卡姆

创造性的非小说

劳伦·马卡姆 is the author of the 2017 award-winning 遥远的兄弟：两个年轻的移民和美国生活的形成. 她的文章和报告文学经常出现在《大西洋月刊》、《哈珀斯》、《纽约书评》、《纽约时报杂志》和VQR等杂志上，她是VQR的特约编辑。 她花了超过15年的时间在教育和移民的交叉点工作。 Her next book, 未来废墟的地图：关于边界和归属, is forthcoming from Riverhead in Spring 2024.

2022-2023杰出访问作家

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Nayomi Munaweera

小说

Nayomi Munaweera’s debut novel, 千镜之岛, won the Commonwealth Book Prize for the Asian Region, was short-listed for the DSC Prize and Man Asia Prizes, and was chosen as a Target Book Club book. Her second novel 我们之间的秘密, won the Sri Lankan National Book Award and was short-listed for the Northern California Book Prize. 赫芬顿邮报 赞道：“穆纳维拉的散文发自肺腑，令人难以忘怀，美得惊人——让人想起路易丝·厄德里奇、谭恩美和爱丽丝·沃克的辉煌作品，她们也通过小说找到了讲述真相的方法。” 她住在加州的奥克兰，正在写她的第三部小说，一部性心理文学惊悚片。

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玛格丽特·威尔克森·塞克斯顿

小说

玛格丽特·威尔克森·塞克斯顿在新奥尔良出生长大，在达特茅斯学院学习创意写作，在加州大学伯克利分校学习法律。 Her most recent novel, 的Revisioners, won an NAACP 图像 Award for Outstanding Literary Work and was a national bestseller as well as a 纽约时报 Notable Book of the Year. Her debut novel, 一种自由, was long-listed for the National Book Award and the Northern California Book Award, won the Crook's Corner Book Prize, and was the recipient of the First Novelist Award from the Black Caucus of the American 图书馆 Association. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in 《巴黎评论》； 象鼻虫; 奥普拉杂志； 《纽约时报书评》； and other publications.

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娜奥米·j·威廉姆斯

小说

娜奥米·j·威廉姆斯 is the author of the novel ,一直 (FSG, 2015), long-listed for the Center for 小说 First Novel Prize and the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Award. Her short fiction has appeared in numerous literary journals, garnering a Pushcart Prize and a 美国最好 honorable mention. 荣誉还包括可持续艺术基金会的资助和在Hedgebrook、Djerassi和Willapa Bay AiR的驻留。 她曾就读于普林斯顿大学、斯坦福大学和加州大学戴维斯分校，在加州大学戴维斯分校、萨克拉门托城市学院教授创意写作，在阿什兰大学教授低分辨率艺术硕士课程。 作为一名日裔美国混血儿，威廉姆斯在日本出生并在日本长大。 她目前住在加州萨克拉门托。

名誉教授

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布伦达希尔曼

诗歌名誉教授

bhillman@stmarys-ca.edu

布伦达希尔曼 is the author of 11 collections of poetry, most recently 在几分钟之前， and 实际水, for which she won the Los Angeles Times Book Award for 诗歌, 与着火的字母的季节性作品, which received the 2014 Griffin 诗歌 Prize, and 额外的隐藏生活，在日子里, which received the Northern California Book Award for 诗歌. 希尔曼获得的奖项包括2012年美国诗人学会奖学金，2005年威廉·卡洛斯·威廉姆斯诗歌奖，以及美国国家艺术基金会和古根海姆基金会的奖学金。 她目前是美国诗人学会的主席。