The undergraduate Creative Writing Department at Warren Wilson College in Asheville, North Carolina welcomes applications for the position of Visiting Creative Writer in Residence for the 2026 January residency and the spring Term 3.
Application for the Visiting Creative Writer in Residence is available only to alumni of the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers, including those who received the degree during the years the program was at Goddard College.
This is a three-month part-time teaching position, following the MFA winter residency and the undergraduate Term 3 calendar, with an anticipated start date of January 1, 2026 and an end date of March 15, 2026. Compensation for this part-time position is a salary of $5,000. While housing in our Guest House may be available depending on availability, please be aware no relocation assistance is available for this position. Limited meal tickets for the cafeteria are also available as a benefit. There is an option to teach the Term 3 portion of the course online, but the position requires in-person attendance at the January residency. Interested applicants are highly encouraged to apply for the Visiting Fiction Writer in Residence position for the 2025 Fall semester.
The Department of Creative Writing is a dynamic and supportive learning community, with a focus on revision, research, and ethical issues within the discipline, as well as experimentation with form, genre, and style. The mission of the Creative Writing major is to provide opportunities for students to create original work and to expand their understanding of contemporary literature within a community of creative writers.
Responsibilities
- Teach one sections of the undergraduate MFA Residency course, which takes place during the January MFA for Writers Residency and the seven weeks of the Term 3 of the undergraduate calendar in Spring semester 2026
- Participate in departmental meetings and events as available
Minimum Qualifications
- MFA from the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers (or Goddard College)
- Teaching experience (at any level, including community settings)
- Experience with and/or commitment to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in learning spaces. For instance, experience incorporating inclusive teaching modalities and working with diverse student populations)
Preferred Qualifications
- One or more semesters of teaching experience in higher education
For the MFA Residency portion of the course, which will run from the evening of January 2 through the evening of January 12, 2026, the Visiting Creative Writer-in-Residence would be in charge of the undergraduate Creative Writing Residency class. Together with that class, this Visiting Creative Writer-in-Residence would attend all faculty lectures in the mornings of our residency, evening programming such as faculty and graduate readings, along with the graduate festivities during the residency. Undergraduate students will be paired with a graduate student mentor who will meet with them during the residency to discuss their creative writing and goals. The Visiting Creative writer in Residence will also hold a discussion class or workshop for these creative writing undergraduates in the afternoon (when students cannot go to the MFA Residency program). Students thus discuss what they have learned in the morning lectures together and/or do a workshop session for their own writing. This portion of the course must be taught in person.
In addition, the Visiting Creative Writer in Residence would hold a virtual meeting pre-class meeting sometime in November or December 2025, at the convenience of the Visiting Creative Writer in Residence.
For the Term 3 portion of the class, the Visiting Creative Writer in Residence will offer a seven-week workshop-style course that also includes readings, discussion, and assignments that follow and respond to what the students have learned in the residency.
ABOUT WARREN WILSON COLLEGE
Warren Wilson College is located on a beautiful 1,135-acre campus in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Asheville, North Carolina. We enroll approximately 750 undergraduates and 100 graduates. Rooted in liberal arts education, the College provides educational programs that foster students’ curiosity, empathy, and integrity to prepare graduates to engage in groundbreaking scholarship and creative work; to pursue meaningful careers with professionalism; and to lead purposeful lives dedicated to fostering a just, equitable, and sustainable world.
As the National Leader for Learning in Action, our Progressive Promise articulates our innovative educational approach that intentionally integrates academics, campus work and community engagement for a rich, challenging student experience. Our students matriculate through deliberately scaffolded courses and signature capstone experiences that combine intellectual foundations with experiential skill development and problem solving.
TO APPLY:
Interested candidates should provide the following documents to complete their application:
- A curriculum vitae
- A cover letter of approximately two pages that includes a discussion of your areas of expertise (including experience and confidence teaching undergraduates), your teaching experience and the relationship you see between your creative work and teaching, and a description of your current writing projects. In addition, please discuss your demonstrated engagement in diversity, equity, and inclusion in learning spaces
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning immediately with review guaranteed for applications received by noon on May 1, 2025. Electronic submission is required.
We are committed to a culture of educational access and to ensuring that students and employees from a diverse range of identities and experiences will thrive in this community. We seek and support an academically and culturally diverse faculty and staff with a genuine interest in our innovative approach to education and focus on inclusive excellence, as well as a willingness to fully participate in the life of the College. We welcome applications from individuals who have experience working with diverse student populations.
Warren Wilson College is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.