106 Creative Writing jobs in the United States

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Department of English, Rhetoric and Writing at Berry College seeks a teacher-writer-mentor at the assistant or associate professor level (tenure-track) in fiction writing and writing pedagogy to help meet the needs of our growing creative writing major. An expertise in contemporary realism and novel writing would especially help meet the needs of our students. The department is also developing a professional writing minor, and this hire may assist in the development of that minor and have teaching responsibilities within it. The candidate will be committed to our mission of cultivating astute, creative, and sensitive readers and writers who understand the power and complexity of literature as an artistic expression of human experiences. They will also demonstrate enthusiasm for teaching in a liberal arts environment, including teaching first-year writing, and a genuine commitment to mentoring and guiding undergraduate students. The position starts in August 2026.

The successful candidate will be joining a vibrant department in the Evans School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. The department is collegial, supportive, and committed to the success of our students, providing a range of courses and approaches to literature and creative writing, both traditional and innovative, that advance our values of inclusion, empathy, and respect for and service to others. Berry Faculty often mentor students as research assistants through the college's LifeWorks program, guiding them in undergraduate research and coaching them in the development of their capstone portfolios. This hire will also assist in bringing in visiting writers for the department's Creative Writing Reading Series, facilitating interactions between our students and a range of successful, published writers.

This new faculty member will teach courses in introduction to creative writing and share responsibilities for intermediate and advanced fiction, combining study of and instruction in craft with students' creative production. They will also help staff our two unique 400-level courses, Writing about Place and Writing and Community, and will aid us in developing new courses in creative writing and in professional writing. All faculty in the department teach first-year writing. Applicants at the associate level may also have the opportunity for leadership roles within the department.

REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants should hold an MFA or a Ph.D. in creative writing. ABD candidates near completion will be considered. Review of applications will begin October 11, 2025, and continue until the position is filled.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

ABOUT BERRY COLLEGE

Berry is a selective independent college of 2,200 students located adjacent to Rome, GA, midway between Atlanta, GA, and Chattanooga, TN. Berry's educational approach deliberately unites challenging academic programs with practical work experience in a residential campus community that encourages faith and emphasizes caring for the needs of others above self. Our mission and values are grounded in the ethic that our founder instilled more than a century ago: "We educate the head, heart, and hands - to inspire leaders of integrity who cultivate thriving communities." Nationally recognized for quality of learning and quality of life, Berry offers first-rate undergraduate degree programs in the sciences, humanities, arts, and human sciences, as well as undergraduate and master's level opportunities in business and teacher education. The College's stunning 27,000-acre campus affords opportunities that cannot be duplicated elsewhere. Berry's ongoing commitment is to provide exceptional educational experiences to talented students from a wide range of social, racial, and economic backgrounds.

COLLEGE COMMITMENTS

Berry College is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse faculty and staff. As an equal opportunity institution, Berry complies with all applicable laws and provisions prohibiting discrimination in its educational and employment policies. Berry respects the essential dignity of all individuals and accordingly hires and promotes employees without regard to matters of personal identity such as race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and political affiliation. Berry College is committed to ensuring that facilities, programs, services, and activities are accessible to everyone, including those seeking employment at Berry College. Inquiries about interviews or workplace accommodations are welcome. You can reach out to us at or

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Applicants should submit a letter of application describing the candidate's interest in this position and commitment to the Berry mission and values; a curriculum vitae; a teaching statement that should articulate the candidate's teaching approach, experience, and goals; a statement of research plans; unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts; and names and contact information of three references.

Review of applications will begin on October 11 and will continue until the position is filled.

Specific questions about the position may be sent directly to the chair of the search committee, Dr. Clint Peters, at

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English, Rhetoric and Writing

Locations:

Mount Berry, GA

Posted:

Sep 3, 2025

Closes:

Open Until Filled

Type:

Full-time

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Position Overview

We are seeking a detail-oriented and personable Administrative Assistant to help bring creative writers into our coaching program.

Key Responsibilities

• Guide new clients through the comprehensive onboarding process from first contact to contract signing
• Conduct welcome calls to establish rapport and set expectations
• Handle billing through Stripe
• Create and maintain detailed client profiles

About Us

We help authors write better novels through courses, videos, emails, and coaching, and have been established since 2006.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 2-3 years of administrative or customer service experience
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a warm, professional demeanor

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with a CRM tool like Monday, Asana or Trello.
• Background in creative writing, publishing, or literary arts
• FANTASTIC at writing emails, like you're kind of a genius (yes, this skill is measurable and most people are bad at it. No, you can't fake it with AI.)
• Strong organizational abilities with keen attention to detail
• Experience with client onboarding or customer success processes preferred

What We Offer

• Flexible remote work arrangement
• Opportunity to impact the literary journeys of aspiring authors
• Access to the company courses and high-ticket coaching program

Success in This Role Looks Like

• Smooth onboarding process
• Clear communication with coaches and mentors
• High rate of clients booking the coaching package
• Nothing falling through the cracks (strong organizational skills)

Application Process

To apply, email me at johnbookfox dot com with the subject line: "Admin Assistant Application" and attach your resume, as well as answer these 3 questions in the body of the email.

1. Tell me a short anecdote about a time when you demonstrated high organizational skills.

2. Do you have experience with a CRM tool like Monday, Asana or Trello?

3. What is your background in creative writing?

(attach your resume).

Thank you and I look forward to seeing your applications.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $25.00 per hour

Expected hours: 10 – 20 per week

Work Location: Remote

State Role Title: N/A

Position Type: Instructional / Teaching Faculty

Position Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Exempt: Not Eligible for Overtime

College/Division: College of Arts and Letters

Department: English Department

Pay Rate: Commensurate with Experience

Specify Range or Amount:

Is this a JMU only position? No

Is this a grant-funded position? No

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position? No

Beginning Review Date: 10/19/2025

About JMU:

Mission

We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.

Vision

To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.

Who We Are

Located in the heart of Virginia's beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA. With a population of just over 53,000, Harrisonburg is one of the most diverse communities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. JMU is a selective, public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and inclusive environment for students, faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 20,000 undergraduate and 1,900 graduate students, with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty.

JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative faculty research.

General Information:

The Department of English at James Madison University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professorship in Creative Writing Poetry, to begin August 2026.

The Department offers a B.A. and an M.A. in English and contributes to the university's General Education program. English houses the University's thriving Creative Writing minor, and our faculty teach in many interdisciplinary minors, including African, African American and Diaspora Studies; Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies; Queer Studies; Disability Studies; Environmental Humanities; Digital Humanities; Film Studies; Latin American, Latinx, and Caribbean Studies; and World Literature.

The College of Arts and Letters, in which the Department of English is located, enrolls over 3100 undergraduate majors and about 150 graduate students across ten academic units in the humanities, social sciences, and communication studies. Home to several interdisciplinary centers and institutes, the College employs 270 full-time faculty. We embrace the teacher-scholar model, and encourage excellent applicants within our particular disciplines, as well as scholars and teachers eager to work across them.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be expected to teach introductory and advanced Creative Writing Poetry courses as well as special topics courses in the General Education curriculum. English faculty members do not teach freshman composition. This position carries a 3/2 teaching load and will come with one course release and a service exemption in the first year of appointment.

Qualifications:

Required:

• An MFA or PhD in Creative Writing, specializing in Poetry, in hand by August 2026
• Excellence in publishing poetry and/or scholarship on poetry
• Expertise or potential for excellence and innovation in teaching creative writing in poetry

and literature in other genres

• Expertise and potentially significant contributions to the fields of poetry, creative writing, and literary study

Additional Considerations:

• Some research and/or teaching expertise in global and diasporic studies, transatlantic and/or transnational studies, women's and gender studies, queer studies, medical humanities, disability studies, religious studies, digital humanities and/or poetics, docupoetry, or bookmaking

Additional Posting Information:

Applicants will complete a faculty profile and submit the following:

• A cover letter summarizing the candidate's writing, research, and teaching interests
• A curriculum vitae
• Evidence of teaching effectiveness (as Other Document #1). This may include course

syllabi, assignments, and summaries of course evaluations, if available.

• A sample of the candidate's poetry, 20-30 pages in length (Professional Writing Sample)
• Contact information for three references

Conditions of Employment:

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

E-Verify Notice: After accepting employment, new hires are required to complete an I-9 form and present documentation of their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. James Madison University uses the E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization.

EEO Statement:

James Madison University is committed to creating and supporting a diverse and inclusive work and educational community that is free of all forms of discrimination. This institution does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, parental status, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status.

We promote access, inclusion and diversity for all students, faculty, staff, constituents and programs, believing that these qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing commitment to this core quality.

Anyone having questions concerning discrimination should contact the Office for Equal Opportunity:

Reasonable Accommodation:

If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance searching or applying for jobs please contact us at or You may also visit the JMU Human Resource Office, located at 752 Ott Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 and we will be happy to assist you.

The Literature and Creative Writing Department at Hamilton College invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning July 1, 2026, to teach Indigenous American literatures and cultures. We are especially interested in candidates with expertise across multiple media. We are seeking candidates who can demonstrate their experience in teaching or working with broadly diverse student populations while contributing to a vibrant learning community that values academic freedom, creativity, and intellectual curiosity. Your cover letter should address the ways in which you would enhance the educational experience of students and further the College's educational goals.

The Literature and Creative Writing Department offers innovative concentrations and minors in creative writing and literatures composed in or translated into English, across temporal and geographical categories. The department, one of the College's largest, consists of 14 tenured and pre-tenure faculty, who teach and do scholarly and creative work in a wide variety of genres, fields, and forms. We take a broad, intermedial view of literary and cultural inquiry; many of us pursue comparative and interdisciplinary work—engaging, for example, book history, critical media studies, philosophy and intellectual history, sound studies, translation studies, or visual culture studies—from a variety of theoretical perspectives. Because we are a department that both studies and creates literature, we require students within both majors to do work in creative practice as well as literary and cultural analysis. More information about the department, its faculty, and programs can be found at this link. We anticipate that our new colleague will contribute to Hamilton's Program in American Indian and Indigenous Studies.

Candidates with ABD in English, Comparative Literature, or Indigenous Studies will be considered, although candidates with a Ph.D. are preferred. The teaching load for this position is four courses during the first year and five courses thereafter. The position requires institutional service including academic advising of undergraduate students after the first year. The expected 9-month base salary range for this position is $92,100 to $97,900. Candidates should submit a cover letter, c.v., writing sample pages), and contact information for three professional references via interfolio at

Questions regarding the search may be directed to Onno Oerlemans , Search Committee Chair, at Our review of candidates will begin on Oct 1st; applications will be accepted until Oct 10th.

Hamilton College is a residential liberal arts college located in central New York. The College has built its reputation on the teaching excellence and leading scholarship of its faculty, and on the academic distinction and intellectual curiosity of its approximately 2000 students who take advantage of Hamilton's open curriculum ). Accomplished faculty, highly capable and motivated students, and a student-faculty ratio of 9:1 provide an educational experience that emphasizes academic excellence, intellectual and cultural diversity, and respect for differences in the development of students as engaged members of their communities. Hamilton's commitment to diversity is embodied in its need-blind admission policy for US Citizens and Permanent Residents; furthermore, Hamilton College meets the full demonstrated financial need for all admitted and enrolled students during their four years on campus. Please visit the college website for more information ).

Hamilton College is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an accessible, supportive environment and an educational experience that recognizes a wide array of experiences, backgrounds and viewpoints as integral components of academic excellence. Candidates who can contribute to those goals are encouraged to apply and identify their strengths in these areas. Applicants with dual-career considerations can find other Hamilton and nearby academic job listings at , as well as additional information at (Opportunities for Spouses or Partners). Hamilton provides domestic partner benefits.

The Department of English at Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin, invites applications for a Tenure-Track Assistant or Associate Professor of Creative Writing & Journalism beginning in Fall of 2026. We seek a published creative writer and journalist with experience teaching in both fields. The typical teaching load is 3/3 and will include an advisory role with the Round Table , our student newspaper. Courses include a multi-genre introduction to creative writing (fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction), introduction to journalism, and upper-level courses in both fields. Tertiary interests may include creative nonfiction, American literature, expository writing, and media studies.

Beloit College has a long and distinctive history in the field of creative writing, including an annual visiting Mackey Chair in creative writing and the Beloit Fiction Journal . Creative writing class sizes are small (cap 15) and students are engaged. The successful candidate will have the freedom to design courses to their strengths and interests and will contribute to Beloit's School of Media and the Arts. The college also offers a media studies major and a journalism minor, including both introductory and advanced writing and multi-media offerings. The Round Table has been published at the college since the 1850s.

Qualifications: Ph.D. or MFA in English, Creative Writing, or appropriate field. ABD candidates considered. Teaching experience, professional journalism experience, and publications are required.

The successful candidate must exhibit exceptional enthusiasm for, and commitment to, undergraduate teaching and advising. We welcome employees who will contribute to our efforts to celebrate the college's cultural and intellectual richness, and we encourage all interested individuals meeting the criteria of the described position to apply.

Located in a diverse city close to Madison, Milwaukee, and Chicago, Beloit College is a selective undergraduate liberal arts college that attracts students from across the United States and the world. The college emphasizes excellence in teaching, learning beyond the traditional classroom, international perspectives, and collaborative research among students and faculty. It is recognized as one of the Colleges That Change Lives.

Interested candidates should include a letter of application and a curriculum vitae by October 30. Finalists will be asked to submit a teaching statement, a ten to twenty-page writing sample, and three letters of recommendation. We anticipate inviting finalists to campus by early February, 2026.

Review of applications begins October 27 and continues until the position is filled. If you have questions about the search, you may contact the chair of the English Department, Chris Fink,

We invite applications for a two-year Visiting Assistant Professor position in Creative Writing (Fiction).

We seek a passionate fiction writer to join our thriving English Department, which offers concentrations in creative writing for both majors and minors. Our program sponsors a literary festival, a long-standing visiting writers' series, community readings, the Kristina Stahl Writer-in-Residence Program, and the Jennifer Jahrling Forese Writer-in-Residence Program. Colby is a highly selective liberal arts college recognized for excellence in undergraduate education and close student-faculty interaction. We support students who edit two literary magazines, write for ECHO , Colby's student newspaper, and engage actively in service learning and interdisciplinary partnerships. Our students benefit from an innovative curriculum that includes offerings such as short forms, documentary radio, and environmental writing. We are especially interested in candidates who, through their creative activity, teaching, and service, will promote inclusion and belonging at Colby.

For this position, we seek a fiction writer with demonstrated undergraduate teaching experience, a strong publication record, and, at a minimum, one published book. Teaching responsibilities will include fiction writing workshops and one W1 writing-intensive course for first-year students. Applicants must have an M.F.A.

Colby is a private, coeducational liberal arts college that admits students and makes personnel decisions on the basis of the individual's qualifications to contribute to Colby's educational objectives and institutional needs. The principle of not discriminating on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, caste, national or ethnic origin, marital status, genetic information, political beliefs, veteran or military status, parental status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, physical or mental disability unrelated to the job or course of study requirements is consistent with the mission of a liberal arts college and the law.

To apply, please submit applications through Interfolio at Include a cover letter, CV, three confidential letters of recommendation, a statement of teaching philosophy, a sample syllabus, and a writing sample of approximately 20 pages. The review of materials will begin on November 3, 2025, and continue until the position is filled.

For further information, contact Professor Arisa White, Director, Creative Writing Program,

We are seeking a talented and detail-oriented Content Writer to join our growing team remotely. The ideal candidate will have a passion for writing compelling, engaging, and informative content across various platforms, including blogs, social media, websites, and email campaigns. You will play a key role in crafting high-quality content that drives traffic, engagement, and brand awareness.

Responsibilities:

• Research and write clear, well-structured, and engaging content on a variety of topics.
• Optimize content for SEO to increase organic traffic and improve search rankings.
• Collaborate with the marketing team to create content that aligns with brand messaging and marketing goals.
• Edit and proofread content for grammar, style, and consistency.
• Update and repurpose existing content to keep it fresh and relevant.
• Ensure content is consistent with the company’s tone of voice and brand guidelines.
• Analyze content performance metrics and adjust strategies for improvement.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a content writer, copywriter, or similar role.
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
• Solid understanding of SEO best practices.
• Excellent research skills and the ability to write on a variety of topics.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Familiarity with content management systems (e.g., WordPress) is a plus.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and performance bonuses.
• Flexible work hours and remote-first culture.
• Health and wellness benefits.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Collaborative and supportive team environment.