Creative Writing Faculty Destiny Birdsong Visiting Writer dbirdson@utk.edu Margaret Lazarus Dean Professor (865) 974-0899 mdean4@utk.edu Cornelius Eady Professor, Chair of Excellence (865) 974-6996 ceady1@utk.edu Christopher Hebert Assistant Professor (865) 974-6946 chebert3@utk.edu Michael Knight Professor, Director of Creative Writing Program mknight@utk.edu Iliana Rocha Assistant Professor irocha@utk.edu Deadlines December 1: PhD applicationsDecember 1: MFA Round 1 applicationsJanuary 15: MFA Round 2 applications Creative Writing Resources PhD in Creative WritingMFA in Creative WritingBA in English with Creative Writing Concentration Creative Writing FacultyGrist: The Journal for WritersCreative Writing Alumni Contact Michael KnightDirector of the Creative Writing Programmknight@utk.edu