Fiction & Poetry
Who's Who
in Creative Writing @ UTV
Our masterclasses are led by master writers from across the English- and Spanish-speaking worlds. Current and past faculty include:
Founding faculty: Maureen Howard & Grace Paley
Vicente Alfonso
Russell Banks
Breyten Breytenbach
Francisco Cantú
Cyrus Cassells
Alberto Chimal
Sandra Cisneros
Ben Clark
Jennifer Clement
Gabriela Damián
Mark Doty
Álvaro Enrigue
Carolyn Forché
Adam Foulds
Betty Fussell
Aracelis Girmay
Reyna Grande
Jessica Hagedorn
Maureen Howard
David Huerta
Joyce Johnson
Keetje Kuipers
Mónica Lavín
Jonathan Levi
Sandra Lorenzano
Valeria Luiselli
Tim MacGabhann
Sabrina Orah Mark
Paul Muldoon
Verónica Murguía
Sabina Murray
Grace Paley
Alicia Quiñones
Emily Raboteau
Nelly Rosario
Elizabeth Rosner
Aysegül Savaş
Francisco Segovia
Rafael Segovia
Owen Sheers
Sheree Renée Thomas
Ginger Thompson
Luisa Valenzuela
Socorro Venegas
Chuck Wachtel
Alison Wearing
Javier Zamora
Fellowships
for Poets and Fiction Writers
Selected Alumni Books
Our alumni are publishing non-stop and we couldn’t be more proud. Hardly a week goes by without word of another novel, short story collection, memoir or poetry chapbook by one of our graduates. Many of the titles on this page began at Under the Volcano and grew by leaps and bounds before our eyes.
Testimonials
“I have never felt so supported to achieve what I want. I “leave” this experience with my heart filled with joy, with my brain like a Christmas tree, full of new ideas, and with a sense that I have finally met my tribe.”
“I walked away feeling enriched, and like I can actually make a career out of writing, instead of a dream.”
“Sin Under the Volcano y la beca no hubiera logrado este premio.”
“Receiving the Imagination Unbound fellowship proved that the years I spent working my fingers to the bone and sharpening my writing to the finest point possible changed my life for the better.”
“Three weeks of inspired and enthusiastic teaching, rigorous editing and encouragement to continue writing. I wish each session could have been longer. “
“Under The Volcano es una experiencia de imaginación: nos llama a imaginar nuevas formas de escribir y nuevas formas posibles de hacer comunidad. “
“The residency is a poetic vaccine. Thankful each day for the poetic protection! “
“Mi estancia con ustedes fue un parteaguas en mi vida personal y literaria.”
