Faculty

The Master of Professional Writing faculty is composed of working, established writers in every form—nonfiction, fiction, film, literary journalism, poetry, television, theatre, new media—many of whom write in multiple forms. And despite their busy professional commitments, MPW faculty members work closely with students in small workshop settings and one-on-one. The 2011-2012 faculty roster:
Fiction
Janet Fitch
Judith Freeman
Gina Nahai
Gabrielle Pina
Mark Richard
Nonfiction
Madelyn Cain
Dana Goodyear
Dinah Lenney
M.g. Lord
Kenneth Turan
David Ulin
Rita Williams
Poetry
Nan Cohen
Amy Gerstler
Humor Writing
Shelley Berman (Emeritus)
Sandra Loh
Writing for Stage and Screen
Syd Field
Prince Gomolvilas
Timothy Kirkman
Brighde Mullins
Michael Price
- Master of Professional Writing Program
- University of Southern California
- 3501 Trousdale Parkway
- Mark Taper Hall of Humanities, THH 355
- Los Angeles, California 90089-0355
- Phone: (213) 740 - 3252
- Email: mpw@dornsife.usc.edu

