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After working as an outdoor educator and mountain guide in Wyoming, Professor Michael Brooks pursued advanced studies in creative writing. He teaches creative writing classes as well as a composition class called Outdoor Writing in which students learn college writing fundamentals while exploring their relationships with the natural world.

Professor Brooks has been teaching at Hope since 2019 and serves as the faculty advisor for Hope Taekwondo, a student group that practices martial arts. He also teaches in Hope鈥檚 Summer Bridge program. He is pursuing a doctoral degree at Western Theological Seminary focused on the sacred art of writing.

Areas of Expertise

Professor Brooks specializes in creative writing with a primary focus in fiction. He鈥檚 at work on a few novels and a linked short story collection set in a Michigan forest. His scholarly interests explore the intersection of faith and art. 

Education

• MFA, fiction concentration, Pacific University, 2018
• B.A., English and psychology, 换妻社区, 2013

Honors, Fellowships & Awards

• Creative Writing Fellowship Mentor, Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, 2024 and 2025
• Fiction Judge, New Writer鈥檚 Award, Great Lakes Colleges Association, 2024

Selected Publications

• 鈥淭he Seas of the Moon,鈥� The Southampton Review (forthcoming) 
• 鈥淎 Ghost in Flight,鈥� Appalachian Review (forthcoming)
• 鈥淪till Birds,鈥� Qu Literary Magazine, 2024
• 鈥�,鈥� Redivider, 2023
• 鈥淟鈥橭mbre Glauque,鈥� EcoTheo Review, 2023
• 鈥淪moke Signal,鈥� The Windhover, 2023
• 鈥淢补蝉办,鈥� Wayne Literary Review, 2023

Selected Presentations

鈥淲riting as an Echo of the Incarnation,鈥� Christian Educators Association, 2019

Outside the College

Professor Brooks lives in Holland with his family. When he鈥檚 not hiking or rock-climbing, he writes and produces indie music. You can find his album Art from Darkness on Spotify or Apple Music under the name M Brooks.