We have initiated a search for a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor of Creative Writing, specifically in poetry, who will also serve as editor of Cold Mountain Review. The position will start on August 1, 2027, pending final administrative and budgetary approval.
Here's a link to the official listing where you can apply.
Minimum Qualifications:
- MFA or Ph.D. in Creative Writing preferred (completed by the position start date)
- Demonstrated excellence in teaching at the college level
- One book of poetry published with an established literary press
- Editorial experience
Areas of Interest:
- Poetry and editing
- Commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching, particularly in poetry; to supporting students of all backgrounds; and to an active creative practice and academic service
The successful candidate will edit Cold Mountain Review in collaboration with a managing/associate editor, maintain an active publication agenda, and mentor and advise graduate students who work with the journal. Founded in 1972 by Charles Frazier and the late R.T. Smith among others, Cold Mountain Review is among the oldest literary journals in continuous publication in North Carolina and features both bioregional and international writing.
The new colleague will join an established creative writing program whose undergraduate concentration offers courses in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting, and special topics. The department has a vibrant creative writing culture, including a Visiting Writers Series and the Rachel Rivers-Coffey Distinguished Visiting Professor each fall. We also host another established professional journal, Appalachian Journal, as well as the student literary journal The Peel.
This is a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track position. Teaching load is 3/3, reduced to 2/2 while serving as editor.
Applications must be submitted online and should include a letter of application (describing teaching and editing experience, evidence of supporting students of all backgrounds, publications, and service), a curriculum vitae, and three references. The position is open until filled; evaluation of applications begins November 20, 2026. The committee plans to conduct Zoom interviews in January, and finalists will visit campus in the spring semester.
If you have any questions, please reach out to the search committee chair, Jacob Babb (babbjs@appstate.edu) or to the Chair of the English Department, Leonardo Flores (floresll@appstate.edu).
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