Director of Great Smokies Writing Program

The Great Smokies Writing Program (GSWP) offers opportunities for writers of all levels to join a supportive learning community in which their skills and talents can be explored, practiced, and forged under the careful eye of professional writers. Classes within the GSWP include poetic form, worldbuilding in fiction, writing braided personal essays and more. The program is committed to providing the community with university-level classes led by published writers and experienced teachers.The Director of the Great Smokies Writing Program will be a well-published author with the ability to manage a growing program with the goal of strengthening UNCA's reputation as a center for the literary arts. The Director will manage both the day-to-day operation of the program as well as the broader responsibilities of fundraising, recruiting and retaining faculty and students, and advancing the reputation of the university in the larger literary community of western North Carolina and beyond.