About Michael Brooks
After working as an outdoor educator and mountain guide in Wyoming, Michael Brooks pursued advanced studies in creative writing with a primary focus in fiction. He’s 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. When he’s not rock-climbing, writing, or hiking with his family, he writes and produces indie music. You can find his album Art from Darkness on Spotify or Apple Music under the name M Brooks.
Education
- D.Min., The Sacred Art of Writing, Western Theological Seminary [in progress]
- M.F.A., Pacific University
- B.A., Hope College
Classes I Teach
- Introduction to Creative Writing
- Poetry Writing
- Fiction Writing
- Writers Series Seminar
- Creative Writing Workshop
- World Literature
- Professional Writing and Editing
- Literature in Society
Signature Experiences
- Creative Writing Fellowship Mentor, Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, 2024 and 2025
- Fiction Judge, New Writer’s Award, Great Lakes Colleges Association, 2024
Recent Scholarly Work & Publications
“The Seas of the Moon,” The Southampton Review (forthcoming)
“Melonhead Tunnel,” Columbia Journal, (forthcoming)
“Avian Flaws,” The Fourth River (forthcoming)
“,” X-R-A-Y Literary Magazine, 2025
“,” BULL, 2025
“UԳ,” Relief: A Journal of Art & Faith, 2024
“Still Birds,” Qu Literary Magazine, 2024
“,” Redivider, 2023
“,” Appalachian Review, 2023
“L’Ombre Glauque,” EcoTheo Review, 2023
“Smoke Signal,” The Windhover, 2023
“M,” Wayne Literary Review, 2023