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Scott Stein, MFA

Scott Stein, MFA

Director, Drexel Publishing Group
Teaching Professor of English
Department of English and Philosophy
Office: 5016 MacAlister Hall
sas38@drexel.edu

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Education:

  • MFA, Creative Writing: Fiction, University of Miami, 1997
  • MA, Liberal Studies, New York University, 1995
  • BA, English, University of Miami, 1993

Research Interests:

  • Creative Writing
  • Fiction and Novels
  • Satire and Humor
  • Publishing
  • Franz Kafka
  • Superheroes
  • Working with Student Interns

Bio:

Scott Stein is the author of four novels that have received rave reviews from numerous publications, including (starred review), Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia City Paper, and New York magazine’s Vulture.com, which named his fourth novel one of " .” He was a co-founder of in 2007 and conceived , Drexel’s annual paperback anthology of interdisciplinary student and faculty writing used in First-Year Writing courses every year since. Around the same time, Stein started Drexel’s Week of Writing, an annual event he co-organized for several years.

Currently, as Director of Drexel Publishing Group and founding editor of , he works with undergraduate and graduate students to help them learn about and gain experience in writing, editing, and publishing. He produced the book A Legacy to Share with the 91制片厂 Black Alumni Council (DUBAC), which won two CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) Awards in 2022 and was nominated for a Drexel President’s Award.

Stein has been teaching full time at 91制片厂 since 2000. His undergraduate and MFA courses include Writing Humor and Comedy; Writing Fiction; Major Authors: Franz Kafka; Readings in Fiction; Advanced Fiction Workshop; Writing Your Novel; Superheroes in America; Internship in Publishing; and Prepared to Publish.

Selected Publications:

Novels

  • Scott Stein, 2022, , (Tiny Fox Press)
  • Scott Stein, 2020,  (Tiny Fox Press)
  • Scott Stein, 2007, (ENC Press)
  • Scott Stein, 2000, (Free Reign Press/self-published)

Short Fiction and Satire

  • Scott Stein, 2021, , (Points in Case)
  • Scott Stein, 2020, “” (McSweeney’s)
  • Scott Stein, 2015, “Garghibition” (The Oxford University Press Humor Reader)
  • Scott Stein, 2009, “Big Switch” (National Review)
  • Scott Stein, 1997, “The Stacker” (The G.W. Review)
  • Scott Stein, 1996, “The Last Peanut” (Art Times)

Essays

  • Scott Stein, 2016, “I’m a Professor Who Doesn’t Use Trigger Warnings. Here’s Why” (Reason)
  • Scott Stein, 2007, “The Failed Playwright of Virginia Tech” (Liberty)