Dr. Eric Howerton received his PhD from the University of Houston (Creative Writing and Literature), an MFA in Fiction from the Pennsylvania State University, and bachelor’s degrees in English/Philosophy and Psychology from the University of New Mexico. At OSU, Dr. Howerton teaches technical writing, literature, creative writing, and Honors composition courses on food studies and invented intelligences. He is also involved in teaching English reading and writing courses at the Payne County Jail, and he has worked with the Edmon Low Library to generate and edit open-source textbooks.

 

Dr. Howerton’s stories, flash fictions, restaurant reviews, book reviews, poems, magazine features, and editorials have been published widely in print and online. Dr. Howerton’s short story “Go Down, Diller” was recently co-adapted into a screenplay of the same name, and the film (directed by Dr. Andrew Bateman of CU Denver) will be submitted to festivals in the second half of 2024.

 

In addition to writing and film, Dr. Howerton’s interests include skiing, backpacking, making loud music, gardening, foraging, and culinary experimentation.

Zack Litwack's fiction and documentary films have screened at numerous festivals, including The Cannes Film Festival and the Kansas City International Film Festival.

 

He has recently begun work as a Filmmaker in Residence at Oklahoma State University, where he teaches film courses and helps develop curriculum for the film education program. He is in post-production on the short dark comedy, "I’m Taking You Home" and the feature, "Drowned Land". He is in development on the features, "Lost and Found" and "Quiet Storm."

Angela Browning

Dacia Cunningham

Deborah Hunter

Tvli Jacob

Karl Jones

Hannibal Johnson

Quraysh Ali Lansana

Zach Litwack

Alicia McClendon

Amy Rains

Lynn Wallace

A Professor of English at Oklahoma State University (OSU) with affiliated appointments in OSU’s American Indian Studies and American Studies programs, Dr. Lindsey Smith is now the inaugural Site Director of NYU Tulsa. 

 

Lindsey earned her BA in English from Hendrix College and pursued advanced studies, obtaining both her MA and PhD in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 

 

A sixth-generation Oklahoman and a Tulsa native, Lindsey earned her BA in English from Hendrix College and her MA and PhD in English from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is the author of three books, including the 2023 monograph Urban Homelands: Writing the Native City from Oklahoma, and currently serves as editor of American Indian Quarterly and as director of the Center for Poets and Writers at OSU’s Tulsa campus.

 

During her time at OSU, Lindsey has received a number of awards, including the University Award for Excellence in Advancement of the Land Grant Mission (2019), the Community Engagement Award in the College of Arts and Sciences (2015), and the Junior Faculty Award for Scholarly Excellence in College of Arts and Sciences (2012).

In addition to her work with the Center, Miller taught creative writing and regional literature at OSU-Tulsa, was the executive producer/host for the television interview program Writing Out Loud, an editor for the OU Press and a curator for the Oklahoma History Center.

 

She is the author of the novels Remnants of Glory and Family Correspondence and the memoir Means of Transit.  Miller and her memoir have been featured on The Diane Rehm Show.

 

A member of the Tulsa Library Hall of Fame, Miller is the recipient of the Saidie Lifetime Achievement Award from Tulsa Women in Communications, the Pinnacle Award from the Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women, and the Distinguished Alumnus Award from NSU.