Robert Rosenberg

Robert Rosenberg serves as the Margaret Hollinshead Ley Professor in Poetry and Creative Writing and Professor of English at Bucknell University, where he directs the Creative Writing program and teaches fiction courses. His international background includes Peace Corps service in Kyrgyzstan, a Fulbright Scholarship in India, and teaching experiences in Istanbul and on the White Mountain Apache Reservation.

His educational credentials feature an M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers' Workshop.

Rosenberg specializes in creative writing with emphases on fiction, travel writing, contemporary American and British literature, comedy, and satire. His current research explores short stories set in Las Vegas and a novel set in New Delhi, reflecting his global experiences. The work consistently examines cultural identity, personal transformation, and cross-cultural encounters through narrative craft.

Publication trends reveal a sustained focus on international settings and themes of displacement, with recurring motifs of travel, identity negotiation, and social observation across both fiction and creative nonfiction genres.

Major recognitions include:

• National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship (2010)
• Black Mountain Institute Fellowship (2008-2009)
• Alaska Book of the Year (2010)
• Maria Thomas Fiction Award (2005)
• Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Finalist (2016 - two categories)
• Bucknell’s Class of 1956 Lectureship Teaching Award (2016)

As Creative Writing Director, Rosenberg mentors emerging authors through Bucknell's program. His funded projects include the NEA-supported novel Isles of the Blind and Black Mountain Institute-sponsored international writing initiatives. Additional service includes literary criticism for publications like The Forward and The Moscow Times.