Andrew M. Najberg
مدرس ارشد · Creative Writing
The University of Tennessee at Chattanoogaمعرفی
Andrew M. Najberg serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of English at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, teaching creative writing, poetry, and specialized Japanese literature courses with emphasis on horror and magical realism traditions.
He holds an MFA in Poetry from Spalding University (2010) and BA/MA in English from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, with educational foundations deeply rooted in literary analysis and composition.
Najberg's creative scholarship spans speculative horror, dark fantasy, and poetry, featuring publications in North American Review and Asheville Poetry Review. His research explores Japanese literary traditions, socio-cultural power dynamics, and advocacy for diverse cultural voices through cross-cultural narratives.
Recent publications demonstrate strong thematic continuity in psychological horror and mythological exploration, including the novel The Mobius Door (2023) and poetry collection The Goats Have Taken Over the Barracks (2021), with forthcoming works extending into YA dark fantasy.
In pedagogy, he mentors students through intensive creative writing workshops while integrating interdisciplinary frameworks linking comic books, Greek mythology, and rhetoric into composition curricula.
