Assistant Professor
Director of Creative Writing
Contact
| Office: | DH G16 |
| Phone: | 214-768-2950 |
| Email: | jarubin@smu.edu |
| Professional website: | http://www.jacobrubin.org |
Educational Background
M.F.A., The University of Mississippi
About
Jacob Rubin’s novel The Poser was published by Viking in 2015. The Washington Post called it “masterful,” and Kevin Brockmeier in the New York Times Book Review praised the novel for being “smart and absorbing … probing, witty.” Rubin’s writing has appeared in New York, Slate, www.newyorker.com, n+1, and the anthology Best New American Voices, among other publications. He has also written for television and film.
Areas of Interest
- Fiction
- Creative nonfiction
- Screenwriting
- Writing for television
Publications
- "The Painter," Los Angeles Review of Books
- The Poser, by Viking (2015)
- “Meditation for Strivers,” The New Yorker
- “Apocalypse Now and Forever,” a review of Kurt Vonnegut’s collected work for New York
- A series of pieces for Slate
- “From On High,” an account of a visit to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai
Press
- New York Times Book Review on The Poser
- The Washington Post’s review of The Poser
Courses Taught
- ENG 2390: Introduction to Creative Writing
- ENG 3390: Advanced Creative Writing Workshop