John Fried

John Fried teaches creative writing and film as part of Duquesne's English Department. On the fiction side, he teaches all levels of the Fiction Writing Workshop, as well as Multi-Genre Writing, Independent Studies, and Directed Readings in Fiction Writing. On the film side, he primarily teaches Introduction to Film and genre classes (Horror Film, Science Fiction Film, Film Noir, etc.). He helps run and often hosts the Coffee House Reading Series at Duquesne, which brings local and national authors to read each month at our on-campus Barnes & Noble. For the past three summers, he has organized the Creative Writing Camp for High School Students, a week-long day-camp at Duquesne for young writers (both local and regional) looking to develop their creative writing skills.

His own fiction has appeared in many journals, including The Gettysburg Review, North American Review, and Minnesota Review. His debut novel, The Martin Chronicles, was published in January 2019 by Grand Central Publishing. Prior to teaching, he was a reporter, writer, and editor for magazines, writing for numerous publications, including The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, Time, and Real Simple.

• M.F.A., Fiction Writing, Warren Wilson College, 2005
• M.A., Cinema Studies, New York University, 1995