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Erika T. Wurth
Professor
Creative Writing: fiction & narratology, poetry & poetics, non-fiction.
B.A. in English at Fort Lewis College.
M.A. in English at University of Toledo.
Ph.D. in Creative Writing & Literature from the University of Colorado.
- Office: Simpkins 109
- Email: et-wurth@wiu.edu
- Web page: www.erikatwurth.com
Erika T. Wurth is the author of WHITE HORSE and THE HAUNTING OF ROOM 904. She's a New York Times editors pick, a Good Morning America buzz pick, and an Indie Next, Target book of the Month, and BOTM Pick. She is both a Kenyon and Sewanee fellow, has published in The Kenyon Review, Buzzfeed, and The Writer’s Chronicle, and is a narrative artist for the Meow Wolf Denver installation. She is an urban Native of Apache/Chickasaw/Cherokee descent. She's a professor at Western Illinois University.
Find her: Insta | Goodreads | Amazon | TikTok | Native Voices | Medium
Representation: Mark Gottlieb at Trident.

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