约翰·布兰登, Professor of 创意写作, who teaches in both the BFA and MFA 创意写作 项目, is the author of five novels, 阿肯色州, 柑橘县, 一百万个天堂, 象牙浅滩, and 6月份的处罚, and a short story collection, 进一步的快乐, all with McSweeney's Press. 布兰登的小说已被译成几种语言出版。 Additionally, Brandon's debut novel, 阿肯色州, was adapted into a 2020年的电影, starring Vince Vaughn, Liam Hemsworth, John Malkovich, Michael K. Williams, and Vivica A. Fox.

His shorter work has appeared in 牛津美语, 的信徒, ESPN杂志, 《GQ》, McSweeney的季度关注, 纽约时报杂志, 《纽约时报书评, and numerous university journals.

他拥有佛罗里达大学的本科学位和圣路易斯华盛顿大学的艺术硕士学位。 他曾获得密西西比大学Grisham创意写作奖学金和巴尔的摩吉尔曼学校Tickner写作奖学金，以及可持续艺术奖学金的获得者。