Colin Bassett

Colin Bassett received his MFA in writing from Washington University in St. Louis where he has taught since 2009. Bassett’s short stories have been published in literary journals such as Fence and the Mississippi Review and in two small press chapbooks. He is the recipient of the Carrie Scott Galt Writer’s Award and studied as a fiction fellow with Washington University’s MFA program. He taught creative nonfiction with the Department of English from 2012-2016. His most recent course offering is a fiction workshop called Moral of the Story, which explores the formation of meaning and ideas in contemporary fiction. In 2020, he founded REMAKE, Washington University’s interdisciplinary first-year publication, which features art, literature, and research by first-year undergraduate students. He co-chairs the Writing Identity theme in College Writing and the College Writing Program's Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. He also teaches fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction for University College. He lives in Maplewood, MO, with his partner and two children.