Ben Kaj Tanaka

Ben Kaj Tanaka
Visiting Assistant Professor of English

Areas of expertise

  • Fiction
  • Poetry
  • Creative Nonfiction
  • History of the Novel
  • Correctional Education

Education

  • Ph.D., Literature and Creative Writing, Fiction, University of Houston
  • MFA, Creative Writing, Fiction, University of Arkansas
  • BFA, Writing, Literature, Publishing, Emerson College

Contact:

Phone Icon 970-247-6698
Email Icon Email

Media Contact

Our faculty are available to comment on topics related to areas of interest or expertise. If you need further assistance, call Media Relations at 970-247-6073 or email Media Relations.

About Ben Kaj Tanaka

Ben Kaj Tanaka’s fiction has appeared in New South, The New Ohio Review, Tin House, and Hobart and has been selected for Best Small Fictions and Best Microfiction. He is the former fiction editor of Gulf Coast and a Sewanee Tennessee Williams Scholar. His novella The Caretakers is forthcoming from [PANK] in 2025.