Ryan G. Van Cleave is the Jenny McKean Moore Writer-in-Washington at The George Washington University. He has taught creative writing and literature at Clemson University, the Florida State University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, as well as at prisons, community centers, and urban at-risk youth centers.

The author (or co-author) of eleven books, his poetry, fiction, and nonfiction has appeared in such journals as The Boston Review, The Christian Science Monitor, The Iowa Review, The Missouri Review, Ploughshares, The Progressive, and TriQuarterly. Ryan's work has also been featured in such books as Mooring Against the Tide: Writing Fiction and Poetry (Prentice Hall, 2000), The 15th Annual Year's Best Fantasy & Horror (St. Martin's 2002), Never Before: Poems About First Experiences (Four Way Books, 2005), and In a Fine Frenzy: Poetry Inspired by Shakespeare (University of Iowa Press, 2005).

For samples of Ryan's creative writing, click HERE.

For samples of Ryan's business writing, click HERE.

For samples of writing by Ryan's students, click HERE.