MFA Faculty
Douglas Wilson
SENIOR FELLOW OF THEOLOGY —Douglas Wilson is the pastor of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, host of the long-form talk show, Man Rampant, and author of award-winning fiction. While an outlaw in the evangelical world, his more than ninety books on a wide variety of subjects have helped reshape Christian culture and cultural engagement. He has been the subject of multiple documentaries, is the founder of the modern classical Christian education movement, and his legendary prosecraft and prose output have long been admired and respected by friends and foes alike.
Christine Cohen
DIRECTOR — Christine Cohen is a proud mother of three littles and the author of The Sinking City and The Winter King (Christy Award Finalist). In addition to spinning her own stories, she's worked as a freelance editor for the past several years and taught online and in-person courses on writing and editing. She spends a lot of time thinking about what makes a novel great and enjoys helping other writers workshop their stories and hone their prose. She also holds the high distinction of being the very first graduate from the Camperdown MFA program.
Brian Kohl
FACULTY — Brian Kohl is the active Publisher for Canon Press and its many imprints. He is a masterful editor with over 10 years in the publishing industry, working on projects ranging from picture books to long-form fiction to academic and creative nonfiction. At Camperdown, he is our in-house expert for teaching literary criticism and successful self-editing. He is also an alumnus of the University of Oxford, holding a Master’s in Creative Writing.
Forrest Dickison
FACULTY — Forrest Dickison is a painter, illustrator, and all-around professional scribbler. He illustrated Hello Ninja, which was recently made into a Netflix Original Series. When he is not illustrating books or working on animated shows, he can be found in the great outdoors, chasing the light (and the clouds) with a brush and some paint. His fine art was featured in Southwest Art Magazine's 21 Under 31. He was born and raised in Moscow, Idaho where he currently lives with his wife and their three young daughters. Another Graduate of Camperdown, Forrest teaches the art of visual storytelling.
Marcus Schwager
FACULTY — Marcus Schwager is a husband and father of five who has taught for twenty years and assisted his father and brother in business for the past ten. In the 1990s, he found life in the Bible's books of poetry, and in 2001 a friend planted the seed of Orthodoxy as a wedding gift which finally grew into a master's degree thesis on G.K. Chesterton and pastoral poetry. He served as an American English style editor for the poetic books and minor prophets in the Bibliotheca Bible project and has written a handful of teaching guides for Canon Classics. Throughout his years, he has enjoyed poetry as a sharpening stone, tone teacher, delight, and guiding star.
Jake McAtee
FACULTY — Jake McAtee has worked at Canon Press in several departments including Acquisitions, Editorial, and Marketing. He has produced Man Rampant since Season 1 and directed marketing campaigns for George Gilder, Douglas Wilson, the Daily Wire's Ethan Nicolle, and more. When he's not at Canon he enjoys going to the park with his wife and son, throwing sticks his Great Dane won't retrieve.
