Instructor
Phone: (901)678-4826
Email: mjcomptn@memphis.edu
Office: Patterson 324

Education

B.A., 1993, University of Memphis, Communication/Video and Film Production
M.A., 1995,  University of Memphis, English
M.F.A., 1997, University of Memphis, Creative Writing

Academic Summary

Michael Compton teaches composition, African American literature, and creative writing and is particularly interested in screenwriting. His screenplay Carjacked was made into a motion picture in 2011 starring Maria Bello, Stephen Dorff, and Joanna Cassidy.

Select Publications

Fiction and Poetry

• Compton, Michael J. "Good Use." Forge 5.2 (2012): n. pag. Web. http://forgejournal.com/forge/2012/03/26/good-use/
• "Structure, Sign, and Squeeeplay." Logos 2.2 (2003): 125-29. Web. http://www.logosjournal.com/issue2.2.htm
• "The Invisible Hand." Slow Trains 2.1 (2002): n. pag. Web. http://www.slowtrains.com/vol2issue1/comptonvol2issue1.html
• "Farewell to the Muse." The Maverick Press (Fall 1999): 19-20. Print.
• "I Knew Ed Wood." The Final Word (Spring 1995): n. pag. Print.