FACULTY PROFILES

Daniel Chacon

Department Chair
Creative Writing

Professor
Creative Writing
Bilingual Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

Office Building: Education Building
Office Room: 909
Phone: (915) 747-6255
Email: danchacon@utep.edu

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

American Book Award - Before Columbus Foundation (09/01/2009-09/30/2009)

Education

MFA in Creative Writing, University of Oregon (1994)

Artistic and Creative Performances and Exhibits

Creative Activities Outside of Teaching - El Paso Matters Book Club presents An Evening with Daniel Chacon and Jeffrey Sirkin (07/02/2024-07/02/2024). El Paso Matters . El Paso, TX. Jeffrey Sirkin. Daniel Chacon.

Publications

Interview University of Pittsburgh Press (2024), Daniel Chacon.
The Last Philosopher in Texas: Fictions and Superstitions University of Houston Arte Publico Press (2024), Daniel Chacon.
Gecko Girl Piñata Books (in press), Daniel Chacon.
The Last Philosopher in Texas New Letters Volume 88 3 and 4 (2022), Daniel Chacon.
Valley Grown Huizache Magazine Fall 2022 Fall 2022 (2022), Daniel Chacon.
"Mujeres Matadas." Texas A&M University Press (2021), Daniel Chacon.

Presentations

The Writer and the Brain (2025), Volume Wilson, North Carolina, Daniel Chacon.
The Biology of Poetry: Why ChatGPT will Never Write like Gloria Anzaldúa (2025), Volume University of Nevada, Reno, Daniel Chacon.
Crossing Borders: Poetry as Resistance in the ICE Age (2025), Volume University of Nevada, Reno, Daniel Chacon, Alexiz Valdez, Giselle Ophir Gimenez Gayosso.
The Biology of Poetry: Why LLMs Cannot Write Great Poetry (2025), Volume Paris, France, Daniel Chacon.
Digital advocacy for Writers (2025), Volume UTEP Union , Daniel Chacon.
The Last Philosopher in Texas: Speaking of Magic (2025), Volume El Paso Museum of History , Daniel Chacon, Iliana Urrutia, Tim Z. Hernandez, Sylvia Aguilar-Zéleny, .
Writing from the Borderlands (2024), Volume Austin, TX, Daniel Chacon.
The Last Philosopher in Texas Meetup (2024), Volume Westside Library, El Paso, TX, Daniel Chacon.
The Last Philosopher in Texas (2024), Volume Centro de Convenciones Injectronic, Daniel Chacon.
“Ordinary and Extraordinary in Fiction: Daniel Chacón and Jennine Capo Crucet.” (2024), Volume San Antonio, Daniel Chacon.
Alma Garcia in Conversation with Daniel Chacón (2023), Volume El Paso, TX, Daniel Chacon, .
The Writer and the Brain (2023), Volume Silver City, NM, Daniel Chacon.
Chicano Literature is Dead (2023), Volume Silver City, NM, Daniel Chacon.
All They Will Call You (2023), Volume El Paso Public Library, Daniel Chacon.
Sistemas de adivinación en la experiencia creativa. (2023), Volume Bogota, Columbia, Daniel Chacon.
Metaphors of the Brain (2023), Volume UTEP, Daniel Chacon.
Tarot and Creativity (2022), Volume Arnhem, Netherlands, Daniel Chacon.
El Chuco, Aztlán. El Paso, Texas as the Chicano Homeland (2022), Volume Barcelona, Spain, Daniel Chacon.
Essential Voice: With Daniel Chacón (2022), Volume McAllen, TX, Daniel Chacon.
Presentation of Kafka in a Skirt (2021), Volume Juarez, Daniel Chacon.
“Lorrain López and Daniel Chacón." (2021), Volume Middle State University Tenessee, Daniel Chacon.
The Dead (2021), Daniel Chacon.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section
Spring 2026	CRW 5390 - Independent Study	20924
Spring 2026	CRW 5398 - Thesis	21094
Spring 2026	CRW 5399 - Thesis	20343
Spring 2026	CRW 5399 - Thesis	25232
Spring 2026	CRW 3373 - Writing in Society	21374

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2025	CRW 5382 - Studies in Form	14570
Fall 2025	CRW 5399 - Thesis	17852
Summer 2025	CRW 3373 - Writing in Society	34049
Spring 2025	CRW 4305 - Senior Seminar	22330	Syllabus
Spring 2025	CRW 5399 - Thesis	20379
Spring 2025	CRW 5399 - Thesis	27730
Fall 2024	CRW 5386 - Minding Fiction	17828	Syllabus
Fall 2024	CRW 5399 - Thesis	15350
Summer 2024	CRW 5368 - Var Topics in Creative Writing	33316
Spring 2024	CRW 4305 - Senior Seminar	22595	Syllabus
Spring 2024	CRW 5399 - Thesis	26841
Spring 2024	CRW 5368 - Var Topics in Creative Writing	26805	Syllabus
Fall 2023	CRW 5382 - Studies in Form	16468	Syllabus Additional File
Fall 2023	CRW 5399 - Thesis	16670
Summer 2023	CRW 3373 - Writing in Society	36100
Spring 2023	CRW 5380 - Physics of Creative Writing	27533	Syllabus Additional File
Spring 2023	CRW 4305 - Senior Seminar	22858	Syllabus
Spring 2023	CRW 5399 - Thesis	20472
Fall 2022	CRW 5380 - Physics of Creative Writing	18253
Fall 2022	CRW 5399 - Thesis	10792
Fall 2022	CRW 5399 - Thesis	13230
Fall 2022	CRW 3373 - Writing in Society	14669
Summer 2022	CRW 5368 - Var Topics in Creative Writing	36520
Spring 2022	CRW 4305 - Senior Seminar	24218	Syllabus
Spring 2022	CRW 5382 - Studies in Form	27083	Syllabus
Fall 2021	CRW 5399 - Thesis	10790
Summer 2021	CRW 5368 - Var Topics in Creative Writing	35297
Spring 2021	CRW 5382 - Studies in Form	28973
Spring 2021	CRW 5399 - Thesis	20720
Fall 2020	CRW 5398 - Thesis	10826
Summer 2020	CRW 5368 - Var Topics in Creative Writing	36465
Spring 2020	CRW 5382 - Studies in Form	28287
Spring 2020	CRW 5399 - Thesis	20823
Fall 2019	CRW 5390 - Independent Study	10875
Fall 2019	CRW 3362 - Intro to Creative Writing	15582
Fall 2019	CRW 5399 - Thesis	15797
Summer 2019	CRW 5382 - Studies in Form	36305
Summer 2019	CRW 3373 - Writing in Society	34203
Spring 2019	CRW 5379 - Kafka and the Art of Fiction	27949
Spring 2019	CRW 5398 - Thesis	26790
Spring 2019	CRW 5399 - Thesis	24591

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Fall 2025	CRW 5382 - Studies in Form	14570	Evaluation
Summer 2025	CRW 3373 - Writing in Society	34049	Evaluation
Spring 2025	CRW 4305 - Senior Seminar	22330	Evaluation
Fall 2024	CRW 5386 - Minding Fiction	17828	Evaluation
Summer 2024	CRW 5368 - Var Topics in Creative Writing	33316	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CRW 4305 - Senior Seminar	22595	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CRW 5368 - Var Topics in Creative Writing	26805	Evaluation
Fall 2023	CRW 5382 - Studies in Form	16468	Evaluation
Summer 2023	CRW 3373 - Writing in Society	36100	Evaluation
Spring 2023	CRW 5380 - Physics of Creative Writing	27533	Evaluation
Spring 2023	CRW 4305 - Senior Seminar	22858	Evaluation
Fall 2022	CRW 5380 - Physics of Creative Writing	18253	Evaluation
Fall 2022	CRW 3373 - Writing in Society	14669	Evaluation
Summer 2022	CRW 5368 - Var Topics in Creative Writing	36520	Evaluation
Spring 2022	CRW 4305 - Senior Seminar	24218	Evaluation
Spring 2022	CRW 5382 - Studies in Form	27083	Evaluation
Summer 2021	CRW 5368 - Var Topics in Creative Writing	35297	Evaluation
Spring 2021	CRW 5382 - Studies in Form	28973	Evaluation

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

American Book Award - Before Columbus Foundation (09/01/2009-09/30/2009)

MFA in Creative Writing, University of Oregon (1994)

Artistic and Creative Performances and Exhibits

Start Date

2024-07-02

End Date

2024-07-02

Type

Creative Activities Outside of Teaching

Title

El Paso Matters Book Club presents An Evening with Daniel Chacon and Jeffrey Sirkin

Publications

Interview University of Pittsburgh Press (2024), Daniel Chacon.
The Last Philosopher in Texas: Fictions and Superstitions University of Houston Arte Publico Press (2024), Daniel Chacon.
Gecko Girl Piñata Books (in press), Daniel Chacon.
The Last Philosopher in Texas New Letters Volume 88 3 and 4 (2022), Daniel Chacon.
Valley Grown Huizache Magazine Fall 2022 Fall 2022 (2022), Daniel Chacon.

Presentations

The Writer and the Brain (2025), Volume Wilson, North Carolina, Daniel Chacon.
The Biology of Poetry: Why ChatGPT will Never Write like Gloria Anzaldúa (2025), Volume University of Nevada, Reno, Daniel Chacon.
Crossing Borders: Poetry as Resistance in the ICE Age (2025), Volume University of Nevada, Reno, Daniel Chacon, Alexiz Valdez, Giselle Ophir Gimenez Gayosso.
The Biology of Poetry: Why LLMs Cannot Write Great Poetry (2025), Volume Paris, France, Daniel Chacon.
Digital advocacy for Writers (2025), Volume UTEP Union , Daniel Chacon.

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Spring 2026

Course

CRW 5390 - Independent Study

Section

20924

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

CRW 5398 - Thesis

Section

21094

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

CRW 5399 - Thesis

Section

20343

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

CRW 5399 - Thesis

Section

25232

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

CRW 3373 - Writing in Society

Section

21374

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CRW 5382 - Studies in Form

Section

14570

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CRW 5399 - Thesis

Section

17852

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

CRW 3373 - Writing in Society

Section

34049

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CRW 4305 - Senior Seminar

Section

22330

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CRW 5399 - Thesis

Section

20379

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CRW 5399 - Thesis

Section

27730

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CRW 5386 - Minding Fiction

Section

17828

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CRW 5399 - Thesis

Section

15350

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2024

Course

CRW 5368 - Var Topics in Creative Writing

Section

33316

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CRW 4305 - Senior Seminar

Section

22595

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CRW 5399 - Thesis

Section

26841

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CRW 5368 - Var Topics in Creative Writing

Section

26805

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CRW 5382 - Studies in Form

Section

16468

Syllabus

Syllabus
Additional File

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CRW 5399 - Thesis

Section

16670

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2023

Course

CRW 3373 - Writing in Society

Section

36100

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CRW 5380 - Physics of Creative Writing

Section

27533

Syllabus

Syllabus
Additional File

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CRW 4305 - Senior Seminar

Section

22858

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CRW 5399 - Thesis

Section

20472

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

CRW 5380 - Physics of Creative Writing

Section

18253

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

CRW 5399 - Thesis

Section

10792

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

CRW 5399 - Thesis

Section

13230

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

CRW 3373 - Writing in Society

Section

14669

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2022

Course

CRW 5368 - Var Topics in Creative Writing

Section

36520

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

CRW 4305 - Senior Seminar

Section

24218

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

CRW 5382 - Studies in Form

Section

27083

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CRW 5399 - Thesis

Section

10790

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2021

Course

CRW 5368 - Var Topics in Creative Writing

Section

35297

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CRW 5382 - Studies in Form

Section

28973

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CRW 5399 - Thesis

Section

20720

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

CRW 5398 - Thesis

Section

10826

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2020

Course

CRW 5368 - Var Topics in Creative Writing

Section

36465

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

CRW 5382 - Studies in Form

Section

28287

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

CRW 5399 - Thesis

Section

20823

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

CRW 5390 - Independent Study

Section

10875

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

CRW 3362 - Intro to Creative Writing

Section

15582

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

CRW 5399 - Thesis

Section

15797

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2019

Course

CRW 5382 - Studies in Form

Section

36305

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2019

Course

CRW 3373 - Writing in Society

Section

34203

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CRW 5379 - Kafka and the Art of Fiction

Section

27949

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CRW 5398 - Thesis

Section

26790

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CRW 5399 - Thesis

Section

24591

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CRW 5382 - Studies in Form

Section

14570

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2025

Course

CRW 3373 - Writing in Society

Section

34049

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CRW 4305 - Senior Seminar

Section

22330

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CRW 5386 - Minding Fiction

Section

17828

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2024

Course

CRW 5368 - Var Topics in Creative Writing

Section

33316

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CRW 4305 - Senior Seminar

Section

22595

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CRW 5368 - Var Topics in Creative Writing

Section

26805

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CRW 5382 - Studies in Form

Section

16468

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2023

Course

CRW 3373 - Writing in Society

Section

36100

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CRW 5380 - Physics of Creative Writing

Section

27533

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CRW 4305 - Senior Seminar

Section

22858

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

CRW 5380 - Physics of Creative Writing

Section

18253

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

CRW 3373 - Writing in Society

Section

14669

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2022

Course

CRW 5368 - Var Topics in Creative Writing

Section

36520

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

CRW 4305 - Senior Seminar

Section

24218

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

CRW 5382 - Studies in Form

Section

27083

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2021

Course

CRW 5368 - Var Topics in Creative Writing

Section

35297

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CRW 5382 - Studies in Form

Section

28973

Evaluation

Daniel Chacon

Bio

Education

Scholarly and Creative Activity

Grants

Courses

Course Evaluations