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Miciah Bay Gault

Elizabeth Drew Professor of English Language & Literature

Headshot of Miciah Bay Gault smiling against a plain light background.

Biography

Miciah Bay Gault is the author of the novels The Nobody Code (Union Square and Co, 2026) and Goodnight Stranger (Park Row, 2019), which was nominated for a Shirley Jackson award, longlisted for the Center for Fiction’s first novel prize, and selected for Poets & Writers’ First Fiction roundup. Miciah’s fiction and essays have appeared in Tin House, The Sun, Agni, The Southern Review, The Harvard Review, The New York Times Modern Love Column, Poets & Writers, and other places. She’s been a fellow at Bread Loaf and a visiting writer at Vermont Studio Center, and she directed the Vermont Book Awards for 10 years. Miciah is currently working on a novel about ghosts and road trips.

Office Hours

Fall 2026
Wednesday 1–4 p.m. (Seelye 407 or on Zoom)
or by appointment

Education

M.F.A., Syracuse University
M.Ed., Portland State University
B.A., Bard College