Michael Robert Collings (born October 29, 1947)[1][2] is an American writer, poet, literary critic, and bibliographer, and a former professor of creative writing and literature at Pepperdine University.

[4] Collings has had multiple collections of his poetry published on subjects such as Latter Day Saint theology, Joseph Smith, Christmas, science fiction, and horror.

[4] He is known for his literary critiques and bibliographies of the works of Orson Scott Card and Stephen King,[2][3][4] though he has also published critiques and bibliographies of the works of Peter Straub, Dean Koontz, C. S. Lewis, Brian W. Aldiss, and Piers Anthony.

After graduating with a Master's degree in English from the University of California, Riverside in 1973, Collings received his Ph.D. in English literature from UCR in 1977, specializing in Milton and The Renaissance.

[7] Before he began teaching creative writing and literature at Pepperdine University,[2] Collings taught at UCR, San Bernardino Valley Community College, and UCLA.