Robert Reeves is an American novelist, short fiction writer, and literary critic. He is the founding director of the Stony Brook Southampton MFA in Creative Writing and Literature, an academic program dedicated to graduate-level creative writing education. Beyond his work as a director, Reeves has been instrumental in establishing and maintaining literary institutions and publications in the Southampton community. In addition to his role directing the MFA program, Reeves serves as publisher of The Southampton Review, a literary publication, and director of the Southampton Writers Conference. He also holds the position of associate provost of the Southampton Graduate Arts Campus, where he contributes to the administration and development of the graduate arts programs.