I am primarily an author and editor of fiction. My book-length works include two novels, two story cycles, and an edited anthology. I have published more than three dozen individual short stories. I have served as fiction editor and/or editor-in-chief for four literary magazines.
Biographical Profile
College
University of SC Aiken
Department
AK Dept of English
Tenure Status
Tenured
Interest Background
Do you include students in your research?
None
Interest Keywords
Short story, story cycle, novel, creative nonfiction, editing, Realism, Naturalism, Modernism
Institutional Focus Areas
Arts and Humanities
Personal Focus Areas
Creative Writing, American Literature, Editing
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
Dates
Institution
Location
Degree
Field of Study
06/2000 - 05/2003
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas
PhD
American Literature, Creative Writing
01/1989 - 12/1992
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
MFA
Creative Writing, Modernism
08/1982 - 05/1988
University of Texas
Austin, Texas
BA
English, Sociology
Memberships & Professional Activities
Dates
Type
Description
Institution/Entity
2012 - Present
Membership
Member
Texas Institute of Letters
Present
Membership
Member
Augusta Writers Club
Present
Membership
Member
Western Writers of America
Present
Membership
Member
Writers League of Texas
Present
Membership
Member
Associated Writing Programs
Present
Membership
Member
Modern Language Association
Positions & Appointments
Dates
Description
Institution/Entity
2008 - 2011
Assistant Professor, English
University of South Carolina Aiken
2012 - Present
Associate Professor, English
University of South Carolina Aiken
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Dates
Type
Description
Foundation/Entity
2008
Award
1st Annual Short Story Competition, Winner
Angelo State University Writers Conference in Honor of Elmer Kelton
2008
Award
HAS Travel Grant
University of South Carolina Aiken
2008
Award
Professional Development Grant
Arkansas Tech University
2009
Award
HAS Travel Grant
University of South Carolina Aiken
2010
Award
HAS Travel Grant
University of South Carolina Aiken
2011
Award
Research Grant for Creative Activity
University of South Carolina Aiken
2011
Award
Gary Wilson Award for Short Fiction
descant
2011
Award
HAS Travel Grant
University of South Carolina Aiken
2012
Award
Breakthrough Rising Star
University of South Carolina
2013
Award
Research Grant for Creative Activity
University of South Carolina Aiken
2013
Award
RISE Grant for Creative Activity
USC Office of Research, University of South Carolina
2010
Honor
Research Grant for Creative Activity
University of South Carolina Aiken
2010
Honor
Batchelor Emerging Writers Series, Featured Fiction Writer
Barton College
2011
Honor
Featured Scholar of the Month
USC Office of Research, University of South Carolina
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