Gwen E. Kirby
559 Lowell Ave., #
Cincinnati, OH 45220(619) 992-4245
Education: PhD, literature/creative writing, Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, spring 2018
- Literature exam area: The Woman Novelist, 1700–1900
- Craft exam area: Contemporary Speculative Fiction
MFA, fiction, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2013
BA, Carleton College, Northfield, MN, 2007
- English Major, Latin American Studies Concentration, Spanish Language Certificate
- Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
- Distinction on Senior Thesis: “Paredes and Irving: A ‘Bilingual’ Creation of Identity, Culture, and Canon”
TEFL Certification from the American Language Institute, SDSU, August 2006
Publications:“Midwestern Girl Is Tired of Appearing in Your Short Stories,” Guernica, forthcoming
“First Woman Hanged for Witchcraft in Wales, 1594,” New Delta Review, issue 7.2, spring 2017
“An Apology of Sorts to June,” MonkeyBicycle, May 12, 2017
“Shit Cassandra Saw That She Didn’t Even Tell the Trojans Because at That Point Fuck Them Anyway,” SmokeLong Quarterly, issue 55, March 2017
“For a Good Time, Call,” Hobart, December 15, 2016, web feature
“We Handle It,” New Ohio Review, issue 20, fall 2016
“Jerry’s Crab Shack: One Star,” Mississippi Review, vol. 44, no. 1&2, summer 2016
“Aubade,” Midwestern Gothic, issue 21, spring 2016
“Inishmore,” Ninth Letter, vol. 12, no. 2, fall/winter 2015–2016
“The Disneyland of Mexico,” Southwest Review, vol. 100, issue 1, 2015
Conferences:Panelist, “Should You Pursue a Creative Writing PhD?” AWP 2018, with Michael Knight, Leah Stewart, Micah Dean Hicks, and Danielle Deulen
Paper,“From Pride and Prejudice to Eligible: Adapting Austen (and Why it Matters),” paper presented at the Popular Culture Associate Conference, spring 2017
Staff, Sewanee Writers’ Conference, Summer 2014–present
Head Dorm Counselor, Sewanee Young Writers’ Conference, Summer 2013–16
Teaching:Fiction Faculty, Sewanee Young Writers’ Conference, Summer 2017
Graduate Instructor, University of Cincinnati (August 2014–present)
- Topics in Literature: Romance and Sexuality in the Female Novel (spring 2018)
- Intermediate Fiction: Writing Historical Fiction
- Introduction to Fiction
- English Composition 1001
Graduate Instructor at Johns Hopkins University (September 2011–May 2014)
- Introduction to Fiction and Poetry I
- Introduction to Fiction and Poetry II
- Make ‘Em Laugh: The Art of Humor in Literature
EFL Teacher at Brooklyn Bridge, Buenos Aires, Arg. (Oct. 2007–Nov. 2008)
Service:Graduate Student Representative, English Department Headship Search Committee, Univ. of Cincinnati, 2017
English Graduate Organization, Vice President, 2015–16, Univ. of Cincinnati
English Graduate Organization Reading Series Coordinator, 2015–16, Univ. of Cincinnati
English Graduate Organization, First-year Representative, 2014–15, Univ. of Cincinnati
Co-Coordinator of the Tudor & Stuart Graduate Reading Series, Fall 2012, Johns Hopkins
Awards & Honors:Winner, DISQUIET Literary Prize for Fiction 2017
Pushcart nominee, New Ohio Review, for “We Handle It”
Finalist, Narrative short fiction competition
Finalist, Zoetrope: All Story short fiction competition
Winner, Huntington Poetry Prize, Carleton College, 2006–2007
EditorialGuest Editor for SmokeLong Quarterly, week of September 11, 2017
Experience:Assistant Editor, Cincinnati Review, 2016–2017
Assistant Editor, Rowman & Littlefield Publishing (Sept. 2010–Aug. 2011)
Editorial Assistant, Rowman & Littlefield Publishing (Sept. 2009–Sept. 2010)
Assistant to the Publisher; Staff Writer at Buenos Aires Insider (April 2008–Nov. 2008)
Journalist; Staff Writer for Argentina’s Travel Guide (December 2007–Nov. 2008)
Editor-in-Chief, Manuscript, Carleton College’s literary magazine, 2006–2007
Editor, Manuscript, Carleton College’s literary magazine, 2004–2006