EDUCATION
University of Houston
PHD, Literature & Creative Writing, Fiction, 2015-2019
Stanford University
Wallace Stegner Fellow, Fiction, 2010-2012
University of Arizona
MFA, Fiction & Nonfiction, 2006-2008
Brigham Young University-Idaho
BA, English with Spanish minor, 2001-2006
EDITORIAL
terrain.org
Contributing Editor, 2020-
Editorial Board, 2016-2019
Nonfiction Editor, 2010-2016
Fiction Editor, 2008-2010
gulf coast: a journal of literature & fine arts
Online Exclusives Fiction Editor, 2017-2019
Fiction Editor, 2016
Assistant Nonfiction Editor, 2015
DIAGRAM
Assistant Fiction Editor, 2013-2016
PUBLICATIONS
“Sailing” with Georgia Pearle (NF) MarchBadness.com, 2020
“What Happened on 12.21.2019” (NF) EssayDaily.com, 2019
“The Dogman Cometh” (F) DIAGRAM #18.5, 2018
“What Happened on June 21, 2018” (NF) EssayDaily.com, 2018
“Here Comes the Hotstepper” (NF) MarchFadness.com, 2017
“Bring on the Spins” (NF) Tin House #62, pgs 174-187, 2014
“Inside Out” (F) Fugue #38, pgs 137-147, University of Idaho, 2010
“The Gospel of Wild Dogs” “Pliers” “Hunters” (NF) ShadySideReview, online, 2010
“The Fourth Element” (NF) Hawk & Handsaw vol. 4, pgs 62-67, Unity College, 2010
“Second Day of Sun” (NF) BYU-I Think textbook, pgs 58-59, 2009
“God Damned the Land but Lifted the People” (NF) Best of Mormonism, pgs 53-69, 2009
“God Damned the Land but Lifted the People” (NF) South Loop Review vol. 10, pgs 6-15, Columbia College Chicago, 2009
“Long in the Tooth” (NF) Irreantum vol. 11 #1-2, pgs 131-142, 2009
“Cheddar” (F) Irreantum vol. 10 #2, pgs 9-25, 2008
“The Newlyweds” (F) Dialogue vol. 41 #2, pgs 103-115, 2008
“Last Days” (NF) UA Look Book Anthology, University of Arizona, pgs 245-261, 2008
“Anselmo Picks Up Rocks” (F) Black Rock & Sage, pgs 66-75, Idaho State University, 2007
“The Dairy Barn” (F) WordRiot, online, 2007
“The Weekend Bubba Laughed at Death and Made Me Puke in my Old Man’s Hot Tub” (F) RambleUnderground, online, 2007
“Last Days” (NF) Barnstorm, University of New Hampshire, online, 2007
“Desert Development” (NF) SomosPrimos, online, 2007
“Second Day of Sun” (NF) Idaho Magazine, vol. 5 #8, pgs 18-19, 2006
“On the Corner of Primero & Caida” (F) Outlet vol. 8, pgs 1-11, BYU-Idaho, 2006
AWARDS & HONORS
MarchBadness.com, THE FINAL FOUR, “Sailing,” with Georgia Pearle, 2020
Sunstone Annual Fiction Contest (2nd Place), “Rededication,” 2019
Inprint C. Glenn Cambor/Michael & Nina Zilkha Fellowship, 2018
University of Houston CWP Cynthia MacDonald Dissertation Completion Grant, 2018-2019
High Pass, UH Self-Designed Comprehensive Exam, American First-Person Prose, 2018
High Pass, UH Fiction Comprehensive Exam, 2018
Inprint Donald Barthelme Prize in Fiction, Jokers Wild chps 1-6, 2018
Inprint Donald Barthelme Prize in Nonfiction, “Bring on the Spins,” 2017
Inprint C. Glenn Cambor/Michael & Nina Zilkha Fellowship, 2017
University of Houston Presidential Fellowship, 2016
Inprint C. Glenn Cambor/Michael & Nina Zilkha Fellowship, 2016
Best American Essays 2015 (Notable List) “Bring on the Spins,” 2015
Inprint C. Glenn Cambor/Michael & Nina Zilkha Fellowship, 2015
University of Houston Presidential Fellowship, 2015
Idaho Commission on the Arts Quickfund Research Grant, 2014
Sonora Review Annual NF Contest (Finalist) “Bring on the Spins,” 2014
Stanford University Wallace Stegner/Karen Osney Brownstein Fellowship, 2012
Stanford University Wallace Stegner/Karen Osney Brownstein Fellowship, 2011
Pushcart Prize (Nominee) “Inside Out,” 2010
Best of the Web (Nominee) “The Gospel of Wild Dogs,” 2010
Irreantum Annual Nonfiction Contest (2nd Place) “Long in the Tooth,” 2009
Irreantum Eugene England Fiction Contest (Honorable Mention) “Cheddar,” 2009
Attendee Fellowship, U. North Texas Literary Nonfiction Conference of the Southwest, 2007
Dialogue & Association of Mormon Letters (Young Writers Award) “The Newlyweds,” 2007
Barnstorm Charles Simic Student Writing Contest (3rd Place) “Last Days,” 2007
Idaho Magazine Annual Fiction Contest (Judge’s Choice) “Anselmo Picks Up Rocks,” 2007
RambleUnderground Annual Fiction Contest (4th Place) “The Weekend Bubba Laughed at Death and Made Me Puke in my Old Man’s Hot Tub,” 2007
Outlet Annual Fiction Contest (1st Place) “On the Corner of Primero & Caida,” 2006
creative writing workshops & panels
Writespace Houston, Workshop Instructor (Advanced Fiction), 2019
Writespace Houston, Workshop Instructor (Dialogue Nuts & Bolts), 2019
Inprint Houston, Workshop Instructor (Advanced Fiction), 2019
Grackle & Grackle Houston, Workshop Instructor (CNF Truth & Consequence), 2019
Writespace Houston, Workshop Instructor (1st Person F/NF), 2018
Writespace Houston, Workshop Instructor (How to Submit & Publish Your Work), 2018
Inprint Houston, Workshop Instructor (Creative Nonfiction), 2018
Writespace Houston, Workshop Instructor (1st Person F/NF), 2017
Writespace Houston, Workshop Instructor (Generative F/NF), 2016
Writers-in-the-Schools (W-I-T-S), Writing Specialist, Summer Camp, 2016
Boldface Conference, Faculty (Creative Nonfiction), University of Houston, 2016
Inprint Houston, Workshop Instructor (Advanced Fiction), 2016
University of Houston, Thesis Studio Facilitator for Honors NSM Pre-Med Seniors, 2016
University of Houston, Thesis Studio Facilitator for Architecture Senior Thesis, 2016
University of Houston, Thesis Studio Facilitator for Engineering Senior Thesis, 2015
Hendrix College, Outside Reader Senior CW Thesis, 2013
Stanford University, Levinthal Tutorial, “American Short Stories” (F), 2012
Stanford University, Levinthal Tutorial, “Family History & Storytelling” (NF), 2012
Stanford University, Levinthal Tutorial, “Novels-in-Stories” (F), 2011
Stanford University, Levinthal Tutorial, “The New New Journalism” (NF), 2011
Tucson Gear-UP/University of Arizona College of Sciences, Writing Specialist, 2007
Tucson Gear-UP/University of Arizona College of Sciences, Summer Camp Specialist, 2007
Tucson Gear-UP/University of Arizona College of Sciences, Writing Specialist, 2006
COLLEGE TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Houston
Teaching Assistant (Instructor of Record), 8 classes (hybrid online & face-to-face), 2016-2018
Lone Star College, Kingwood
Adjunct English Faculty (Instructor of Record), 2 classes, 2017
University of Houston
Teaching Facilitator, 4 sections (hybrid online & face-to-face), 2015-2016
College of Southern Idaho, Idaho Falls Center
Adjunct English Faculty (Instructor of Record), 2 classes 2014-2015
Brigham Young University-Idaho
Adjunct English Faculty (Instructor of Record), 1 class, 2010
University of Arizona
Teaching Assistant English (Fiction), 1 section, 2008
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Review, The Legend of Hermana Plunge by Angela Liscom Clayton, Dialogue, 2020
Panel Participant, “Why Online Journals? Benefits of Publishing Online,” Writefest, 2019
Panel Participant, “Utilizing the Vast Opportunities Offered by Lit Journals,” Writefest, 2019
Panel Participant, “Tell It Slant: True Stories in F/NF,” Writers League of Texas, 2018
Representative Editor, Gulf Coast, AWP Tampa Bay, 2018
Fiction Reading, Inprint Prize Reading Series, 2018
Fiction Reading, Gulf Coast Reading Series, 2018
Fiction Reading, Gulf Coast vs Poison Pen Reading Series, 2017
Panel Presenter, “How to Create a Great Critique Group” Writespace Family Reunion, 2017
Review, The Golden Cockerel by Juan Rulfo trans Doug Weatherford, GC Online, 2017
Panel Organizer and Reader, “GC Presents: On the Clock, Fiction at Work” Menilfest, 2017
Fiction/Nonfiction Judge, University of Houston Undergraduate CW Prizes, 2017
Nonfiction Reading, Inprint Prize Reading Series, 2017
Panel Moderator, “Jillian Keenan on Sex and Shakespeare,” Bayou City Book Festival, 2017
Panel Presenter, “Author Joshua Dewain Foster,” Bayou City Book Festival, 2017
Interviewee, “Writing The City: Author Joshua Foster On His Work And A New Course At Writespace” Houston Public Media with Dacia Clay, 2016
Fiction Reading, Poison Pen Reading Series, 2016
Panel Presenter, “Nonfiction Genres on the Self <-> World Axis,” Boldface Conference, 2016
Fiction Reading, Gulf Coast Reading Series, 2016
Panel Presenter, “Life Lessons & Where To Find Them,” Lone Star Book Festival, 2016
Introduction, Anthony Doerr, UH Honors College, 2015
Nonfiction Reading, University of Houston Reading Series, 2015
Poetry Busker, Inprint Literary Arts Nonprofit, 2015
Nonfiction Contest Reader, Terrain.org Annual Contest, 2015
Representative Editor, DIAGRAM, AWP Seattle, 2013
Representative Editor, Terrain.org, AWP Seattle, 2013
Nonfiction Contest Reader, Terrain.org Annual Contest, 2013
Nonfiction Guest Lecturer, BYU-I, 2013
Featured Performer (NF) Rexburg Poetry Slam, 2013
Nonfiction Guest Lecturer, Writers Week at Los Altos High School, 2012
Sole Editor (including design & production), Stanford University Levinthal Anthology, 2011
Panel Moderator, Terrain.org Reading & Discussion, AWP Chicago, 2011
Nonfiction Reading, Bernal Yoga Literary Series, 2011
Nonfiction Guest Lecturer, Writers Week at Los Altos High School, 2011
Nonfiction Guest Lecturer, Stanford University, 2010
Fiction Guest Lecturer, Stanford University, 2010
Fiction Reading, Stegner Fellow Reading, Stanford University, 2010
Fiction Reading, BYU-I Faculty Reading, BYU-I, 2010
Representative Editor, Terrain.org, AWP Denver, 2010
Nonfiction & Fiction Guest Lecturer, BYU-I, 2009
Workshop Participant, UNT Literary Nonfiction Conference of Southwest, 2007
Sole Editor (including design & production), Tucson Gear-UP VOICES of Gear-UP, 2007
Nonfiction Reading, University of Arizona MFA WIP Series, 2007
Panel Presenter, NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference, San Francisco, 2007
Fiction Reading, University of Arizona MFA WIP Series, 2007
Fiction Reading, National Undergraduate Literature Conference, Weber St. U., 2006
Fiction Reading (Spanish), National Undergraduate Literature Conference, Weber St. U., 2005