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Two-Year College Creative Writing Caucus

Room 2215B, Kansas City Convention Center, Street Level
Thursday, February 8, 2024
5:00 pm to 6:15 pm

 

Do you teach at a two-year college? Interested in job opportunities at two-year colleges? Join us for our annual networking meeting. With almost half of all students starting at two-year colleges, and increasing numbers of MFAs landing two-year college teaching jobs, the future of creative writing courses and programs at our campuses looks bright. We will discuss teaching creative writing at the two-year college, hold a short business meeting, and provide tangible resources.



Outline & Supplemental Documents

Event Outline: AWP_Caucus_Meeting_Outline_SP_24.docx

Participants

Moderator:

Stephanie M. Lindberg is a 2011 graduate of Antioch University LA’s MFA program. She has taught for various writing and high school equivalency programs in the Denver, Colorado area for the past eight years. She currently teaches at Pikes Peak Community College and Arapahoe Community College.

Marlys Cervantes serves as department chair of humanities and communication and director of the creative writing program at Cowley College in Arkansas City, Kansas. She teaches literature and writing courses and serves as an academic advisor and codirector of the Multi-Cultural Scholars Program.

Sean Chambers is an ASPECT PhD candidate at Virginia Tech and holds an MFA from Manhattanville College and a BA from the University of Virginia. Chambers is the former dean of faculty and associate professor of English at Valley Forge Military College in Wayne, Pennsylvania. He is the Write On 2023 Poet-in-Residence and treasurer for AWP's Two-year College Creative Writing Caucus.

Courtney O’Banion Smith has a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing–poetry from Texas State University-San Marcos. Her work has appeared in various publications including Relief, Barren Magazine, and Ocotillo Review. Currently, she teaches literature and writing in Houston.

Joe Baumann teaches composition, literature, and creative writing at St. Charles Community College, where he leads the creative writing program. He possesses a PhD in creative writing from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

#AWP24

February 7–10, 2024
Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City Convention Center