Forrest Roth holds a B.A. in English from University of Alaska-Fairbanks, a M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Goddard College, and an English Ph.D. in Creative Writing from University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He is the author of a novella, Line and Pause (BlazeVox Books), and a prose poem chapbook, The Sullen Pages (Little Red Leaves). His most recent novel, Gary Oldman Is A Building You Must Walk Through, was published by What Books Press in October 2017. His shorter work has appeared in NOON, Denver Quarterly, Caketrain, Sleepingfish, The Collagist, Juked, and other journals. He is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Marshall University in West Virginia.

Website: www.forrestroth.blogspot.com

Publications

• Gary Oldman Is a Building You Must Walk Through , What Books Press (October 15, 2017)

Employment

• Graduate Teaching Assistant at University of Louisiana at Lafayette (August 2009 - May 2012)
• Adjunct Professor at Niagara University (September 2012 - May 2012)
• Visiting Assistant Professor at Marshall University (August 2012 - January 2012)

Degrees

• Bachelor of Arts in English (Creative Writing) from University of Alaska-Fairbanks (May 2012)
• Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (Fiction) from Goddard College (July 2004)
• Doctoral Degree in English (Creative Writing) from University of Louisiana at Lafayette (May 2012)

Genres of Interest

Fiction, Poetry