Laura Marello, M.F.A. Equivalent
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Associate Professor of English
Prism Faculty Advisor
Lynchburg College
Carnegie 211
434.544.8556
marello@lynchburg.edu
Experience
- 2003 - present - Associate Professor, Lynchburg College
- 1993-99 - Assistant Professor, University at Albany
- 1990-93 - Lecturer, University of California Santa Cruz
- 1989-90 - Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Oregon
- 1984-87 - Jones Lecturer, Stanford University
Degrees/Certifications
- Stegner Fellowship, Stanford University, 1983-1984
- M.A., University of Colorado Boulder, 1980
- B.A., University of California Santa Cruz, 1977
- Sorbonne, University of Paris IV, 1976
Teaching Areas
In English: Advanced Fiction Writing, Fiction Writing, Creative Nonfiction Writing, Introduction to Creative Writing, Composition
In Westover Honors: Revising Literary Texts
Courses I've taught at other colleges and universities (in addition to those listed above)
Graduate Fiction Workshop, Graduate Nonfiction Workshop, Introduction to Literary Studies, Modern/Postmodern novel, 20thC American Novel, Narrative Strategies, Women Writers in Paris 1880-1940, Condé/Hurston
Book Publications
- Tenants of the Hotel Biron, novel, Guernica Editions, Spring 2012
- Claiming Kin, novel, 2010 Guernica Editions, one of five finalists for the Paterson Award, nominated for the PEN/Bingham award
Recent Publications
"Anais Nin and Her Contemporaries," creative nonfiction article, A Café in Space- The Anais Nin Journal, Vol 7, February 2010 Book Reviews, Examiner.com 2009-2011 Claiming Kin, novel excerpt, glassesglasses magazine, Fall 2009 "In One Enormous Bed Like Children," story, Pank magazine, Vol 4, Michigan Technical University, June 2009 "Water," story, glassesglasses magazine, May 2009 Twenty book descriptions, Flashlight Worthy, April 2009 "The Weekend," story, Charlotte Viewpoint, November 2008 "Forgiveness," story, Driftwood Magazine, November 2008
Winner, honorable mention, Abroad Conference short story contest May 2007 Claiming Kin, novel-excerpts anthologized in The Voices We Carry, reprinted 2007, Guernica Editions
Other Publications
Fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry and critical articles in:
The Mississippi Review, The Chicago Review, The Review of Contemporary Fiction, Chelsea, The Quarterly, New Directions, and other magazines.
Artist Residencies
MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, Millary Colony, Montalvo Center for the Arts, The Outer Cape Residency Consotium, Dejerassi Foundation
Teaching Award
- Lynchburg College PHT Award, 2011
- For sensitivity to students with disabilities, University at Albany, 1998
Honors and Awards
- Phi Beta Kappa, 2006
- Stegner Fellow, Stanford University, 1983-84
- National Endowment for the Arts Grant, 1982-83
- Fine Arts Work Center Provincetown Fellow, 1981-82
- University of California Regents Scholar, 1974-77
- Volgelstein Foundation Grant
- Deming Foundation Grant
Professional Affiliations
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Associated Writing Programs
- Modern Language Association
- University of California, Santa Cruz Alumni Association
Personal Information
Interests include visual arts, performing arts, music, ancient cultures
