Education
- M.F.A. in Writing, Vermont College of Fine Arts, 2008
- B.A. in English Literature, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1989
Areas of Interest
- Digital literacy in the post-literacy age
- Social media
- Generation Z
- Contemporary literary fiction
- Writing fiction and creative nonfiction
Selected Publications and Presentations
- Author, “The Whales Moved On,” North Carolina Literary Review, 2009. Story was the winner of the 2008 Doris Betts Fiction Prize, judged by Tim Gautreaux
- Contributor, “What’s in a Name?” On Air: Essays from NPR Station WFAE, Main Street Rag Publishing, 2004
- Editor, Baseline Selling by Dave Kurlan, AuthorHouse, 2005
- Author, Play Hard Rest Easy: Carolinas & Georgia, Walkabout Press, 2004
- Ghostwriter & Editor, Rock Solid Golf by Dana Rader, Walkabout Press, 2002
- Author, Play Hard, Rest Easy: New England, Walkabout Press, 2001
- Author, More than 85 national and regional magazine and newspaper features
Conferences and Presentations
- Featured speaker, Charlotte Writer’s Club-North, “Travel and Fiction Writing,” May, 2011
- Faculty, North Carolina Writers’ Network Spring Conference, Chapel Hill, NC, “How to Break Into Nonfiction Publishing,” 2010
- Guest Faculty, North Carolina Writers’ Network Fall Conference, Chapel Hill, NC, “How to Write How-To Books & Articles,” 2009
- On-stage Interviewer, Novello Festival of Reading, Public Library of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County, with New York Times best-selling author, Armistead Maupin
- Speaker, “The Tao of Self Doubt: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Writers,” Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, VT, 2007
- Keynote speaker, Annual Friends of Rudisill Library Benefit Event, Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory, NC, 2006
- Keynote speaker, Annual Friends of Everett Library Fall Event, Queens University of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 2005
- Panelist, North Carolina Writers’ Network Fall Conference, Chapel Hill, NC, “Travel Writing Panel Discussion,” 2001
Courses Taught
- ENGL 1101 Freshman Composition
- ENGL 1102 Writing in the Academic Community
- ENGL 1103: University Honors Program
- UWRT 1103 Writing & Inquiry in Academic Contexts I & II
- UWRT 1104 Writing & Inquiry in Academic Contexts, plus lab
Professional Appointments
- UNC Charlotte, Senior Lecturer (2011-present)
- Queens University of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, Adjunct Instructor (2010-2011)
- Teacher-Consultant, National Writing Project, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Summer 2010.
- Secretary & Executive Committee member, Board of Trustees, North Carolina Writers’ Network: 2008 – present
- Advisory Board, Novello Festival Press: 2003 – 2010