Jen Fawkes, PhD, MFA
Visiting Assistant Professor of English - Creative Writing
Creative Writing--Fiction
Department
English
Email
jfawkes [at] nebrwesleyan.edu
Education
PhD in English Literature and Creative Writing--University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
MFA in Creative Writing (Fiction)--Hollins University, Roanoke, VA
BA in Anthropology--Columbia University, New York, NY
Courses taught
ENG 1030 First Year Writing and the Creative Arts
ENG 3170 Advanced Fiction Writing
Professional and community affiliations, certifications and awards
- Phillip H. McMath Post-Publication Book Award for Prose (Mannequin and Wife) 2023
- World Fantasy Award Finalist – Story Collection (Tales the Devil Told Me) 2022
- Foreword INDIES Silver Medal – Short Stories (Tales the Devil Told Me) 2021
- Porter Fund Literary Prize 2021
- Foreword INDIES Gold Medal – Short Stories (Mannequin and Wife) 2020
- Forward INDIES Honorable Mention – Literary Fiction (Mannequin and Wife) 2020
- Shirley Jackson Award Nominee (Mannequin and Wife) 2020
- Press 53 Award for Short Fiction (Tales the Devil Told Me) 2020