Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • M.F.A., Queens University of Charlotte 2014
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • JAN 20, 2021

    10 Works of Fiction from Duke Authors
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  Awards & Honors

  • Hollins University’s Lex Allen Literary Festival Fiction Contest. Hollins University’s Lex Allen Literary Festival Fiction. 2012
  • Sherwood Anderson Short Story Contest. Sherwood Anderson Short Story. 2012
  • Press 53 Award for Flash Fiction as judged by Sherrie Flick. Press 53. 2011
• Expertise
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  Subject Headings

  • Creative writing
• Research
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  Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants

  • Fulbright Research awarded by Fulbright 2018
  • Travel and Research awarded by West Virginia Division of Culture and History 2017
  • Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize awarded by Lee Smith 2015
  • Fellowship from the MacDowell Colony awarded by MacDowell Colony 2015
  • Fellowship from the Vermont Studio Center awarded by Vermont Studio Center 2015
  • Fellowship from the Ucross Foundation awarded by Ucross Foundation 2014
  • Grant from Elizabeth George Foundation awarded by Elizabeth George Foundation 2014
  • Grant from the Barbara Deming Memorial Fund for Women Writers awarded by Barbara Deming Memorial Fund 2013
  • Travel Grant from the UNC Asheville Undergraduate Research Committee for research on community-based writing workshops awarded by Travel Grant from tAsheville Undergraduate Research Committee 2011
  • Grant from the Candy Meier Fund for North Carolina Writers awarded by Candy Meier Fund for North Carolina Writers 2010
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Books

    • Maren, Mesha. Sugar Run A Novel. Algonquin Books, 2019.

  • Other Articles

    • Maren, Mesha. “West Virginia in Transition.” The Oxford American, March 2019.
    • Maren, Mesha. “Milk River.” The Southern Review, 2019.
    • Maren, Mesha. “Organ Cave.” Ecotone, 2019.
    • Maren, Mesha. “The Lightning Club.” Triquarterly. Northwestern University, 2019.
    • Maren, Mesha. “Down a Steep Place.” Southern Humanities Review. Auburn University, 2019.
    • Maren, Mesha. “Sipsipica.” Southern Cultures, 2016.
    • Maren, Mesha. “Tip.” Oxford American, 2013.
    • Maren, Mesha. “Confluence.” Forty Stories: New Writing From Harper Perennial, 2012.
    • Maren, Mesha. “Withdraw.” Hobart. Society Hobart Tasmania, 2011.
    • Maren, Mesha. “Eminent Domain.” The Barcelona Review, 2010.
• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • ENGLISH 220S: Introduction to the Writing of Poetry 2023
  • ENGLISH 221S: Introduction to the Writing of Fiction 2023
  • ENGLISH 495: Distinction Creative Writing Independent Study 2023
  • ENGLISH 290S-4: Special Topics in Creative Writing 2022
  • ENGLISH 312A: The Arts in New York: A Thematic Approach 2022
  • ENGLISH 321S: Intermediate Workshop in the Writing of Fiction 2022
  • ENGLISH 496: Distinction Creative Writing Independent Study 2022
  • PUBPOL 312A: The Arts in New York: A Thematic Approach 2022
  • THEATRST 213A: The Arts in New York: A Thematic Approach 2022
  • VMS 259A: The Arts in New York: A Thematic Approach 2022
  • ENGLISH 110S: Introduction to Creative Writing 2021
  • ENGLISH 290S-4: Special Topics in Creative Writing 2021

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