Mesha M Maren | Scholars@Duke

Mesha M Maren
Assistant Professor of the Practice of English

Office Hours

Office hours Fall 2021 semester:

Wednesdays from 1:30 to 3:00 and Thursdays from 1:30 to 3:00

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor of the Practice of English, English, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2019

Contact Information

mmm150@duke.edu

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- M.F.A., Queens University of Charlotte 2014
Recognition
In the News
- JAN 20, 2021
  
  10 Works of Fiction from Duke Authors
Awards & Honors
Expertise
Subject Headings
- Creative writing
Research
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
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
Recent Courses

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Education, Training, & Certifications

In the News

Awards & Honors

Subject Headings

Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants

Selected Publications

Books

Other Articles

Recent Courses