Visiting Instructor

226 Rentschler Hall, Hamilton
lawrenml@miamioh.edu
513-785-3232

Education

• MFA (ABD), Florida State University
• MA, Miami University
• BA, Miami University

Teaching Interests

• Creative writing (fiction and creative nonfiction)
• Composition
• Speculative Fiction, Magical Realism
• Women's fiction

Research Interests

• Creative writing pedagogy
• Composition pedagogy
• Magical Realist literatures
• Community-based writing

Selected Publications

• "Elevation." Blue Five Notebook, March 2011. Fiction.
• "Divine Beings." Fawlt Magazine, February 2011. Fiction.
• "Divine Beings." Stone’s Throw Magazine, October 2010. Fiction.
• "Lividity." Identity Theory, March 2010. Fiction.
• Under Our Skin: Literature of Breast Cancer. Anthology. Co-edited with Eric Melbye. 2006, Illuminati Press.

Works in Progress

• Unearthed (Novel in Progress). Neighborhood Watch: Stories, 2011.