John Vanderslice, Ph.D., MFA

Professor of Creative Writing

johnv@uca.edu

Thompson Hall 316

Degree:
Ph.D., English, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
MFA, Creative Writing, George Mason University
B.A., English, University of Virginia

 

Teaching Specialties:
Fiction writing, poetry writing, travel writing, contemporary fiction and poetry, and composition

 

Biography:

John Vanderslice has published almost seventy short stories in literary journals and anthologies.  Some of these journals include Seattle Review, Sou’wester, Laurel Review, Southern Humanities Review, and Crazyhorse.   He also writes and publishes poetry, nonfiction, and one-act plays.   His book of linked short stories Island Fog (Lavender Ink) was named by Library Journal as one of the Top 15 Indie Fiction Titles of 2014.  His historical novel The Last Days of Oscar Wilde will be published by Burlesque Press in January, 2018.

 

Links:

 

Author website: johnvanderslicebooks.com

Author Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/johnvanderslicebooks

Twitter: @Johnvanderjohn

Blog: https://payperazzi.blogspot.com