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Thomas Russell

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Thomas Russell
Professor, Coordinator of the Creative Writing Program
Phone: 901-678-4589
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E-mail: trussell@memphis.edu
Office: Patterson 455

Degrees Held

B.A., 1968, The University of Kansas
M.A., 1976, The University of Kansas
Ph.D., 1981, New York University

Academic Summary

Thomas Russell is a professor of fiction writing in the Creative Writing Program. He has a Ph.D. from The University of Kansas, 1981. He has been awarded NEA and Carnegie Foundation fellowships. His work has received two Pushcart nominations, a Pushcart Prize, a PEN Syndicated Fiction Award, and several first prize magazine awards.

Courses Taught

3605 Introduction to Creative Writing
4603 Fiction Workshop
4605 Forms of Fiction
7602 Fiction Workshop
7471 Forms of Fiction
7462 Contemporary British and/or Commonwealth Literature

Major Publications

  • Riding with the Magi, Livingston Press, 2004
  • Short fiction has appeared in the following journals: Georgia Review, Quarterly West, Virginia Quarterly, Quarter after Eight, Southwest Review.
  • Poetry has appeared in the following journals: Denver Quarterly, Northwest Review, Southern Poetry Review, Massachusetts Review, Visions International, Greensboro Review, Georgia Review, American Poetry Review, North American Review, Minnesota Review, Poetry Northwest, Cream City Review, Bellingham Review, Chattahoochee Review, Poetry, Birmingham Poetry Review.
Last updated: 06/11/2008 15:59:08