Spencer Wise

Associate Professor

Spencer Wise

Associate Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of English & World Languages

Education

  • Ph.D., Creative WritingFlorida State University, 2015

  • MA, English Language and LiteratureUniversity of Texas - Austin, 2009

  • BA, English Language and Literature, GeneralTufts University, 1999

Awards & Honors

  • Finalist - Fiction PrizeSalamander Review , 2018

  • Finalist - Wabash Prize in FictionSycamore Review , 2018

  • Vermont Studio Center Full FellowshipVermont Studio Center , 2018

  • Finalist for the Beacon Street PrizeRedivider Journal, 2017

  • First Place for the Gulf Coast Prize in NonfictionGulf Coast, 2017

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • ENGL 1102

    College Composition II
  • ENGL 4670

    Lit Editing and Pub
  • ENGL 1101

    College Composition I
  • ENGL 4950

    Selected Topics: Mini-forms

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Your Motherland Welcomes You Back, 2019
    Other
  • Wires, 2019
    Other
  • 10 Books Better Than My Brother's, 2018
    Other
  • China Treats With Spencer Wise pt. 1 and pt. 2, 2018
    Other
  • The Cutting Room: The Emperor of Shoes by Spencer Wise, 2018
    Other

Department Service

  • Faculty Advisor for Creative Writing Club2020 - Present

    Role:Faculty Advisor
  • Creative Writing Sub-Committee2018 - Present

    Role:Committee Member
  • Faculty Research and Development2020 - 2021

    Role:Committee Member
  • Writer's Weekend2020 - 2020

    Role:Other
  • 2019 African American Read-In2019

    Role:Other

College Service

  • Faculty Advisor for Sand Hills Literary Magazine Club2021 - Present

    Role:Faculty Advisor
  • RSCA Judge2020 - 2020

    Role:Committee Chair
  • EFL Preview Day2019 - 2019

    Role:Other

University Service

  • Co-organized event with Dr. Michelle Harper2020 - 2020

    Role:Program Organizer
  • Women and Gender Studies Symposium2019 - 2019

    Role:Session Chair
  • Spoon University Food Magazine / Faculty Advisor2016 - 2018

    Role:Faculty Advisor

Professional Service

  • Invited Judge for Georgia Author of the Year2021 - 2021

    Role:Reviewer
  • Invited to Speak and Present at Tufts University creative writing class2020 - 2020

  • Invited Judge for National Endowment of the Arts 2021 Literary Arts Grant2020 - 2020

  • Invited Judge for Vermont Studio Center Fellowships2020 - 2020

  • AWP Writer to Writer Mentorship Program2017 - 2017

    Role:Mentor
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