Erik Wennermark
Education
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 2009
MFA: Creative Writing/Fiction
Thesis Title: Evil Men
Thesis Advisor: Michael Martone
New York University (Gallatin School), New York, 2001
Summer Semester Abroad, Florence, Italy
BA: Individualized Study (Studio Arts/Literature)
Thesis Title: Alienation and the Artistic Response
Thesis Advisor: Bert Katz
Teaching Experience
University of Alabama
English 301 – Creative Writing: Prose Tour
English 200 – Introduction to Creative Writing
English 209 –American Literature (BCE – 1865)
English 102 – English Composition
English 101 – English Composition
Tutor in University of Alabama Writing Center
Community Arts Education
Intern, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Italy
Volunteer, Artscape, Baltimore
NYU Public Arts Outreach, New York City Public Schools
Editorial/Journalism
D2B Group, writer
Black Warrior Review, editorial assistant
PopMatters, columnist
Radar Review, contributor
Bose Pacia, design/contributor
Mixer Magazine, contributor/editorial assistant
Scholastic Action, contributor/editorial assistant
Washington Square News, contributor
Other Applicable Work Experience
Black Warrior Review, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Design Editor
Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, Maryland
Professional Library Assistant
Fellowships and Awards
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of Alabama
summa cum laude, University of Alabama
Grant, Vermont Studio Center
magna cum laude, New York University
Public Readings
MFA Reading Series, University of Alabama
MFA Reading Series, University of Alabama
Vermont Studio Center
Tin House Writer’s Workshop