SHANNON CAMLIN WARD
Office Address ____________________________
Assistant Professor of English
Department of English
Methodist University
5400 Ramsey Street
Fayetteville, NC 28311
(910) 630-7045
sward@methodist.edu
EDUCATION________________________________________________________
M.F.A. in Creative Writing
The North Carolina State University
May 2009
Thesis: Blood Creek, a full-length poetry manuscript
Adviser: Dorianne Laux
B.A. in English and Creative Writing (double major)
Methodist University, Fayetteville, North Carolina
Magna cum laude, May 2007
Certification to Teach English as a Second Language
Methodist University
May 2013
HONORS AND AWARDS______________________________________________
Foley Poetry Prize, “Claim,” May 2016.
Balticon Poetry Prize, “Quitting Spell,” May 2016.
Prize in Southern Poetry, White Oak Kitchen, “Love Spell.” February 2016.
Honorable Mention, Princemere Poetry Prize. “Wild Strawberries.” January 2015.
Resident Fellow, Brush Creek Ranch. June 1-12, 2015. Provided support for the
development of a full-length poetry manuscript.
Runner-up, Consequence Prize in poetry. “Ugly September.” November 2014.
Resident Fellow, Norton Island. June 26-July 7, 2014. Provided support for the
development of a full-length poetry manuscript.
Title III Mini-Grant, Methodist University, March 2014. Provided stipend to present at the
Gulf Coast Association of Creative Writing Teachers’ Conference.
Resident Fellow, Yaddo, July 2013. Provided support for the development of a full-length
poetry manuscript.
Whiting Fellowship, July 2013. Provided stipend for travel costs to Yaddo.
Honorable Mention, The Binnacle Ultra-Short Competition. “Spell for Our Grieving.” July
2013.
Nazim Hikmet Poetry Award, “Dressing the Pig,” “Shape Shifting,” and “On Carlos
Almaraz’s Homage to Still Life,” April 2013.
Resident Fellow, Holly House, May/June 2013. Provided support for the development of a
full-length poetry manuscript.
Honorable Mention, “Dressing the Pig,” North Carolina State University Poetry Contest,
April 2013.
Quality Enhancement Plan Mini-Grant, Methodist University, April 2013. Provided stipend
to present at the Narrative-Making in the Aftermath of War Conference at UC Santa
Barbara.
Title III Mini-Grant, Methodist University, October 2012. Provided stipend to attend the
2013 Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference.
Resident Fellow, Anderson Center for the Arts, June 2012. Provided support for
development of poetry manuscript, Blood Creek.
Finalist, Brenda L. Smart Poetry Contest, Spring 2009, “The Butcher.”
Bruce and Marge Petesch Fellowship, Fall 2009. Provided support for development
of poetry manuscript, Blood Creek.
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, North Carolina State University, 2007-2009.
Longleaf Press Student Writing Award, Spring 2007
Robert S. Christian Award in English, Methodist University, Spring 2007.
Honorable Mention, Charles Johnson Student Fiction Contest, Crab
Orchard Review, 2007, “Ghosts”
Alpha Chi
Omicron Delta Kappa
Sigma Tau Delta
PUBLICATIONS______________________________________________________
Chapbook
Blood Creek. Longleaf Press. Spring 2013.
Poems
“Claim,” America. June 6-13, 2016: 31
“Quitting Spell,” BSFAN. May 27-30, 2016: 68
“Vanishing Spell,” Raleigh Review. Spring 2016: 15
“Learning to Wait,” Raising Lilly Ledbetter. Lost Horse Press. June 2015: 36
“Ugly September,” Consequence. Vol. VII, Spring 2015: 262
“Stray” and “The Man with Red Eyes,” The Southern Poetry Anthology, Volume VII:
North Carolina. Texas Review Press. (January 2015.)
“Old Burying Hill,” Walter. March 2014: 99
“Trash,” What Matters. Jacar Press. Fall 2013: 103
“Spell for Our Grieving,” The Binnacle 2013 Competition Chapbook. Dec. 2013.
“Dressing the Pig,” On Carlos Almaraz’s Homage to Still Life,” and “Shape
Shifting.” Nazim Hikmet Poetry Festival Chapbook. Spring 2013.
“If the House Won’t Fall.” Great River Review. Spring/Summer 2013.
“Mice.” The Burning Bush II. January 2012.
“The Butcher” and “Directions.” The Superstition Review. December 2011.
“Stray.” Tar River Poetry. Spring 2009: 42
“Sediment.” Marginalia. Volume 4 2009: 109
“Her New Father,” “Skin,” and “Poem to My Ex-Husband.” The Fifteen Project.
April 2009.
“Words.” Burdock. Winter 2009: 3
“From Scratch.” Main Street Rag. Spring 2007: 75
Podcast
“The Butcher” and “Directions.” The Superstition Review. iTunes U. December
2012.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE___________________________________________
METHODIST UNIVERSITY
INSTRUCTOR OF ENGLISH, 2010-PRESENT
ENG 102 Composition and Introduction to Literature
ENG 101 Composition
ENG 101 Composition (Online)
ENG 100 Skills Development in English (Hybrid)
ENG 100 Skills Development in English
ESL 091 Reading Skills in the English Language
THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE OF THE LOWCOUNTRY
ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR OF ENGLISH, 2009-2010
ENG 102 Composition and Introduction to Literature
ENG 101 Composition
ENG 102 Composition and Introduction to Literature (Hybrid)
ENG 101 Composition (Hybrid)
THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT IN ENGLISH, 2007-2009
ENG 287: Explorations in Creative Writing (Course Assistant)
ENG 287: Explorations in Creative Writing
PRESENTATIONS____________________________________________________
Poetry Contest Winners’ Reading, Balticon 50, Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace
Hotel, 28 May 2016.
“A Reading from the Southern Poetry Anthology,” Yarborough Auditorium,
Methodist University. 13 April 2015.
“Ekphrastic Poetry by Women.” Center for Poetic Thought. Washington D.C.
5 April 2014.
“Unlocking the Landscape: A Poetry Workshop.” Gulf Coast Association of Creative
Writing Teachers Conference. 29 Mar. 2014.
A Reading from Blood Creek. Southern Writers Symposium. Fayetteville, NC. 22 Feb. 2014.
“A Reading from What Matters,” Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh, NC, 7 Dec. 2013.
“Ghosts,” Narrative Making in the Aftermath of War Conference, The University of
California, Santa Barbara. 26 April 2013.
Contest Winners’ Poetry Reading, Nazim Hikmet Poetry Festival, Page Walker Arts and
History Center, Cary, NC. 14 April 2013.
“Genre Matters,” The North Carolina Symposium on Teaching Writing, North Carolina
State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 16 February 2013.
Poetry Reading and Writing Workshop, Minnesota Correctional Facility-Red Wing. Gave a
reading and lead a workshop for juvenile males in a maximum security detention
facility. 23 June 2012.
“Female Teachers Rewriting the Literary Canon in the Classroom,” Split this Rock,
Washington, District of Columbia. 23 March 2012.
Publishing Panel, Southern Writers Symposium, Methodist University, Fayetteville,
North Carolina, 17 March 2012.
“Publish or Perish: A Reading and Discussion,” Southern Writers Symposium, Methodist
University, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 07 February 2011.
Resident Reading, Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities, Southern Pines, North
Carolina, February 2007.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE______________________________________________
METHODIST UNIVERSITY
Chair, Ad hoc committee for the development of online English classes, 2015-Present
Search Committee, English Department, 2015
Assistant Editor, Longleaf Press, 2015-Present
Writing Across the Curriculum Committee, 2014-Present
Academic Standards Committee, 2013-2014
Faculty Advisor, Amnesty International Student Group, 2013-2014
Global Education Advisory Board, 2012-2014
Calendar Committee, 2012-2013, 2014-2015
Faculty Concerns Committee, 2011-2013
Southern Writers Symposium Committee, 2010-2013
Ad hoc committee for the revision of committee membership statements, 2013
Ad hoc committee for the revision of the children at work policy, 2012
Ad hoc committee for the revision of the English 102 assessment process, 2011
VOLUNTEER SERVICE________________________________________________
Writing Mentor, Capitol Encore Academy, 2016.
Judge, Student Writing Contest, Marymount Manhattan College, 2016.
Judge, Emerging Writers Contest. Southern Writers Symposium, 2015.
Animal Welfare, Unchain Cumberland County. Domesticate, neuter, and provide
home for feral cat. Fall 2015.
Judge, Methodist University Creativity and Research Symposium, 2015.
Clothing, Knitting Group. Knit hats for sailors at sea for Christmas. Fall 2014.
Animal Welfare. Foster and find home for wild kitten. Fall 2014.
Judge, Nazim Hikmet Poetry Competition, 2014.
Judge, Emerging Writers Contest. Southern Writers Symposium, 2014.
Clothing, Knitting Group. Knit hats for the homeless. Fall 2013.
Mentor, Afghan Women’s Writing Project. Mentor women poets in Afghanistan and
help to expose readers in the United States to their work. July 2013.
Judge, Methodist University Creativity and Research Symposium, 17 Apr. 2013.
Clothing, Knitting Group. Knit hats for chemotherapy patients. Spring 2013.
Clothing, Knitting Group. Knit hats for elementary school children in a low-income
school district. Fall 2012.
Sheltering, The Red Cross. Helped to clean and close a shelter for the volunteers
involved in mass feeding exercises. September 02, 2012.
Feeding, The Red Cross. Served dinner to over 200 National Guard troops training on Fort
Bragg. August 28, 2012.
Exam Breakfast. Served students breakfast before exams. May 2012.
Fayetteville Beautiful Community Clean-Up, The Red Cross. April 2012.
Judge, Fields of Earth Poetry Contest. Writers Inc. Guild. April 2012.
Safe and Well Linking, The Red Cross. Completed a course that enables me to help
with disaster services. March 2012.
Critique Sessions, Southern Writers Symposium, 2012.
Stop Hunger Now, Methodist University. Helped to prepare and package meals to
distribute to schools and orphanages around the world. January 2012.
Shelter Operations, The Red Cross. Completed courses that will enable me to open and
manage shelters in the event of an emergency. January 2012.
Judge, Raleigh Charter High School. Poetry Challenge and Poetry Out loud, May 2008 and
May 2009.
REFERENCES _______________________________________________________
Available upon request
