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Sari Wilson

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Curriculum Vitae


Education

  • Stanford University, Wallace Stegner Creative Writing Program. 1997–1999
  • University of Chicago, Publishing Program. Certification course in copyediting. 1995
  • Oberlin College. Bachelor of Arts, History (Minor: Government). 1990

Fellowships & Residencies

  • The Corporation of Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, New York. 2010
  • Byrdcliffe Artist Colony, Artist-in-Residence, Woodstock, New York. 2006
  • Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, Massachusetts. 1999-2000.
  • Patricia Rowe Willrich Fellowship in Fiction Writing, Stanford University, 1998–1999
  • Wallace Stegner Fellowship in Creative Writing, Stanford University, 1997–1999
  • Masaryk Teaching Fellowship for teaching English as a Second Language, Prague, Czech Republic; Foundation for a Civil Society (formerly the Charter 77 Foundation), 1993

Teaching Experience

  • Solstice Creative Writing Programs of Pine Manor College. "Writing and Reading the Nonfiction Graphic Novel." Workshop. July 2010 (upcoming)
  • American Library Association. "Teaching Resources for Graphic Novels." Presenter. June 2010 (upcoming)
  • Graphic Novel Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. "Creating Resources for Graphic Novels." Presenter. "How and Why to Teach with Graphic Novels." Moderator. April 2010
  • Westchester Community College, Valhalla, New York. Young Authors' Conference: "The Art of Place in Fiction and Nonfiction." Workshop. 2009; 2010
  • Miami Book Fair International, Kids Comic Con, Miami, Florida. "How to Create Your Own Mini-Comic in 45 Minutes or Less." Workshop. November 2009
  • New York City School Library System Department of Library Services. 20th Annual Fall Conference: Growing Lifelong Learners Through the Library. "Graphic Novels in the Curriculum." Presenter. November 2009
  • Teachers and Writers Collaborative, New York, New York. "Graphic Novel Writing in the Language Arts Classroom." Workshop. June 2009
  • Provincetown Adult Education Program, Provincetown, Massachusetts. Writing Instructor. Taught course in memoir writing. Spring 2000
  • Stanford Creative Writing Workshop for Children (ages 8-12), 2000
  • Stanford University, Palo Alto. Teaching Assistant (for Tobias Wolff). Taught discussion section for undergraduate English course "Development of the Short Story." Fall 1998
  • Erie Settlement House, Chicago. Tutored Spanish-speaking immigrants in English as a Second Language. 1994–1995
  • Czech Technical University, Civil Engineering Faculty, Prague. Taught English grammar and conversation. 1993
  • Masaryk Teaching Fellowship, Prague. Taught course in English as a Second Language. 1993
  • Jazykova Skola, Prague. Taught English grammar and conversation. 1993
  • The International Center, New York City. Tutored students in English language and conversation. 1992
  • Langston Middle School, Elyria, Ohio. Tutored students in reading, writing, and math. 1990

Editorial Experience

  • Educational Consultant. Clients include Scholastic, Macmillan, Teachers & Writers Collaborative, Reading With Pictures. 2008–present
  • Editor (literature and language arts educational products). Holt, Rinehart, and Winston. 2001–2008. [With team, compiled, wrote, and edited Holt Multicultural Readers. Product won 2007 Association of Educational Publishers Distinguished Achievement Award.]
  • Research Editor, Playboy magazine, Chicago. 1994–1997
  • Contributing Writer, Travel Holiday. 1996–1998
  • Contributing Editor, Maxine, 1995–1997
  • Researcher and Fact-checker for publications such as US and Redbook. 1991–1993
  • Researcher, Bantam Books, New York City. Researched and fact-checked H. Norman Schwarzkopf's autobiography, It Doesn't Take a Hero. 1992
  • Assistant Editor, The American Lawyer, New York City. 1991–1992
  • Research Assistant to Katha Pollitt, columnist for The Nation. 1991–1992
  • Editorial Intern, The Nation. Fall 1990

Publications

Fiction

  • "Patriotic Dead," Slice. No. 4. Spring 2009.
  • "The Sightseer." Agni. No. 60. Fall 2004.
  • "Daily Commerce." Third Coast. Autumn 2001: pp. 87–102
    [Nominated for Pushcart Prize anthology, 2003]
  • "Desert Story." Shankpainter. Spring 2001.
  • "Fun House." The Thing About Second Chances Is . . . . Short story anthology edited by Robert N. Georgalas. Chicago, IL: Polyphony Press, 2000.
  • "The Distance You Have to Go." New York Stories. Vol. 1, No. 1, (summer 1998): pp. 9–15.
  • "The Michigan-Indiana Border." Maxine: A Literate Companion for Churlish Girls and Rakish Women. Issue #2 (1996): p. 13.
  • "Talkin'" Maxine. Issue #2 (1996): p. 25.
  • "Bali." Maxine. Issue #2 (1996): p. 34.

Nonfiction

  • "The Comics Revolution in the Language Arts Classroom: An Editor's Perspective," Teachers & Writers magazine. Vol. 39, no. 4 (Summer 2008): pp. 43-46.
  • Book review of Seeing Through Places: Reflections on Geography and Identity, by Mary Gordon. Provincetown Arts. July/August 2000.
  • "Exercising Abroad." Travel Holiday. Vol. 181, No. 9 (11/98)
  • "International Drinking Etiquette." Travel Holiday. Vol. 181, No. 9 (11/98)
  • "Was Your Trip Cursed?" Travel Holiday. Vol. 181, No. 8 (10/98): p. 24
  • "Travel Adviser: Drive South." Travel Holiday. Vol. 180, No. 7 (9/97): p. 19
  • "Travel Adviser." Travel Holiday. Vol. 180, No. 5 (5/97)
  • "Favorite Places: Garden Variety Beer." Travel Holiday. Vol. 179, No. 9 (11/96): p. 116
  • "Travel Adviser." Travel Holiday. Vol. 179, No. 8. (10/96)
  • "Favorite Places: Food for the Soul." Travel Holiday. Vol. 179, No. 7 (7/96): p. 86
  • "The S/I Conflict: Jill Ker Conway's True North, Frances Sherwood's Vindication, and Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex." Maxine Issue #2, 1996: p. 39
  • "Jane: Twelve Months With a Playmate." Maxine Issue #1, 1995: p. 39
  • "On Their Own: A Champion of Foster Care Children." The American Lawyer. 1992
  • "Bar Talk: Analyzing the Legal Psyche." The American Lawyer. 1992
  • "Management: Making Sure New Clients Can Pay." The American Lawyer. 1992
  • "Throwing the Big Party." The Riverdale Press. June, 1991
  • "The Bronx Museum of the Arts Celebrates 20 Years." The Riverdale Press. May 2, 1991: front page "Living" section
  • "Hard Times and the Non-Profit Job Search." Community Jobs: The Employment Newspaper for the Non-Profit Sector. March, 1991: p. 3
  • "Castles and Vases." Brooklyn Free Press. November 30, 1990: p. 8
  • "Education: Why Is It so Hard to Change?" The Perspective. March, 1989
  • "Redefining Women's Activism: Tossing the Toaster." The Perspective. February, 1989
  • "A Perspective on a Progressive Education." The Perspective. November, 1989

Comics writing

  • "The Beekeeper." Next-Door Neighbor. Smith magazine (online). Summer 2008.
  • "Travel Tip #45: Gynecology on the Go" (excerpt), in Robbins, Trina, ed., From Girls to Grrrlz: A History of Womens' Comics from Teen to Zines, Chronicle Books, 1999: p. 131.
  • "What's the Origin of the Word Cop?" Maxine: A Literate Companion for Churlish Girls and Rakish Women. Issue #4, 1998: p. 11
  • "Travel Tip #45: Gynecology on the Go." Maxine. Issue #3, 1997: pp. 22-23
  • "The Cave of Fear" (co-writer). Keyhole #1, 1995.

Readings

  • The Corporation of Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, New York. April 2010
  • Slice Issue #4 Readings, Pacific Standard, Brooklyn, New York. April 2009
  • Byrdcliffe Artist Colony, Woodstock, New York. September 2006
  • Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center: Reading: Winter Reading Series. Stanley Kunitz Common Room, Provincetown, Massachusetts. February 2000
  • Stanford Creative Writing Department: Stegner Fellows Reading. Palo Alto, CA. October 1997
  • Workshirts Reading Series. Chicago, Illinois. June 1995; April 1996
  • Arlington Heights Women's Art Gallery: Halloween Reading Series. Chicago, Illinois. October 1995
  • Beefstew Readings. Prague, Czech Republic. Read regularly at weekly series for English-speaking writers. 1992–1993
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