Amos Magliocco

University of North Texas

Department of English

1155 Union Circle #311307Denton, TX 76203-5017940.565.2050

Education

M.F.A. in Creative Writing, 2005, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Concentration: Fiction Writing
Thesis: Remedy Wheel, a novel

Director: Anthony Ardizzone; second reader Samrat Upadhyay

M.A. in English, 2002 University of North Texas, Denton, TX

Concentration: Creative Writing
Thesis: Blackland Prairie, a collection of short stories

Director: Barbara Rodman; second reader Lee Martin

B.A. in Literature and Political Science, 1999, University of North Texas, Denton, TX

Professional Experience

Senior Lecturer

2013-present, University of North Texas

Lecturer in Creative Writing
2005 to 2012, University of North Texas

Assistant Instructor,

2002-2005, Indiana University

Publications

Anthologies

  1. “Put on the Petty.” Pushcart Prize XXXIV: Best of the Small Presses (2010 edition)
2.“The Nine Ideas for a Happier Whole.” The Habit of Art: Best Stories From the Indiana Fiction Workshop. Indiana University Press, 2005

Short Stories

1.“Saturday Children.” Redivider, Spring 2011
2.“Lake Effect.” Yemassee, Fall 2008.
3.“They Never Caught the Sun.” RE:AL, Regarding Arts and Letters, October 2007
  1. “The Nine Ideas for a Happier Whole.” Southwestern American Literature, Spring 2003
  2. “Flooded Timber.” Iron Horse Review, Fall 2002
  3. “Parts.” Oxford Magazine, Fall 2001
Non-Fiction
1.“The Sharpest Fall.” Isotope, 2010
2.“Put on the Petty.” The Missouri Review, Spring 2008
3.“Where the Real World Lies.” Poets & Writers, May/June 2008
4.“How to Fear Tornadoes.” India Today,September 2007.

Reviews

  1. “Choosing Wisely: The Bright Forever.” Indiana Review, Fall 2005
  2. “In Five Parts: Bolano’s 2666.” Book Punch November 2009

In-Progress

1.When the Wind Turns Traveler,memoir

  1. The Invigilation Room, novel

Readings

  1. Visiting Writer at West Texas A&M, Spring 2011
  2. RE:AL: Regarding Arts and Letters Issue Debut Reading, Spring 2008.
  3. Third-Year MFA Reading Series, Indiana University, Spring 2005.
  4. North Texas Review Reading Series, Uncommon Ground Coffee Shop, 2002.
  5. Young Fiction Writer Award Reading, Dallas Museum of Art, 2001.

Honors and Awards

1.Vermont Fine Arts College Post-Graduate Novel Workshop, 2015
2.Vann Award for Outstanding Lecturer, UNT Department of English, April 2014
3.Semifinalist, 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel ContestFor Remedy Wheel (judged by Lev Grossman and Penguin Editors)
4.Selection for Pushcart Prize XXXIV: Best of the Small Presses, 2010.For “Put on the Petty,” originally published in The Missouri Review.
5.Peter Taylor Fellowship in Fiction, Summer 2009.

Kenyon Review Writers Workshop, Gambier, OH.

6.Warren Wilson Fellowship in Fiction, Fall, 2002.The Indiana University English Department. Awarded annually to one incoming M.F.A. student.
  1. Nomination for Best New American Voices, Fall 2001
    Nominated by Lee Martin for the story, “Parts,” later published in Oxford Magazine.

8.Selection for Dallas Museum of Art’s Young Fiction Writer Award, 2001.

For “Flooded Timber,” later published in Iron Horse Review.

Professional Memberships
The Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP)

The Modern Language Association (MLA)

Faculty Service & other experience

1.Member – English Department Undergraduate Scholarship Committee, 2017

2.Panel Organizer, Moderator, “Return Address: Denton Writers’ Community,” Dallas Book Festival 2016

3.Ad Hoc Lecture Series Committee, Fall 2009.

  1. Communities of Practice Evaluation Committee, Fall 2009.
  2. Faculty Sponsor: North Texas Review (university literary magazine) 2006 & 2007.

6.Graduate Student Representative, Search Committee for Assistant Professor in Creative Writing. University of North Texas, 2002.

  1. Associate Fiction Editor, 2001-2002 - American Literary Review.
  2. Senior Advisor & Reader, national fiction contest, American Literary Review, 2001.

9.Copy Editor, Electronic Journal of Severe Storms Meteorology [ ISSN 1559-5404, 2008 to current.

Courses Taught

University of North Texas

English 1310 & 1320: College Writing I & II
English 2220: World Literature 2

English 2328: American Literature 1870 to Present

English 3140: Intermediate Fiction Writing

English 3160: Intermediate Nonfiction Writing

English 3450: Short Story (Honors)

English 4100 Advanced Nonfiction Workshop

English 4140 Advanced Fiction Workshop

English 4400: American Fiction

Indiana University

English 103:Introduction to Creative Writing

English 203:Intermediate Fiction Writing

English 141:Rhetoric and Composition

Recommendations

Anthony Ardizzone, Chancellor’s Professor of English, Indiana University

442 Ballantine Hall, 1020 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405

812-855-8224

Lee Martin, Professor of English, The Ohio State University.
168Denney Hall, 164 West 17th Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43210
614-292-0648

Dana Johnson, Assistant Professor of English, University of Southern California.

Taper Hall of Humanities, 404, 3501 Trousdale Parkway, University Park, Los Angeles,

CA 90089. 213-740-3735

Samrat Upadhyay, Associate Professor of English, Director of Creative Writing, Indiana University.

442 Ballantine Hall, 1020 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405

812-855-2336

Bruce Bond, Regents Professor of English, University of North Texas.
Auditorium Building, 112, 1155 Union Circle #311307, Denton, TX 76203.

940-565-4139

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