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John Thurgood

  • Fellow, English

Education

  • MFA in Fiction, Univ. of California, Riverside, 2014
  • BA in Creative Writing, San Francisco State Univ., 2009

Research Interests

  • Marcia Yockey
  • Skate Culture
  • Race
  • Occupying Space

Related Activities

  • Chancellor Award, 2019-20

Conference Presentations

  • 2018 Pushing Boarders, London, UK - "Filmers' Focus: Not Simply Shaping Brand Image and Industry Standards" (presented and spoke on a panel)

Selected Publications

  • Story|Houston - "For William" (Short Story)
  • Evansville Review - "I Was Born A Werewolf's Child" (Short Story)
  • Another Chicago Magazine - "Tracking The Economy Of Elk" (Short Story)
  • Monkeybicycle - "When We Fall Together" (Short Story)
  • Untoward - "The Thing With The Clothes" (Short Story)

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