Milton O Neal Walsh, Jr.

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1 Curriculum Vitae Milton O Neal Walsh, Jr Bertha Drive Office: 285 Liberal Arts Building New Orleans, LA University of New Orleans phone: New Orleans, LA mowalsh@uno.edu Background Education: University of Mississippi M.F.A. in Creative Writing, completed May Thesis titled The Ploofop Refugees, a novel in stories. Committee: Barry Hannah, Tom Franklin, Michael Knight. University of Tennessee M.A. in English Literature with Creative Thesis, completed May Thesis titled: Canned Animal Sketches and Other Stories Louisiana State University B.A. in English Literature with Political Science minor, completed December 1998 Experience : Academic: A: Employment Assistant Professor, The University of New Orleans May 2012-present Visiting Assistant Professor, The University of New Orleans. August 2011-May 2012 Instructor, Louisiana State University. August 2007-May 2011 Online Instructor, University of Mississippi. August 2006-May 2007 Instructor, University of Mississippi. August 2005-May 2006 Lecturer, University of Tennessee. August 2001-December 2002 B. Other professional: Position, period of appointment Director, The Creative Writing Workshop resident and low-residency MFA programs at the University of New Orleans Director, The Yokshop Writers Conference. Oxford, MS 2013-present Director, The Yoknapatawpha Summer Writer s Workshop at the University of Mississippi Visiting Writer, McNeese State University. October 28-30, 2010

2 Scholarly and Creative Productivity 1. Publications A. Books Author of My Sunshine Away (novel). Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam. Forthcoming January Author of The Prospect of Magic: Stories. Livingston Press. May B. Refereed/Invited Publications C. Other Publications a. Fiction (stories): The Vicinity of the Sick Oxford American, September 10 Safe StorySouth, September 10 Losses: A Game Daily Science Fiction, September 10 Finds: A Game anthologized in Best of the Net 2009 Nightrise Louisiana Review, Spring 09 Arms New Orleans Review, Summer 08 Finds: A Game LitNImage, Winter 08 Pins Oxford American, Fall 07 Waxy Maxy Oxford Magazine, Spring 07 High Noon Louisiana in Words (anthology) Spring 07 The Guy Who Thought He Knew Me Bar Stories, (anthology) Spring 07 The Phin Boys American Short Fiction, Fall 07 The Cat Who Ate the Boy (under title Crate Full of Kitty ) Backwards City Review, Jan 06 The Dream Tow Phoebe, Spring 06 Young Ted Arkansas Review, April 06 The Prospect of Magic New Delta Review, June 06 The Freddies Best New American Voices 2007, (anthology) August 06 The Freddies Stories from the Blue Moon Café (anthology) August 05 Son of Gilberto Writes Letter to Wife Epoch, December 05 The Guy Who Thought he Knew Me Pindeldyboz, Feb 04 The Ploofop Refugees Greensboro Review, Winter 04 Mouthing the Words Absinthe Literary Review, Spring 03 Penny Pitching French Quarter Fiction (Anthology), Fall 03 Sardine New Orleans Review, Fall 03

3 b. Reviews: One Hot Ticket, a review of Karl Taro Greenfeld s NowTrends (Hobart Press). Published in American Book Review, Fall A New New Orleans Novel, a review of Josh Russell s My Bright Midnight (LSU Press). Published in American Book Review, Winter Review of Shuffle and Breakdown (Waywiser Press), poems by Cody Walker. Published in New Delta Review, Spring c. Non-Fiction: Another Harkening Face in A Short Ride: The Life and Teaching of Barry Hannah (Vox Press). Spring A Tribute to Lewis Buddy Nordan ( ) in Oxford American, May Sewer Project Blues in the Lives section of The New York Times, Jan 11 th, Wet, Wild and Free: Paddling the Atchafalaya Basin with CC Lockwood 225 Magazine, July, Items Accepted for Publication but Not Yet Published Novel My Sunshine Away, forthcoming from Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, January Artistic or Other Creative Contributions Film Projects: Script for short film adaptation of story The Freddies won the 2011 Louisiana Arts and Film Commission Screenwriting Contest. Script for feature length film entitled Beautiful Grody (as of yet un-produced) co-written with Matthew Janzen of LionsGate Films Spec Treatment for feature length film entitled Find It and Kill It (as of yet un-produced) for LionsGate Films 4. Participation at Professional Meetings Readings: The Vicinity of the Sick aat Gulf Coast Associtation of Creative Writing Teachers conference, March Arms at Gulf Coast Association of Creative Writing Teachers conference, March 2013 Safe at Gulf Coast Association of Creative Writing Teachers conference, March 2012 Son of Gilberto Writes Letter to Wife at University of Tennessee Writers in the Library Series, Distinguished Alumni Reading, September 10 Waxy Maxy at Decatur Book Festival, September 10 Son of Gilberto Writes Letter to Wife at Sewanee Writer s Conference, July 10

4 Pins SCMLA in Baton Rouge, October 09 Confidence: A Craft delivered at Yoknapatawpha Summer Writer s Workshop, 07 Challenger at Yoknapatawpha Summer Writers Workshop, June 09 Losses: A Game at Yoknapatawpha Summer Writers Workshop, June 08 Malfunction Junction at Yoknapatawpha Summer Writers Workshop, June 07 Pins at Sewanee Writer s Workshop, June 06. Waxy Maxy PCA/ACA Conference in Atlanta, April 06 The Guy Who Thought He Knew Me Southern Writers on Southern Writing at the University of Mississippi, 2004 The Simpsons as Pedagogical Gold ; delivered at Pop Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference in New Orleans, Penny Pitching 20 th Century Literature Conference at the University of Louisville, 2001 A Good Scratching Millstream Symposium at Jacksonville State University, Other Scholarly or Creative Activities A. Service in role of discussant, critic, reviewer for professional meeting or publications B. Service in role of officer of professional organization, program committee member, session organizer for professional meeting C. General editorship of journal, monograph series, book series Fiction Editor: Bayou: A Literary Journal August Editor: The Yalobusha Review, Vol. XI, 2006 Non-Fiction Editor: The Yalobusha Review, Vol. X, 2005 D. Professional society membership PEN America Gulf Coast Association of Creative Writing Teachers Associated Writing Programs Member 6. Awards, Lectureships, or Prizes (List those that show recognition of scholarly or artistic achievement.) Winner of 2011 William Faulkner-William Wisdom Prize for Novel-in-Progress Whiteflies Winner of 2011 Louisiana Arts and Film Commission Screenwriting Award for The Freddies Finalist and Honorable Mention for 2011 Eric Hoffer Award for The Prospect of Magic Editor s Selection for Best New Book of 2010 by Oxford American for The Prospect of Magic Short Story Safe named a Notable Story of 2010 by The Million Writers Award Short Story The Vicinity of the Sick named a Top Ten Favorite Story of 2010 by

5 Flavorwire.com, the international culture and critique web magazine. Awarded Walter E. Dakin Fellowship to Sewanee Writer s Conference, 10 Story Finds: A Game selected for international anthology Best of the Net, 09 Winner of Tiger Athletic Foundation Undergraduate Teaching Award, LSU, Spring 09 Winner Tartt s First Fiction Award, Spring 09 Named a Pi Beta Phi Professor of the Year, Louisiana State University, Spring 09 Short story Waxy Maxy named Notable Story of 2007 by The Million Writers Award Nominated for Tiger Athletic Foundation Undergraduate Teaching Award, Fall 08 Finalist for Yellow Shoe Press Fiction Series, Summer 07 Semi-Finalist for Iowa Short Fiction Award, Summer 07 Awarded Tennessee Williams Scholarship to Sewanee Writer s Conference, Summer 06 Winner of Matt Clark Prize for Fiction, Summer 06 Winner of Bondurant Prize for Fiction, Spring 06 Semi-Finalist for James Jones First Novel Fellowship, Summer Grants and Contracts A. Grants and contracts received a. Principal investigator, co-principal investigator, or equivalent b. Not principal investigator, etc. (indicate your role) B. Grants and contracts applied for a. Principal investigator, co-principal investigator, or equivalent b. Not principal investigator, etc. (indicate your role) 8. Thesis/Dissertation Committee Service Heath Fisher, chair. Fall 2012 Jeanette Brown, chair. Fall 2012 Rob Gray, chair. Fall 2012 Daniel Morales, chair. Spring 2013 Ben Shields, chair. Spring 2013 Kiki Whang, chair. Spring 2013 Katrina Kimbril, chair. Spring 2013 Mike Haines, member. Spring 2013 Maurice Ruffin, member. Spring 2013 Hannah Choi, member. Spring 2013 Melissa Remark, member. Fall 2013 Larry Wormington, chair. Fall 2013 Sara Paul, member. Fall 2013 Anthony Kane, chair. Spring 2014 Joyana Peters, chair. Spring 2014 John Shinholser, chair. Spring 2014 Robin Baudier, member. Spring 2014 Lea Downing, member. Spring 2014 Ariel Spengler, member. Spring 2014

6 Summer Wood, member. Spring 2014 Trulock, Todd, member. Spring Major Areas of Creative or Research Interest Creative Writing: Fiction, Non-Fiction and Screenplay Southern Literature Fabulist Literature Contemporary American Literature 10. Other Professional Accomplishments A. Manuscripts under submission B. Course/Program design and development Ecology and Identity, a sophomore level literature course at Louisiana State University Terror and the Human Condition, a sophomore level literature course at Louisiana State University Finding Argument in Fact and Fiction, a special topics composition course at Louisiana State University C. Special recognition for teaching Tiger Athletic Foundation Award for Undergraduate Teaching, Louisiana State University, D. Academic service a. On-campus (as administrator, committee member, etc.) Director, the Creative Writing Workshop MFA program 2014-present Director, the Creative Writing Workshop MFA Progra, (Low Residency option) 2014-present Fiction Editor, Bayou Literary Magazine, Fall 2011-Spring 2014 b. Off-campus (include speaking engagements) E. Other service