Sally A Shivnan
Professor · Non-Tenure Track
About
Sally Shivnan teaches writing for the English Department, and is the author of the short story collection Piranhas & Quicksand & Love, published in 2016. Her work has appeared in The Georgia Review, Antioch Review, Glimmer Train, Best American Travel Writing, and other journals and anthologies.
Research interests
Effective practices in instructor-provided feedback on student writing.
Teaching interests
Creative writing (fiction and essays); composition.
Education
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MFA, Creative Writing: Fiction
— George Mason University (1999) Dreaming Camellia
- BA, English — UMBC (1995)
Courses Taught
- Internship
- Adv Creative Wrtng:Fictn
- Composition
- Intro Creat Wrtg-Fiction
- General Honors Seminar
- Topics in Creative Writing
- Intro Wrtg Creat Essays