Education & Professional History
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus, PhD
Gwen E. Kirby teaches classes in contemporary literature and creative writing. Her debut collection Shit Cassandra Saw was published by Penguin Books and her stories and essays have appeared in One Story, Electric Literature, Guernica, Lit Hub, Alaska Quarterly Review, and elsewhere. Degrees: Carleton, B.A.; Johns Hopkins, M.F.A.; University of Cincinnati, Ph.D.
At Carleton since 2024.
Current Courses
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Fall 2025
ENGL 270: Short Story Workshop
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Winter 2026
ENGL 160: Creative Writing
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ENGL 270: Short Story Workshop
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Spring 2026
ENGL 269: The Art of Time in Fiction
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ENGL 370: Advanced Fiction Workshop
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Fall 2026
ENGL 160: Creative Writing
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ENGL 270: Short Story Workshop
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Winter 2027
ENGL 270: Short Story Workshop
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Spring 2027
ENGL 264: Ballet in a Phone Booth: Writing Flash Fiction
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ENGL 370: Advanced Fiction Workshop