Candace Black

Department of English

AH 230

Minnesota State University, Mankato

(507) 389-2680

(507) 625-6104 (home)

candace.black@mnsu.edu

english.mnsu.edu/blackc1

Education

University of Montana 1978-1981 M.F.A., Creative Writing

California State University, Chico 1973-1977 B.A., English

Teaching Areas

Composition, Contemporary Literature, Introduction to Literature,

Modern and Contemporary Poetry, Nonfiction Prose Writing,

Poetry Writing, Women Writers, World Literature

Teaching Experience

2004-present 211—Women’s Literature

Assistant Professor 344—Creative Writing: Poetry

MSU, Mankato 647—Contemporary Poetry

2002-2004 102—Appreciation of Poetry

Adjunct 112—Introduction to Creative Writing

Visiting Assistant Professor 165—Writing Memoir

Gustavus Adolphus College 231—Modern Poetry

256—Reading & Writing the Essay

1984-1993, 2002-2004 013—Minnesota Poets

Adjunct Instructor 101—Comp. 1 (Expository Writing)

MSU, Mankato 102—Comp. 2 (Research Writing)

113—Introduction to the Novel

242—Introduction to Creative Writing

271—Technical Writing

344—Creative Writing-Poetry

442/542—Creative Writing-Nonfiction

448—Contemporary Literature

1991-1992 09—Reading & Writing

Adjunct Instructor 64—Contemporary Literature*

Gustavus Adolphus College *--under the college’s former system, this was an advanced

course

1982-1984 121—English Comp. (Expository Writing)

Instructor 214—Business English

Oregon State University 327—Technical Report Writing

1981-1982 101—Comp. & Literature (Nonfiction)

Instructor 102—Comp. & Literature (Fiction, Drama)

Moorhead State University 103—Comp. & Literature (Poetry)

1978-1980 100—English Comp. (Expository Writing)

Selected Publications

The Volunteer (poems), New Rivers Press, 2003

Poetry: Over fifty poems in magazines including The Chariton Review, The

Cincinnati Poetry Review, Conscience, The Decade Dance (anthology), Folio,

Gulf Stream Magazine, Inheriting the Land (anthology), Iowa Woman, The Iron

Horse Literary Review, Milkweed Chronicle, The Nebraska Review, Passages

North, Sport Literate, Sundog, Three Rivers Poetry Journal, Visions-International, Yarrow

Nonfiction Prose: A View from the Loft, Iowa Woman, poemmemoirstory

Awards

Poets on Parnassus Prize, Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, 2001

Minnesota Voices Poetry Project, New Rivers Press, 2000

Creative Nonfiction Residency, The Loft, 1999

SASE/Jerome Foundation Fellowship, 1998

McKnight Individual Artist Grant, Prairie Lakes ArtsCouncil, 1993

Loft-McKnight Award for Poetry, The Loft Literary Center, 1988

Residency, Ragdale ArtistsColony, July 1988

Other Experience

1985-present

Assistant Editor, Mankato Poetry Review, Mankato, MN

1986

Editor, Prairie Women’s Journal, Women’s Center, MSU, Mankato

1980-1981

Project Director, “Residencies for Writers Series,” University of Montana

1979-1981

Assistant Editor, Giltedge: New Series, Missoula, MT

References

Florence Amamoto Department of English

Gustavus Adolphus College

800 W.College Drive

St. Peter, MN 56082

(507) 933-7399

Eric Eliason Chair, Department of English

Gustavus Adolphus College

800 W. College Drive

St. Peter, MN 56082

(507) 933-7396

Lisa Norris Department of English

Virginia Institute of Polytechnics

Blacksburg, VA 24061-0112

(540) 231-6568

Anne O’Meara Department of English

Minnesota State University, Mankato

230 Armstrong Hall

Mankato, MN 56001

(507) 389-2117

Joyce Sutphen Department of English

Gustavus Adolphus College

800 W. College Drive

St. Peter, MN 56082

(507) 933-