John Griswold
Lecturer of English
Contact Information
- Address: English 220, 608 S Wright, Urbana, IL 61801
- Telephone: (217) 333-4951
- Email: jgriswld@illinois.edu
Office Hours
- Wednesday, 12:30-2:00.
Education
MFA, University of Miami, 1999. BA, Northern Illinois University, 1994.
Courses
Undergraduate creative writing (fiction and nonfiction), intro literature courses, and rhetoric.
Publications
Books
- Herrin, By God: A Brief History of a Radical Midwestern Town. Charleston: The History Press, 2010.
- A Democracy of Ghosts. LaGrande: Wordcraft of Oregon, 2009.
Short Stories
- "School." Hawai'i Pacific Review. 2009.
- "The Stork." Downloadable chapbook. Chicago: Featherproof Books, 2008.
Journal Articles
- "Praise to Those Still Coming Through On Song: An Appreciation of John Balaban." War, Literature & the Arts 20.1 & 2 (2009):
Essays
- "Show, Don't Tell." The Best Creative Nonfiction. New York: W.W. Norton, 2009.
- "Microgeographies." Ninth Letter. Urbana: 2008.
- "Three Graces." Brevity. 2008. 15 Sep. 2008.
