Address: 405 Morrill Hall
Message: 405-744-9474
E-mail: john.r.andrews@okstate.edu
BA University of Central Arkansas
MFA Texas State University
Areas of Interest & Expertise
- Creative Writing - Poetry
- Gender and Women's Studies
Publications
Books
- Colin is Changing His Name. Sibling Rivalry Press, 2017.
Journals
- "On Dancing the House Down." Four Ties Lit Review, August 2017.
- "On Dancing with Southern Boys" and "Sisyphus." Wraparound South, June 2017.
- "Monsoon." Muse/A, June 2017.
- "Supercell." Bodega, no. 56, April 2017.
- "Slow Testament" and "Wolf." Ninth Letter, Winter 2017.
- "On Dancing in Schacles." If You Can Hear This: Poems in Protest of an American Inauguration, January 2017.
- "Siren." The Boiler, Fall 2016.
- "Approaching Infinity." Bedivider, no. 13.2.
- "Found," "All He Left," "Leaving Song," "Hungry Work," "Sleep Over," and "The Story Retold, With All the Right Players." Assaracus, No. 20, Fall 2015.
- "Zone of Silence." Burnt District, No. 41, Summer 2015.
- "Soft Mouth." Ghost Ocean, No. 16, Spring 2015.
- "Stairs to Nowhere" and "Hook Echo," Pembroke Magazine, No. 47, 2015.
- "Things Come Back," "To Hell With Love," "The Heart Is a Shotgun House," and "The Boy Becomes a Stag," The Queer South: Poems and Essays, Sibiling Rivalry Press, Fall 2014.
- “Pollox” and “The Battle of Vicksburg.” Nude Bruce Review 2, Winter 2013.
- “The Moment Where God Says,” “Canyon Lake,” “Soul Jacket,” and “Litany.” Eunoia Review, Fall 2012.
- “On Meeting You.” Short, Fast, and Deadly August 2012.
- “Driving to Memphis in a Storm.” Columbia Poetry Review 25, Spring 2012.
- “Super Collider” Stone Highway Review 2, Winter 2012.
- “Leaving Ashlee,” Aim for the Head: An Anthology of Zombie Poetry, Fall 2011.
Honors and Offices
- Finalist for the 2015 Moon City Poetry Award
- CWA President 2014-2015
- C.D. Marshall Creative Writing Scholar – Texas State University 2013
- Managing Editor, Front Porch Journal, 2012-2013
- College of Fine Arts and Communications Outstanding Student Finalist – University of Central Arkansas- Spring 2010
- Editor in Chief, Vortex Literary Journal of The University of Central Arkansas 2009-2010
Conference Presentations
- "Spatial Identities: Who We Are (Not) and Where We Come From." Critical Voices. University of North Texas, 2016.
- "In and Out: Exploring the Closet Metaphor in Writing Centers and Composition Classes." Southwest Central Writing Center Annual Conference – 2014
- “Born Again: The Rise of University Literary Journals” - Association of Writing Programs Annual Conference – Boston, March 2013