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Lynn Petrillo
Seidlin Hall
Mon: 12:20 pm - 1:10 pm
Tue: 12:20 pm - 1:10 pm
Wed: 12:20 pm - 1:10 pm
Fri: 12:20 pm - 1:10 pm
lpetrillo@jinken-fukuoka.com
607-871-2286
Mon: 12:20 pm - 1:10 pm
Tue: 12:20 pm - 1:10 pm
Wed: 12:20 pm - 1:10 pm
Fri: 12:20 pm - 1:10 pm
lpetrillo@jinken-fukuoka.com
607-871-2286
"Word by word, thought by thought, act by act, we influence the universe."
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Education
- PhD: English and Creative Writing, Binghamton University, 2002
- MA: English and Creative Writing, University of California, Davis, 1992
- BA: English and Education, Lafayette College, 1990
Research, Publications, & Presentations
Presentations
- Alfred University's Opening Convocation Address, "A First Lecture: 'I Am You' and Other True Unities," 2010
- Alfred University's Bergren Forum, "Let All of This Be Part of the Story, Too: Connective Art," 2009
- The Gathering: A Literary Conference for Readers, Writers, and Thinkers, "The Blur: Merging Genres," 2007
Research & Publications
- Five Poets, "Not All Embraces Can Be Balanced," Spring 2006
- Paterson Literary Review, "While We Are Broken Open: A Review of Arthur L. Clements' The Book of Madness and Love," 2002
- William and Mary Review, "Afterbirth," 2002
- Storyquarterly, "Seventh Street Dancers," Fall 2001
- Confrontation, "Sometimes, When It's Too Much," Winter 1997
- TriQuarterly, "Lovesong," Winter 1996
- The Kenyon Review, "Invisibly Dying Grass," Winter 1996
- Antioch Review, "One Step From Doing," Winter 1996
- New Stories from the South: The Year's Best 1995, "Teams," Fall 1995
- The Gettysburg Review, "Tight Like That," Summer 1993
- African American Review, "Like Sparrows," Fall 1992
- High Plains Literary Review, "China," Fall 1993
- Another Chicago Magazine, "Writes from the Mother of Raju," Spring 1993
- Sonora Review, "Kara," Spring 1992
Awards/Honors
- Alfred University's Excellence in Teaching Award, 2009
- Binghamton University Dissertation Year Fellowship, 2001-2002
- Binghamton University Newhouse Fellowship, 1998
- The O. Henry Awards, Honorable Mention, "One Step from Doing," 1997
- Pushcart Prize, Special Mention, "Tight Like That," 1994-1995
- Raymond Carver Short Story Contest, 1st Place, "Like Sparrows," 1992
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