Diplomas/Degrees
Diplomas/Degrees
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1993)
MFA, University of Virginia (1988)
Recent Courses
Recent Courses
Advanced Creative Nonfiction
Fiction Workshop
Manhattan Week
Writing Poetry
Courses Previously Taught
Courses Previously Taught
Creative Writing
Fiction Writing
Poetry Writing
Writing Creative Nonfiction
The Contemporary Novel
Modern Literature
Specialization/Interests
Specialization/Interests
Creative Writing
Contemporary Novels
The Novel
Modernism
Research Interests
Research Interests
The Novel
Visual Artists (especially Hilma af Klint and Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven)
International Experience
International Experience
From 2013-2023 (except for 2021-22), I directed a writer's residency for MFA students at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Wroxton College (in Oxfordshire, England). As part of the curriculum, we hosted many UK authors and publishing professionals, including Jeanette Winterson, Bernadine Evaristo, Samantha Harvey, and others.
Books
Books
Friendswood (a novel), Riverhead Books
Holy Skirts (a novel), William Morrow/Harper Collins
The Fires (a novel), William Morrow
Other Work
Other Work
Book Reviews
“Emma Donoghue, The Wonder,” 4Columns, September 23, 2016 (http://4columns.org/steinke-ren/the-wonder).
"The Invaders, by Karolina Waclawiak," O: The Oprah Magazine, August 2015.
“Mermaids in Paradise, by Lydia Millet,” review in The New York Times Book Review, January 2, 2015.
“Texas Ex: A review of It Starts with Trouble: William Goyen and the Life of Writing, by Clark Davis,” Bookforum, April/May 2015 (in print and online, http://www.bookforum.com/inprint/022_01/14380).
Creative Scholarship
Creative Scholarship
“The Field,” The Arkansas International, Fall, 2018, No. 5 (print and online).
(https://www.arkint.org/rene-steinke)
“Walser on Fire,” The Literary Review, Summer 2015, p. 43-48.
Grants
Grants
Bhisé Faculty Research Grant (2024-2025)
University Grant-in-Aid Award (2016, Fairleigh Dickinson University)
Honors and Accomplishments
Honors and Accomplishments
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship (2016)
National Book Award Finalist
Virginia Book Award Finalist
University of Arkansas 2022-23 Walton Visitng Writer
Distinguished Visiting Writer, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2019)
Professional Activities
Professional Activities
Judge, Rona Jaffe Prize, 2019
Judge, St. Francis College Prize for Mid-career Writers, 2017
Fiction Judge, National Book Awards, 2013
Judge, PEN Biography Award, 2009
University Service
University Service
Director, Low-residency MFA Program in Creative Writing
Advisory Committee, Writers and Readers Festival at Adelphi University
Scholarship and Creative Works Committee
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