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Curriculum Vitae |
| Leatha F. Kendrick 3475 Lyon Drive #60 Lexington, KY 40513 859-219-1770 Leatha  LeathaKendrick.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AREAS OF SPECIALTY Creative Writing: Poetry, Fiction, Memoir/Autobiography Editing and Publishing Kentucky Poetry Writing and Healing EDUCATION MFA Creative Writing, 1994 Vermont College, Montpelier, VT Post-graduate Fellowship MA English, 1977 University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY AB English, 1971 University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY “With High Distinction” PUBLICATIONS Second Opinion – Poems. Cincinnati, OH: David Robert Books, 2008. Science In Your Own Back Yard (chapbook--poems). Monterey, KY: Larkspur, 2003. A Lasting Thing for the World: The Photographs of Doris Ulmann – Documentary filmscript. Little City Productions, 2002. Editor (with George Ella Lyon), Crossing Troublesome: Twenty-Five Years of the Appalachian Writers Workshop. Wind, 2002. Heart Cake (poems). Abingdon, VA: Sow’s Ear Poetry Press, 2000. Poems, essays and book reviews in The Louisville Review, Shenandoah, The Connecticut Review, Cold Mountain Review, Arts Across Kentucky, Appalachian Journal, Nimrod, and other periodicals. Poems and essays in anthologies, including We Are What We Watch: Poets Reflect on Movies, TV and the Media, forthcoming (Syracuse University Press, 2007), The Kentucky Anthology: Two Hundred Years of Writing in the Bluegrass State (University Press of Kentucky, 2005), I to I: Life Writing by Kentucky Feminists (WKU Press, 2004), Listen Here: Women Writing in Appalachia (University Press of Kentucky, 2003), Kentucky Christmas Stories (University Press of Kentucky, 2003), and other anthologies. CURRENT AND RECENT EMPLOYMENT Director, New Books by Great Writers reading series. The Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning, Lexington, KY. 2006–09. Instructor, The Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning, Lexington, KY, 1997 & 2001–present. Poetry, 1997, 2004–present. Autobiography (“Life Writing”), 2004–present. Writing to Heal (“Writing Through Crisis”), 2001–2003. Revising Your Work (multi-genre), 2003–04. ACADEMIC POSITIONS Part-time Faculty, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 1996–2002. Adjunct Graduate Faculty, Morehead State University, Extended Campus, Prestonsburg, KY, 1997–98. Part-time Instructor, Prestonsburg Community College, Prestonsburg, KY, 1975–87, 2002. Teaching Assistant, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 1971–December, 1972. COURSES TAUGHT University of Kentucky– Beginning and Intermediate Imaginative Writing (Eng 207 & 407), Poetry and Fiction, 1996 - 2002 Most recent semesters: Spring, 2002– Eng 407, Fiction. Fall, 2001– Eng 207, Fiction. Morehead State University– Intermediate Creative Writing, Poetry (Eng 395) – 1997–98. Advanced Creative Writing, Poetry (Eng 583) and Fiction (Eng 584) —1998. Prestonsburg Community College– Freshman Composition, English 101 & 102 — 1977–85 (various times), 1992. Business English, Eng 230—1979–80. Introduction to Public Speaking, Speech 181 — 1978–85 (various times). Introduction to Journalism, Journalism 101 — 1975–76. ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Writer in Residence, The Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning, 2004. Poetry Editor, Wind magazine, 1996–99. Associate Editor, Wind magazine, 1994–96. Poetry and fiction faculty, speaker, and presenter at conferences and workshops, including the Associated Writers and Writing Programs conferences (2006 & 1999), Appalachian Writers Workshop, the Kentucky Writers Workshop, Tennessee Mountain Writers Conference, and the Eastern Kentucky University Summer Workshop. AWARDS, GRANTS, & HONORS 2006 Artist Enrichment Grant (fiction), The Kentucky Foundation for Women, Louisville, KY. Honorable Mention, Passager Poetry Contest. 2005 Elected to membership in Southern Arts Federation. Professional Development grant, Kentucky Arts Council. 2004 Al Smith Fellowship in Poetry, Kentucky Arts Council. Residency at the Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts, Rabun Gap, GA. 2003 Artist Enrichment Grant (poetry), The Kentucky Foundation for Women, Louisville, KY. Professional Development Grant, Kentucky Arts Council. 2002 Winner, Jim Wayne Miller Poetry Contest, Kentucky Writers Coalition. Individual Artist Project grant. [Project: Writing Through Crisis], Kentucky Arts Council. Art Meets Activism grant [Writing Through Crisis], Kentucky Foundation for Women. 1999 Individual Artist Project grant [Ulmann documentary], Kentucky Arts Council. 1998 Finalist, William and Kingman Page first book contest. Finalist, Sow's Ear Poetry Review Chapbook contest. 1997 Artist Enrichment Grant, Kentucky Foundation for Women, 1997. Writer's Residency Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT (1997 & 1993). 1996 Al Smith Fellowship in Poetry, Kentucky Arts Council. 1995 Kentucky Women Writers Project Residency Fellowship, Mary Anderson Center for the Creative Arts, Mt. Saint Francis. IN. Vermont College—Post-Graduate Fellowship, Graduate Assistantship. Phi Beta Kappa, University of Kentucky, 1970. |