Sarah Kanning

Education

Bennington College, Bennington, VT

MFA in Creative Writing

2004

Thesis: “Poems”

Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

M.A. in English Literature

1995

Graduated with Distinction

Ohio University, Athens, OH

B.S. Journalism

1993

Summa cum laude

Areas of Concentration: English, Visual Communication

AWARDS

Kansas Arts Commission Mini-fellowship, Poetry

2005

Langston Hughes Creative Writing Award, Poetry

2003

First Place in Poetry, Kansas Voices Literary Contest

1995

Runner-up in Fiction, KSU English Graduate Program Award

1995

First Place in Poetry, KSU English Graduate Program Award

1994

Hickock Fellowship in Creative Writing at KSU

1993

Publications

Interview with Liam Rector, American Poetry Review (forthcoming)

“Cut-Rate Muse” (Winter 2005) and “Traveling Song, or a Long-Distance Apology to Sheila” (forthcoming), Main Street Rag

“Granted: Exploring Strange and Lush Territory,” book review, Poet Lore (Fall 2004)

Poetry Editor, Bennington Review (June 2004 issue)

“Walk Home,” Lawrence Journal-World ( January 26, 2003)

Poems in Kaw Valley Haiku anthology (2002)

Edited Expository Writing II, a supplementary writing textbook produced for the Kansas State University Expository Writing Program by Simon and Schuster Custom Publishing (1997)

Presentations, Readings, and Performances

“Emily Dickinson’s Lovers, Her Readers, and the Reading Public.” Graduate lecture, Bennington College (June 2004).

Graduate reading, poetry, Bennington College (June 2004).

Reading, poetry, Langston Hughes Award, Lawrence Arts Center (February 2003).

“ISSies to Experts: Training Students as Technical Support Staff for Departments,” panel paper, SIGUCCS 2002.

“Straight Girls,” original one-act comedy, staged performance in Manhattan, Kansas (October 1994).

Teaching Experience

Lawrence Arts Center

Instructor – Poetry Workshop

2005

Developed curriculum and delivered two four-week noncredit creative writing workshops for adult learners.

Instructor – “Poetry as Play”

2003

Developed curriculum and delivered four-week and eight-week noncredit creative writing workshops for adult learners.

South Junior High School

Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

Adjunct Instructor – “Introduction to Literature,” “Technical Communication,” “Expository Writing I and II”

1996 - 1997

Developed syllabus and overall course structure, and administered all grades.

Graduate Teaching Assistant – “Expository Writing I and II”

1994 - 1995

Developed syllabus and overall course structure, and administered all grades.

Related Experience

The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Instructional Services, KU Libraries

2000 - present

Information Technology Trainer and Instructional Outreach Coordinator

Helped faculty, staff and students use technology more effectively for their research, teaching, learning and daily work.

Sprint, Overland Park, KS

1999 - 2000

Technical Consultant

Wrote technical and business process documentation; developed business proposals; provided technical consultation to clients.

TouchNet, Lenexa, KS

1997 - 1999

Senior Technical Writer; Technical Writer

Wrote computer software documentation, technical marketing materials, and web content; designed and delivered technical training.

Service

Member, Electronic Theses and Dissertations Committee, University of Kansas

2004 - present

Member, Collaborative Learning Spaces Committee, University of Kansas

2003 – 2004

President, Student Association of Graduates in English (SAGE), Kansas State University

1994 - 1995

Memberships

The Academy of American Poets

2003 - present

The Association of Writers & Writing Programs

2002 - present