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Shawn Kerivan

Writing professor

Education

  • M.F.A., creative writing, Goddard College

Credentials

Academic

  • Professor of writing, Fall 2022—present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
    Visiting professor of writing, Winter 2018, SCAD Lacoste
  • Adjunct professor of writing, 2006–22, Community College of Vermont
  • Instructor, external degree program, January 2010–May 2010, Johnson State College
  • Instructor, November 2006–April 2008, Mt. Mansfield Winter Academy

Professional

  • Writer, January 1990–present, shawnkerivan.com
    Writer of fiction, nonfiction, essay, blogs, journalism, etc.
  • Freelance writer/copy editor/content editor, January 1989–present
    Sub-contractor for All About Books manuscript service.
  • Executive editor/co-founder, June 2011–September 2022, The Vermont Press
    The Vermont Press is a curated collective of independent publishers that offers innovation in storytelling and distribution through authors who write with clarity, velocity, humor, and a sense of social consciousness.
  • AP English Language Exam reader and scorer, 2009
    Read and scored over 2,000 AP English Language exams for the College Board.
  • Owner/innkeeper, November 2000–November 2017, Auberge de Stowe B&B
    Experienced in all phases of small business operation, including budgeting, bookkeeping, creative marketing, strategic planning, guest relations, communication, building operations, and maintenance.
  • Fiction editor, January 2008–January 2012, Quay, A Journal of the Arts
    Fiction editor of a literary journal. Assisted in thematic planning. Read and selected short stories for publication.

Organizations

  • Board member, Stowe Arts and Culture Council, 2014–22
  • Board of directors, Stowe Story Labs, March 2015–September 2021

Publications and presentations

Books

  • A Brief History of Innkeeping in the 21st Century, The Vermont Press, 2014.
  • Iago's Fool, Auberge Books, 2014.
  • Coordinating editor, "The English Composition Reader," Copley Custom Textbooks, 2012.
  • Creative Writing in the Real World: A Reader for Writers, New Plains Press, 2012.
  • Name the Boy, Dan River Press, 2007.
  • To Die Upon A Kiss, Virtual Publications, 1999.
  • A Modern Man, Previewbooks.com, 1998.

Short stories

  • The Deer Men, The Maine Sportsman, September 1992, August 1993.
  • Someone Like You, Thrust, Spring 1994.
  • Old Salts and Death Boats, Mostly Maine, Winter 1994.
  • One Question, The Ebbing Tide, Spring 1995.
  • A Careless Building, The Longneck, Spring 1995.
  • Cooper & Family, Pogonip, October 1996.
  • Heavy Brackets, Lexicon, Spring 1997.
  • Tara Gadomski's Voice, Pitkin in Progress, Spring 2005.
  • Water and Willow, Green Mountain Trading Post, June 2010.

Articles

  • "Head Games," Ocean Navigator, July 2022.
  • "Why I Drive the Bus," Stowe Guide & Magazine, Winter 2022.
  • "Dear Prince," Talking Writing Magazine, September 2016.
  • "The Feral Father," Backpacker Magazine, September 1994.

Academic writing

  • "Grammar and Creativity: An Unexpected Nexus." In "Creative Composition: Inspiration and Techniques for Writing Instruction," eds. Danita Berg and Lori A. May. Multilingual Matters, 2015.

Columns and blogs

  • ShawnKerivan.com
  • Innkeeping Innsights in Stowe, 2004–present
  • Over 200 blog posts exploring the intersection of innkeeping, teaching, and writing.
  • The Stowe Reporter, 2006.
  • Bi-weekly column, "An Author's Road," chronicles the conception, creation, and publication of a literary short story collection.
  • The Stowe Reporter, 2001–02.
  • My regular column "Innsights" looked at the lives of innkeepers.
  • "Innkeeping and Advice," Innkeeping Quarterly, Spring 2010.

Workshops

  • Co-founder and host, Roundtable Writers Conference, Stowe, VT.
  • "Research Paper Writing," presented at Community College of Vermont.
  • "Nature Writing" and "Becoming an Outdoor Family," presented at The University of Vermont, 4H Extension, 2008, 2009.
  • "Everything's Creative: Writing for the Real and Not so Real World," presented at People's Academy, Morrisville, Vermont, in conjunction with River Arts, Fall 2006.
  • "Creative Writing Workshop," presented at Stowe Free Library, Stowe, VT, 2011, 2014.
  • "The Art of the Short Story," presented at Stowe Free Library, Stowe, VT, Spring 2006.
  • "Art and Craft: A Creative Writing Workshop," presented at Stowe Free Library, Stowe, VT, Summer 2005.