Katie McMorris
PhD Student, Creative Writing - Poetry
MFA, English – Creative Writing, Purdue University
BA, English, Hope College
Areas of Interest & Expertise
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Poetry
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Dance
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Victorian Literature
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Critical Theory
Recent Courses Taught
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ENGL 1113: Composition 1
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ENGL 1213: Composition 2
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ENGL 2513: Introduction to Creative Writing
Selected Publications
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“Oscines.” Passages North, Issue 44, February 2023, Print.
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“Remnants.” Gulf Coast, Issue 35.2 (Online Exclusive), February 2023, Web.
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“The Reincarnation Museum.” Spoon River Poetry Review, issue 47.2, December 2022, Print.
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“In the Forest of Discarded Grocery Store Ponies” & “I Want to Fall in Love (in a Fabric Store).” the minnesota review, Issue 99, November 2022. Print.
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“Big Bird Rides the Challenger” & “When a Stranger Says My Arm Hair is Dark Enough.” The Pinch, Issue 42.2, October 2022, Print.
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“Poem in Which Our Bodies are Not Temples.” The Indianapolis Review, Issue 20, July 2022. Web.
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“Whenever I Mention Dropping Everything and Becoming a Farmer on a Remote Island.” The Arkansas International, Issue 12, May 2022, Print and Web.
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“After Another Visit with the Pain Specialist.” The Rupture, Issue 117, February 2022, Web.
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“Firth Date with the Asteroid that Killed the Dinosaur.” Booth, Issue 16, January 2022, Print.
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“Allowing Your House Ghosts to Steal Your Loafers” & “cannibal ant from special object 3003.” The Shore, Issue 11, September 2020, Web.
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“How to Love Someone at the Bottom of the Ocean.” org, September 2021, Web.
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“Diptych: A Mr. Seven Hands Screwdriver and an Octopus Open up about Their Relationship.” Longleaf Review, September 2021, Web.
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“Any of Various Bases or Parts.” Quarterly West, Issue 94, June 2018, Web.
Professional Appointments
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Poetry Reader, Longleaf Review, Spring 2023 – present
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Multimodal Satellite Supervisor, Oklahoma State University Writing Center, Fall 2022 – present
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Writing Consultant, Oklahoma State University Writing Center, Spring 2022 – present
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President, Oklahoma State University Creative Writers Association, Fall 2022 – Spring 2023
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Editorial Assistant, Cimmaron Review, Fall 2021 – Spring 2022
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Poetry Reader, Sycamore Review, Spring 2021
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Visiting Writers Series Coordinator, Purdue University Creative Writing Program, Fall 2019 – Spring 2021
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Content Developer, Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab), Fall 2018 – Spring 2020
Awards and Recognition
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Marye Lynn Cummings Scholarship in Creative Writing – Poetry, Oklahoma State University, Spring 2023
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Marye Lynn Cummings Scholarship in Creative Writing – Creative Nonfiction, Oklahoma State University, Spring 2023
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Third place, Marye Lynn Cummings Scholarship in Creative Writing – Fiction, Oklahoma State University, Spring 2023
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Second place, Academy of American Poets Universities and Colleges Prize, Oklahoma State University, Spring 2023
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Best of the Net Prize Finalist (nominated by The Arkansas International), Spring 2023
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Pushcart Prize Nominee, The Pinch, Fall 2022
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Pushcart Prize Nominee, Longleaf Review, Fall 2021
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Thomas H. Scholl and Elizabeth Boyd Thompson Poetry Prize (Academy of American Poets Universities and Colleges Prize), Purdue University, Spring 2021
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Second place, Kneale Award for Literary Criticism, Purdue University, Spring 2021
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Department of Anthropology Award, Purdue University, Spring 2021
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Honorable Mention, AWP Intro Journals Award, Spring 2021
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Quintilian Award, Purdue University, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Summer 2020
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Visual and Performing Art Award, Purdue University, Spring 2020
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Promise Grant, Purdue University, Spring 2020
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Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award, Purdue University, Fall 2019, Fall 2020
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Jennifer Young Award in Creative Writing and Literature, Hope College, Spring 2017
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William B. Eerdmans Prize in Prose, Hope College, Spring 2016
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Erika Brubaker Award for Promising Achievements in the Study of Literature, Hope College, Spring 2016