Sun Jones
MFA Student, Creative Writing - Poetry
Pronouns: she/they/none
Office: 4th Floor, Morrill Hall
Email: sun.jones@okstate.edu
Education
- BA, Missouri State University
Areas of Interest
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Poetry
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Science Fiction and Fantasy
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Queer Literature
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Asian Literature
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Korean Shamanism
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Mythology and Folklore
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Video Game Narrative
Recent Courses Taught
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ENGL 1113: Composition I
Selected Publications
Poetry:
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“Vile Affections,” Writers Resist, 2023
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“This is How the Body Knows,” The Good Life Review, 2023
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“You Cannot Serve God and Mammon,” MOODY, 2022
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“Bluegrass Baywatch,” “Two White Women Corner Me at a Work Party,” Skink Beat Review, 2022
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“an elegy for aunt phyllis,” “Horse Girl,” Juke Joint Magazine, 2022
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“Canis Minor,” “You Could Be Pretty,” Freshwater Literary Journal, 2022
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“Church Gossip,” beestung, 2022
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“Amateur Female Impersonator,” Westerly, 2021
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“Generation of Vipers,” Moon City Review, 2017
Fiction:
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“The Vessel of the Nameless Goddess,” Gilded Glass Anthology: Twisted Myths and Shattered Fairytales, WordFire Press, 2022
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“Downburst,” Typehouse Literary Magazine, 2022
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“God’s Orchard,” Bright Flash Literary Review, 2021
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“Project Novo,” Emerge: Lambda Literary Anthology, 2017
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“Mustard Seeds,” Moon City Review, 2017
Selected Conference Presentations
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“One Girl in All the World: Storytelling Through Environment and Exploration in Metroid Prime,” Undergraduate Literary Conference, Missouri State University, 2016
Professional Appointments/Service
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Assistant ESL Teacher, Ozarks Technical Community College, 2017-2018
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Assistant Poetry Editor, Moon City Review, 2014-2017
Awards and Recognition
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We Need Diverse Books Mentorship Award, Young Adult Fiction, 2016
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Missouri State University Student Fiction Prize, 2016
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Missouri State University Student Poetry Prize, 2016