Month: January 2018

Meet Prof. Alex Kaufman

January 30, 2018 by Jacket Copy Creative

Although originally from Philadelphia, Alex Kaufman comes to us from Auburn University at Montgomery, in Alabama, where he was department chair and Professor of English. This summer, Dr. Kaufman was named the Reed D. Voran Distinguished Professor of Humanities at Ball State. He teaches courses on Robin Hood, outlaws and banditry, historical literature, medieval literature, and medievalism. […]

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Elysia Smith on poetry, marketing, and bookselling

January 25, 2018 by coreyhalbert

Elysia Lucinda Smith is a California transplant who went to high school in Indiana before attending Ball State. At the time we interviewed her in 2018, she had recently earned her MFA and was working for Metonymy Media in Indianapolis. Not long after, she became the owner of Irvington Vinyl & Books. Find her writing […]

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Women in the Post-Apocalypse: An Interview with Kristen Simmons

January 23, 2018 by Jacket Copy Creative

This year’s Digital Literature Review focuses on the post-apocalyptic, including the ways gender is depicted in post-apocalyptic stories. Time and time again, women in post-apocalyptic narratives are forced back into patriarchal roles after catastrophic events. Young adult fiction writer Kristen Simmons deliberately writes stories that place young women in active, empowered roles. An award-winning author […]

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Robbie Maakestad : Editor, Author, Award Winner

January 23, 2018 by ceceliamwestbrook

Robbie Maakestad is an Assistant Features Editor for The Rumpus and is writing a biography of place about the City of David archaeological park in Jerusalem. He has an MA in Creative Writing from Ball State and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from George Mason University. He has been published or has forthcoming work in […]

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Melissa Glidden : Freelance Writer, Copyeditor, and Mom

January 18, 2018 by ceceliamwestbrook

Melissa Glidden has an M.A. in Creative Writing from Ball State University. She has translated her college learning into editing, copywriting, and marketing. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her daughter, knitting, and reading. How did your English major lead to your current position? What skills did you learn as an English major that helped […]

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