Barbara Presnell
Barbara Presnell
Lecturer, Writing Program
  • Home
  • Updates

Contact Me

Office: Cameron Hall 140
Phone: 704.687.1917
Email: bpresnel@uncc.edu

Links

  • Writing Program

Home

PresnellWebsite

Education

  • M.A. University of Kentucky, 1987
  • M.F.A. University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1979
  • B.A. University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1976

Areas of Interest

  • Creative writing, poetry and non-fiction
  • Rhetoric and composition
  • American literature
  • Writing in collaboration with other art forms

Current Project
Current work in progress is extensive research on the southern American small town and a collection of dramatic monologues that reflect the diversity and complexity of its inhabitants.

Selected Publications and Presentations

Books:
Piece Work (poems). Cleveland: Cleveland State University Poetry Center, 2007.

Sherry’s Prayer (poems). NC Crossroads Series. Greensboro: NC Humanities Council, 2004.

Los Hijos (poems). Fayetteville: Longleaf Press, 2002.

Unravelings (poems). Fayetteville: Longleaf Press, 1998.

Snake Dreams (poems). Troy, ME: Nightshade Press, 1994.

Selected Grants

  • North Carolina Arts Council Fellowship in Writing, 2007, 2002

Courses Taught

  • English 1101 Freshman Composition
  • English 1102 Writing in the Academic Community
  • English 1103 Accelerated College Writing: Honors
  • English 2126 Intro to Creative Writing
  • Liberal Studies 2212 Literature and Culture: Writers on the Edge

Professional Appointments

  • UNC Charlotte since 2000

Awards

  • Cleveland State University Poetry Center First Book Prize, 2006
  • Linda Flowers Prize (NC Humanities Council), 2004
  • Oscar Arnold Young Best Book Award (Poetry Council of NC), 1998
  • Zoe Kincaid Brockman Best Book Award (NC Poetry Society), 1995
Skip to toolbar
  • Log In