Sanderia Smith
Assistant Professor of Practice
| Office Location |
DH 244 |
| Phone |
214-768-3078 |
| Website |
Education
Ph.D. University of North TexasM.A. University of Texas at Dallas
M.F.A. Arizona State University
Sanderia Faye is the author of Mourner’s Bench, winner of the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for debut fiction, Philosophical Society of Texas Award of Merit for fiction, and Arkansas Library Association, Arkansiana Award. Her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in The New Yorker, New York Times, and Southwest Review. She is a professional speaker, activist and sommelier, where she pairs wine with books. She is the founder and host of LitNight Reading Series, co-founder of Kimbilio Center for Fiction and co-leader of Pen America/Dallas.
Areas of Interest:
Fiction
Creative nonfiction
African American Literature
Publications
Mourner’s Bench, The University of Arkansas Press, 2015
Short Fiction
“Come Away With Me,” D Magazine, July 2020
“Repass Cooks,” Southwest Review Vol. 103.4, 2019.
“Violated,” D Magazine, July 2019.
“Tucker’s Blues,” D Magazine, July 2017.
“A Journey from Innocence to Experience,” Rain Taxi, Vol. 38.1, 2017
“I Flunked It,” Nat.Brut, Spring 2017
“Toe Stepping,” The Collagist, Fall 2015.
“I Flunked It,” One-The Journal, 2015
“Give Me My Money,” The New Sound: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Art, 2015.
“Uncle Robert’s Pictures,” Sabal Literary Journal, Spring 2011
“Maeby Civil Rights,” Arsnick, The University of Arkansas Press, 2011
“Mrs. Holmes,” Mythium Literary Journal, 2010
Nonfiction
“In A Pandemic,” Dallas Morning News, 2020
“Breonna Taylor,” The New Yorker, 2020
“Reading Across America,” Literary Hub, 2017
“My Protests And Prayers In Dallas,” The New York Times, 2016
Awards
The Arkansas Library Association, Arkansiana Award, 2017
University of North Texas, Wingspan Presidential Award For Excellence 2017
The Hurston/Wright Legacy Award In Debut Fiction, 2016
The Philosophical Society of Texas Award of Merit for fiction, 2015
Hurston/Wright Award for College Writers, 2013
Best Of, Eckerd College Writers’ Conference, 2011
Fellowship and Scholarships
Sewanee Writers Conference, 2017
Vermont Writing Center, 2015
Martha’s Vineyard Writers Residency, 2011, 2013, 2015
Writers in Paradise Conference, 2005, 2008,
Dairy Hollow Writers Residency, 2005, 2006
Hurston/Wright Writers’ Conference, 2002
Press
Dallas Morning News, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Blood Orange Review, Vol. 9.2, 2018
Books & Co. PBS, 2017
Rain Taxi, Vol. 38.1, 2017
KUAF FM 91.3, NPR, Fayetteville, AR
KUAR FM 89, NPR, Little Rock, AR, 2015
Ed Gray Show, Interview, Dallas TX, 2015
Courses Taught
English 2312: Introduction to Fiction
English 2390: Introduction to Creative Writing
English 3390: Advanced Creative Writing Workshop
