About

Holly M. Wendt is Assistant Professor of English at Lebanon Valley College and teaches creative writing, medieval literature, and sports literature. They are also the director of the campus visiting writers’ series, “Writing: A Life,” and a member of the Global Education Committee and Intergroup Dialogue Working Group. Their research interests include Beowulf, the homilies of Wulfstan, and Deor, as well as early eighteenth century piracy. Their creative works have appeared in BarrelhouseMemoriousGulf Stream, and elsewhere, and they are a weekly contributor to Baseball Prospectus’s Short Relief column. They are a recipient of the Robert and Charlotte Baron Fellowship for Visual and Creative Artists from the American Antiquarian Society, as well as a fellowship from the Jentel Foundation.

Education

B.A. in English / Creative Writing, Lycoming College (2003)

M.A. in English / Creative Writing, Ohio University (2005)

Ph.D. in English, Creative Dissertation, Medieval Studies Graduate Minor (2009)

Blog Posts

    Publications

    Scholarship

    ” ‘Breme Beowulf’ and ‘Inclite Pelagi’: Colonizing the Comitatus.” CEA Critic 77.1 (March 2015): 39-57.

    “‘What’s the Message?’: Building Community through Tolkien’s Beowulf.” Forthcoming in The Ballad of the Lone Medievalist, punctum books.

    Selected Creative Works

    “(What is here inserted comes from a Credible Hand and attested by some now in Boston).” Memorious 24 & winner of the 2014 Louisville Literary Arts Memorious/Writers’ Block Contest

    “That the True Owner may have it again.” Footnote #2 (forthcoming). Charter Oak Historical Award Finalist.

    “Salt.” Footnote #2 (forthcoming). Charter Oak Historical Award Third Place.

    “Elephant Graveyards.” Barrelhouse 15 (Spring 2016)

    “The Rogers Ladder.” Gulf Stream #13 (Spring 2015)

    “Rock and Bone.” Memorious #17

    Upcoming Talks and Conferences

    CIEE Annual Conference: Austin, TX

    Memberships

    MLA
    AWP

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