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Anna Harris-Parker

Associate Professor

Anna Harris-Parker

Associate Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of English & World Languages

Bio

Anna Harris-Parker is the author of the chapbook Dress (Main Street Rag, 2019). Her poems have appeared or are forthcoming in AMP, Cellpoems, Slant, and other journals. She teaches composition and creative writing at Augusta University, where she also directs Writers Weekend.

Education

  • MFA, Creative Writing Wichita State University, 2010

  • BFA, Creative Writing Converse College, 2007

Awards & Honors

  • Pamplin Faculty Award for Excellence in Collegiality Award, Nominee Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, 2023

  • Patient- and Family-Centered Care Award Augusta University Medical Center, 2016

  • Finalist, Writers House Summer Residency Hub City Writers Project, 2013

  • Winner, Wichita State University Prize in Poetry 2012

  • Nominee, Outstanding Teaching Award Augusta State University, 2011

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • ENGL 1101

    College Composition I

  • ENGL 4950

    Selected Topics: "Sick" Stories

  • ENGL 1102

    College Composition II

  • ENGL 4230

    Modern Poetry

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • “Drive,”, 2024
    Other
  • “Health Humanities and Writing: Shaping Compassionate Healthcare, 2024
    Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
  • “Health Humanities and Writing: Shaping Compassionate Healthcare Professionals,” , 2024
    Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
  • “Grateful for Grit Lit,”, 2023
    Magazine/Trade Publication
  • “Listening to Literature Lite,”, 2023
    Magazine/Trade Publication

Department Service

  • Creative Writing Search Committee 2021 - Present

    Role: Committee Chair

  • Sand Hills Writers Series 2020 - Present

    Role: Other

  • Promotion and Tenure Committee 2019 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • English Upper-Level and Curriculum Overview Committee 2012 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • English Faculty Advisor 2012 - Present

    Role: Faculty Advisor

College Service

  • Pamplin Professional Impact Committee 2019 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • Undergraduate Student Success Coordinating Counsel 2013 - 2015

    Role: Committee Member

University Service

  • AU Arts Council 2013 - Present

    Role: Other

  • Writers Weekend 2012 - Present

    Role: Program Coordinator

  • Outreach and Economic Development Strategic Focus Team 2016 - 2017

    Role: Committee Member

  • High School U 2013 - 2015

    Role: Guest Speaker

  • Knowledge Integrated: The American Experiment: 1776-1865 2014 - 2014

    Role: Other

Professional Service

  • Authors Club of Augusta 2024 - Present

    Role: Officer, President/Elect/Past

  • Southern Review of Books 2022 - Present

    Role: Editor

  • Meridans 2020 - Present

    Role: Reviewer

  • Authors' Club of Augusta 2017 - Present

    Role: Member

  • Poetry Matters Project Board of Directors 2015 - Present

    Role: Member

Public Service

  • Planning Committee, Berry Fleming Book Festival 2016 - Present

    Role: Chair

  • Steering Committee for the Georgia Literary Festival, sponsored by the Georgia Center for the Book 2014 - 2015

    Role: Chair