
Dr. Deborah Hall
Associate Professor of English, Odradek Journal Adviser
- Ph.D., English
Florida State University (2004) - M.A. in English
Florida State University (1996) - B.A. in English minor in French
Florida State University (1994) - B.S. in International Affairs
Florida State University (1994)
Teaching Fields:
Teaching/Research Interests: Creative Writing, Creative Writing Studies, Creative Nonfiction, the Essay, Memoir, Autobiography, Literature by Women, the Short Story, Nature Writing, andd Ecocriticism.
Publications:
Poem: “The Loneliest Whale.” Writer’s Digest. July/August 2021.
Winner: 1st Place in Poetry.
Book Review: “How to Save Yourself in Nine Steps: A Rev. of Reckless Steps Toward Sanity by Judith Sara Gelt. River Teeth: Journal of Nonfiction Narrative (online) www.riverteethjournal.com/blog/keyword/book-review.9 Jul. 2020 (July 2020).
Book Review: “Why We Need Literature More than Ever: A Rev. of Flesh and Stone: Field Notes from a Finite World by Jan Shoemaker. River Teeth: Journal of Nonfiction Narrative (online), http://www.riverteethjournal.com/blog/keyword/book-review. 7 Feb. 2017.
Poem in a Specialty Book: “Dangerous Fish of Florida Waters.” A Guide to Florida. Small Craft Advisory Press, Facility for Arts Research, Florida State University, 2016. Project completed in 2013. Project for writers and designers of Florida. Teamed with designer Landon Perkins. The book is $575 with a limited edition of 70. http://scap.art.fsu.edu/a-guide-to-florida-2016/
Poem: “Silences.” Stone, River, Sky: An Anthology of Georgia Poets. Eds. Carey Scott Wilkerson and Melissa Dickson. Mobile: Negative Capability Press, 2015. 66. Print.
Honors:
Writer’s Digest. First Place in Poetry. “The Loneliest Whale.” July/August, 2021. An article about my poem was also included in this issue, for which I was interviewed.
Faculty Excellence in Service Award for College of Arts and Sciences & English Department, Spring 2018, Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø (nominee for Presidential Excellence award)
Faculty Excellence in Service Award, College of Arts and Sciences & English Department. Spring 2011, Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø
Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, Spring 2006, Florida State University. Nominated.
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Spring 2004. Florida State University. Nominated.