Amanda Marbais
Senior Lecturer
An accomplished writer who has also been awarded fellowships for the development of coursework for online classes, Marbais teaches courses on fiction writing and literature at SCPS. She holds an MFA in Writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Education
- MFA in Writing, 2006 from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- B.A., 1995 from Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Courses Taught
"Amanda really cared whether or not the students were progressing in her class. I would definitely take another class from this teacher. Learning the different critical analysis theories really helped me to understand not only fiction in culture, but previous theological and sociological references/discussions. Her weekly video lectures kept everyone current and on point. She is witty and engaging which helped to clarify complicated topics."
Publications/Research Listings
Amanda Marbais鈥檚 fiction has appeared in Hobart, SmokeLong Quarterly, Joyland and elsewhere. She was featured in Electric Literature鈥檚 Recommended Reading series and was shortlisted in the New York Times Book Review for her debut short story collection Claiming a Body (Moon City Press 2019).
Awards
- 2023 Nominee, Magi Award for Part-Time Instructors
- 2022, 2023 Nominee, SCPS Faculty Award, 黑料门University
- 2018 Winner, 鈥淐laiming a Body鈥�, Moon City Short Fiction Award, Moon City Press
- 2018 Finalist, 鈥淭his is Not My Story鈥�, New American Press Fiction Award
- 2017 Finalist, 鈥淭he Calumet River鈥�, Noir Novel Contest, North American Review Press, University of Northern Iowa
- 2016 LMS Fellowship, Center for Teaching Excellence, Columbia College Chicago
- 2015 LMS Fellowship, Center for Teaching Excellence, Columbia College Chicago
- 2014, 2015 Nominee, Excellence in Teaching Award, School of Continuing and Professional Studies, 黑料门University
- 2015 Nominee, Center for Teaching Excellence Teaching Award, Columbia College Chicago
- 2015, 2016 Finalist, 鈥淲e Are Not Each Other鈥�, Moon City Press Short Fiction Award
- 2015 Finalist, 鈥淲e Are Not Each Other鈥�, Subito Press 2015 Fiction Award, University of Colorado Boulder
- 2015 Finalist, 鈥淲e Are Not Each Other鈥�, 2015 Winged Chapbook Contest, Argus House Press
- 2015 Semifinalist, 鈥淲e Are Not Each Other鈥�, Tarpaulin Sky 2015 Book Contest