Samuel Fouts
Avon,OH
Summary
Research Fellow and Pushcart-Prize nominated writer. Experienced in archival research, newspaper databases, and editing, with a five-year background in fiction and poetry workshops.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Goldman Memorial Prize Recipient
Self-employeed
05.2024 - Current
- Received grant funding from Miami University to complete an independent historical fiction project on Ikaria, Greece.
- Researched 15th through 20th century Ikarian history with particular attention to migration, political exile, and WWII.
- Conducted oral-history interviews with Ikarians and Ikarian Americans
Geoffrion Undergraduate Fellow
Miami University
08.2023 - 05.2024
- Produced environmental fiction, poetry, and critical work.
- Worked with faculty and other Undergraduate Fellows to produce a website on the Chem-Dyne Superfund Site.
- Met with and led conversation visiting writers, academics, and activists.
Novella Contest Judge
Miami University Press
10.2023 - 11.2023
- Read novellas for Miami University Press' annual novella contest.
- Scored submissions and offered commentary for verdicts.
Undergraduate Summer Scholar (Research Fellow)
Miami University
05.2023 - 08.2023
- Conducted research on Old English Literature's relationship to contemporary environmental concerns.
- Used Exeter Book Elegies to create contemporary Exeter Elegies that reflect on climate change.
Research Assistant
Miami University
10.2022 - 04.2023
- Conducted Archival research on Playwright Eugene O'Neill for Dr. Katie Johnson.
- Searched newspaper databases for information on select productions of All God's Chillun Got Wings and The Emperor Jones.
- Performed dramaturgical work for a production of Anna Christie.
Lifeguard
Mills Creek Association
05.2017 - 08.2022
- Logged chemical readings, kept pool clean, and provided first aid.
- Helped organize and monitor pool events and swim meets.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Creative Writing
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OHFiction
Kenyon Writer's Workshop
Gambier, OH06-2024
Bachelor of Arts - Creative Writing
Miami University
Oxford, OH05.2024
Skills
- Creative and Critical Writing
- Fiction Editing
- Reading Comprehension
- Archival Research
- Academic Research
- Research Proposals
Accomplishments
- Onward: Published in Sky Island Journal Issue 22 (2022) - Nominated for Pushcart Prize
- The Hole: Published in Sky Island Journal Issue 22 (2022)
- Star: Published in Sky Island Journal Issue 23 (2023)
- Outward: Published in The Drabble (2022)
- Heart: Published in Flash Fiction Magazine (2023)
- Nude: Published in BOOTH (2023)
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Greek
Professional Working
Timeline
Goldman Memorial Prize Recipient
Self-employeed
05.2024 - Current
Novella Contest Judge
Miami University Press
10.2023 - 11.2023
Geoffrion Undergraduate Fellow
Miami University
08.2023 - 05.2024
Undergraduate Summer Scholar (Research Fellow)
Miami University
05.2023 - 08.2023
Research Assistant
Miami University
10.2022 - 04.2023
Lifeguard
Mills Creek Association
05.2017 - 08.2022
Some College (No Degree) - Creative Writing
University of Cincinnati
Fiction
Kenyon Writer's Workshop
Bachelor of Arts - Creative Writing
Miami University
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