EDUCATION
- MFA Creative Writing (Fiction)
Minnesota State University Moorhead, Minnesota
Thesis: Peace Country; Advisor: Lin Enger (January 2010-May 2012) - BA English (Communications Minor)
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah (1998-2002)
CERTIFICATIONS
- Graduate Certificate in Publishing
North Dakota State University, North Dakota (2021-2022)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- Fall 2022-present Lecturer, English
North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota - Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014 Adjunct Instructor, English
North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota - Fall 2010-Spring 2012 Graduate Teaching Assistant, English
Minnesota State University Moorhead, Minnesota
PUBLISHING EXPERIENCE
- Editorial Administrative Assistant, NDSU Press (October 2021-August 2022)
- NDSU Press Production Assistant for Hiking All Night by Timothy Murphy (August 2019-January 2020)
- Proofreader for Visiting Bob: Poems Inspired by the Life and Work of Bob Dylan, Ed. Thom Tammaro et al. Moorhead: New Rivers Press, 2017. Print.
- Manuscript Screener, NDSU Press, Fargo, North Dakota (Spring 2016)
- Copy Editor for MELUS, academic journal specializing in studies of Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States (July 2014-July 2016)
- Manuscript Screener, New Rivers Press, Moorhead, Minnesota (Fall 2010, Fall 2012)
- Editorial Board Member, Red Weather Literary Magazine, Moorhead, Minnesota. Spring 2011
CONFERENCE READINGS
- Beck, Sarah. “Moments from Joshua.” Valley City State University. Student Center Lower Level Conference Room, Valley City, ND. 12 Oct. 2012. Reading.
PUBLICATIONS
- This Autism Life. http://www.thisautismlife.com.
- Beck, Sarah. “Butterfly Endings.” Chaleur Magazine. Ed. Perry Asibey-Bonsu et al. Morristown: Chaleur Press, 2019. 77. Print.
- Beck, Sarah. “Moving Day.” Red Weather. Ed. Dustin Mohagen et al. Moorhead: Otter Tail Power, 2013. 94. Print.
- Beck, Sarah. “Our Poem.” Red Weather. Ed. Dustin Mohagen et al. Moorhead: Otter Tail Power, 2013. 86. Print.
- Beck, Sarah. “Ymir’s Blood.” North Dakota Quarterly. Ed. William Caraher et al. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, 2022. 231-239. Print.
AWARDS
- The League of Utah Writers Olive Woolley Burt Awards First Honorable Mention for New Writer: First Chapter, Peace Country August 14, 2021
- William Faulkner- William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition Semi-Finalist in the Novel-in-Progress Category 2018 for Peace Country