Elliott Freeman has a long standing love affair with the em dash–the best of all punctuation marks. By day, he works with medical students and faculty; by night, he’s a vigilante editor, writer, and game designer.

Poetry & Fiction

Untitled Sidereals Novella, Forthcoming

Featured poet in The Blue Nib Issue 40,with “Raise // Raze,” “Half Measures,” “This is to Say,” “But Do We Need Another Poem for Spring?” and “Inkblot”

Full-Tilt Hypomania Brain Beauty, Rogue Agent, 2018

Grammar I: The Instructor Speaks in Defense of the Casually Heterodox and Grammar II: The Instructor is a Descriptivist Anarchist, Connecting Writing Centers Across Borders, 2017

Exvocation, Liminality, 2016

Lighthouse Words, Rust+Moth, 2016

Maps and Other Mysteries, Rogue Agent, 2016

Mooneyed – The Machinery, 2016

Jean Grey, Everdying, Expresses Frustration at Cyclical Bullshit – Freezeray Poetry, 2016

When I Was Afraid of My Grandfather’s Skin –Blue Monday Review, 2015; submitted for Pushcart Prize.

The Figure of Disfigurement – Prick of the Spindle, 2012

Apana – Product, 2010

One, the Other, Both, or Neither – Product, 2008

Presentations

Helping Students Succeed in Writing
Presented at Virginia Tech’s CIDER Conference on Higher Education, 2015
A collaborative presentation that explored how to forge strong relationships between faculty members and student support services, especially writing centers.

Critical Conversations: Giving Feedback That Matters
Presented for Faculty Development Day at Jefferson College of Health Sciences, 2015
Partnered with Counseling & Wellness to offer faculty insight in how to better understand and respond to students both verbally and in writing.

The Pedagogical Push: Post-Graduation Transition to Being an Adjunct
Presented at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs conference, 2015
A panel presentation exploring the challenges that face graduate students who become adjunct instructors; I advocated for alternative places in the academy through support services.

Humanities & Social Sciences Film Series
Offered at Jefferson College of Health Sciences, 2014 – Current
Led seminars, viewings, and discussions; especially for the works of Hayao Miyazaki.

Graduate Student Writing Bootcamp
Presented at Jefferson College of Health Sciences, 2014 – Current
Conduct an annual seminar for incoming graduate students in nursing and occupational therapy, with a focus on developing advanced academic writing skills; includes both self-reflection and peer-review as major components.

Yes/No/Maybe: Social Media in the Creative Writing Classroom
Presented at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs conference, 2013
Chaired and moderated a panel discussion from emerging and experienced instructors who felt strongly for or against social media as a tool for creative writing pedagogy.

A Tribute to Gail Mazur
Organized for the Association of Writers & Writing Programs conference, 2013
Served as organizer for a panel celebrating the work of poet Gail Mazur.

Surviving the Post-MFA Hustle
Presented at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs conference, 2013
Served as a panelist representing the challenges faced by recent MFA graduates in transferring skills as attentive readers and careful communicators to the wide and terrifying world of employment.

The Writing Workshops @ Jefferson
Presented for Jefferson College of Health Sciences, 2013 – Current
Offer a rotating selection of writing workshops in collaboration with the Learning & Writing Center; topics include grammar and structure, transitions, effective paraphrasing, APA style, academic voice, and literature reviews.