EMILY KRETSCHMER
Honors Program
134 Carkoski Commons
Minnesota State University, Minnesota
Mankato, Minnesota 56001
emily.kretschmer@mnsu.edu
Web site: http://www.intech.mnsu.edu/soltrekker/homepage.htm
EDUCATION
1998-2001 M.F.A., Creative Writing, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN
1972-1977 B.A., German, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2002-present Adjunct Instructor, Composition 101 and 100
Honors Topics Seminars in Literature: Magical Realism (2003),
Literary Travel Writing (2004), Beat Generation Women Writers (2005)
Minnesota State University, Mankato
2003-2004 Tutor, English as a Second Language, Bemis Corporation, Mankato
2001-2002 Adjunct Instructor, Composition 101, Minnesota State University, Mankato
1998-2001 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Full Instructor Responsibilities
Composition 101 and Introduction to Creative Writing (2001)
Minnesota State University, Mankato
2000 Creative Writing, At-Risk Youth, Alternative Schools, St. Peter & Mankato
1980-1985 Teacher, English as a Second Language, Minneapolis Public Schools
1978-1979 Teacher, English as a Foreign Language, U.S. Peace Corps, Morocco
M.F.A. CREATIVE THESIS
Through the Mirror: Memoir of A Woman Traveler in Mexico. A thematically linked collection
of creative non-fiction based on five trips to Mexico taken between 1995 and 1999.
PUBLICATIONS
Creative Non-Fiction
“On The Road, Again.” Static Magazine. (April, 2005): 18.
“Too Young: The Sixties.” Lotus Blooms Journal. On-line. First Prize-Prose.
“Summer Reelin" Issue. (Spring, 2003).
Poems
"Maria’s Ghost” Minnesota River Review (2000-2001): 18.
“A View of the Street” Mankato Poetry Review (1999): 3.
Book Reviews
The Underground Heart: A Return to a Hidden Landscape, by Ray Gonzalez.
The Corresponder. (Fall, 2003): 1.Turtle Pictures, by Ray Gonzalez. The Corresponder. (Fall, 2001): 3.
Prairie Son, by Ron Clausen. The Corresponder. (Spring, 1999): 3.
Feature Articles
“Traveling Globally, Selling Locally.” Static Magazine. May 2005: 40+.
“Witness to a Mayan Protest at Chichén Itzá.” La Prensa. May 1995: 5.
“Community Clinics Face Less Money, More Demand.” The Horn. Nov. 1989: 12+.
"Dave Ray Plays Blues on the Side." Minnesota Guitarist. Nov./Dec. 1989: 3+.
"Mitch Walking Elk Gives His People Hope." The Circle. Dec. 1989: 18.
"Guest and Hill Enjoyed Work Together on Novel." Star Tribune. 9 Oct. 1988: 11F.
"Jazz in Plans of Wolff at U.” Twin Cities Jazz Notes. Apr. 1988: 1+.
“Muralist Ta-coumba Aiken Helps Children Express Vision of Peace.”
Minneapolis Spokesman. 11 Dec. 1986: 5.
AWARDS
2000 McKnight/Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council Individual Artist Grant, Poetry.
1999 Robert Wright Award, Prose. MN State University, Mankato. Judge, Joyce Sutphen.
RESIDENCIES
2000 Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Red Wing, MN.
ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS
2004 "Playing Traffic Cop: Teaching Personal Narrative, Informative, and Persuasive
Writing in the Composition Class." College Writing Landscapes: Navigating
Intersections Between Disciplines, Pedagogies. Fall Discipline Workshop.
Minnesota State University, Mankato.
2001 “Chiapas: Land of Memory, Land of Voice.” An analysis of the role of place in
Rosario Castellanos’ The Nine Guardians. Spring Latin American Literature
Conference. Minnesota State University, Mankato.
PUBLIC READINGS
2001-2003 Co-host, "The Weekly Reader," public radio program of KMSU-KMSK.
1998-1999 Guest writer on "The Weekly Reader."
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
1989-1994 Assistant to Pulitzer prize-winning playwright August Wilson
1987 Copy Editor & Proofreader, Llewellyn Publications, St.
1985 Publicist, Great American Circus & singer Tiny Tim
INTERESTS
Contemporary American and World Literature; Literature by Women; Literary Travel Writing;
International Film; World Music; Writing and Technology.
LANGUAGES
English (native language), Spanish (intermediate), German (intermediate), French (beginning).