Sarah Beth Childers

(she/her/hers)

Associate Professor

English

TEACHING SUMMARY

Creative nonfiction, lyric essays, narrative essays, flash nonfiction, place-based writing, speculative nonfiction, creative nonfiction ethics, creative nonfiction chapbooks, hybrid creative nonfiction, literary journalism.

TEACHING

  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    8 Jun 2026 - 31 Jul 2026
    Doctoral dissertation.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 30 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Introduction to Creative Writing (H)
    9 Mar 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Literary composition with emphasis on techniques and style through readings and writings in fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Doctoral dissertation.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 30 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Studies in Creative Nonfiction
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Individual projects in creative nonfiction. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 4620.Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to MFA or PhD in Creative Writing or consent of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Doctoral dissertation.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 30 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Speculative Nonfiction
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Writing creative nonfiction at the professional level. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to MFA or PhD in Creative Writing or consent of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Doctoral dissertation.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 30 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Introduction to Creative Writing (H)
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Literary composition with emphasis on techniques and style through readings and writings in fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Master's Thesis
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    MA thesis.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 12 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Speculative Nonfiction
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Intensive practice in creative nonfiction writing with emphasis on specific craft topics. Previously offered as ENGL 4460. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 5720 or ENGL 6160.Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Crafting Place
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Theory and practice of the prose forms. Previously offered as ENGL 5763.Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to MFA or PhD in Creative Writing or consent of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Doctoral dissertation.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 30 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Honors Creative Component
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    A guided creative component for students completing the requirements for college or departmental honors awards leading to an honors thesis, project or report under the direction of a faculty member from one of the undergraduate colleges, with a second faculty reader and oral examination.Prerequisite(s): Honors Program participation, senior standing.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Master's Thesis
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    MA thesis.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 12 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    10 Jun 2024 - 2 Aug 2024
    Doctoral dissertation.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 30 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Master's Thesis
    10 Jun 2024 - 2 Aug 2024
    MA thesis.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 12 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Advanced Honors Topics
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    Topical study in various disciplines taught by faculty from the undergraduate colleges for junior and senior students in the University Honors Program.Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Honors Program participation, junior standing.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    Doctoral dissertation.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 30 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Flash Nonfiction
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    Intensive practice in creative nonfiction writing. Previously offered as ENGL 4460. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 5720 or ENGL 6160.Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): ENGL 3030 or ENGL 3040.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Introduction to Creative Writing (H)
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    Literary composition with emphasis on techniques and style through readings and writings in fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Creative Nonfiction Writing
    21 Aug 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    Directed readings and practice in writing nonfiction with special attention to techniques.Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2513.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    21 Aug 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    Doctoral dissertation.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 30 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Flash Nonfiction
    21 Aug 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    Theory and practice of the prose forms. Previously offered as ENGL 5763.Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to MFA or PhD in Creative Writing or consent of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    12 Jun 2023 - 4 Aug 2023
    Doctoral dissertation.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 30 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing
    17 Jan 2023 - 5 May 2023
    Intensive practice in creative nonfiction writing. Previously offered as ENGL 4460. May not be used for degree credit with ENGL 5720 or ENGL 6160.Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): ENGL 3030 or ENGL 3040.