1. Christine Diane Allen
949 University Village | Salt Lake City, UT 84108
801-330-6169, 801-939-0133 | christine.diane.allen@gmail.com
SKILLS OVERVIEW
- PhD candidate in the University of Utah Creative Writing Program (fiction) with a
teaching fellowship (with eleven sections of intermediate writing, two of writing fiction,
one of introduction to creative writing (2500)
- Published, award-winning novelist, short-story writer, and poet
- Instructional designer for adult and teen learners in a variety of subjects
- Small-business owner since 1996 (Sandstone Editing), managing projects, designing
curriculum, developing technical and marketing content, and writing proposals
EDUCATION
- University of Utah (Salt Lake City) doctoral candidate (2008–)
Floyd O’Neil American West Center award for “Red/White/Red: Characterization and
Appropriation in the American West,” 2010
- MFA in creative writing (fiction), University of Utah, 2003
Thesis: There’s Death in the Balloon (short-story collection), 2001
- B.A. in English (University of Idaho, Moscow), 1993 (Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Tau Delta,
Dean’s List, Ida and Earl David Scholarship)
PUBLICATIONS: FICTION
- The Arc and the Sediment, a novel; USU Press, April 2007.
- “Back Flat, No Pillow,” Dos Passos Review; January 2007.
- “Chikan,” Slow Trains, December 2004.
- ; MFA in creative writing.
- “Tourist and Resident,” BigCityLit, October 2003.
- "Betty's Desk," Writer Online; 2001.
- “Undocumented,” Whiskey Island Magazine; Cleveland State University, Fall 1998.
- “Bigfoot Has Two Wives,” Black River Review; Stone Roller Press, 1997.
- “Getting Small,” Pif Magazine; Dimax, vol. 9, October 1997.
- “A Love Story in Three Scenes,” Eclectica Magazine; Polarnet, July 1997.
- “Dysplasia: Displacement, Display,” What There Is: The Crossroads Anthology, ed. Hirschi,
Heather L., et. al.; Crossroads Urban Center, 1996.
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2. PUBLICATIONS: POETRY
- “She Came One Afternoon and Left the Same Day,” Main Channel Voices, 2005
- “Near Silence,” 3rd Muse, 2001.
- "Nothing Comes," EVO, 2000.
- “Girl on a Road Somewhere in Idaho,” Slow Trains, December 2004.
- “Interrogation and Other Acts of Patriotism,” Slow Trains, December 2004.
- “Looking Back,” New Voices in Poetry and Prose, 1996
WRITING HONORS AND AWARDS
- Utah Book Award, The Arc and the Sediment (2008)
- Utah Arts Council $5000 publication prize (retroactive for best book-length work 2001)
- First-place novel from Utah Arts Council (UAC) (2001)
- IPPY silver for western-region fiction (2008)
- St. Lawrence Book Award finalist for short-fiction collection (2008)
- Finalist for James Jones First Novel Competition (2007?)
- Runner-up in the Drue Heinz fiction contest for collection of short stories (2006?)
- Grant for best short-fiction collection (There’s Death in the Balloon) from UAC (2000)
- Honorable mention from Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition (2004)
- Finalist in the Gulf Coast fiction contest (2004)
- First-place poetry from Foster City Arts Council (1996)
- First-place short-fiction for What There Is anthology (1996)
- Second-place poetry from UAC (1999)
- Second-place poetry from Utah Writers Original Writing Competition (2000)
- Finalist Writers@Work poetry competition; tuition conference grant from UAC (2005)
READINGS & SPEAKING EVENTS BY INVITATION
- Utah Humanities Book Festival (Salt Lake City), panel presentation 2007
- Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah), novel reading 2007
- Modern Times Bookstore (San Francisco), novel reading 2007
- College of Southern Utah (Price), novel reading 2007
- Art Barn, sponsored by the Utah Humanities Council (Salt Lake City), short-fiction
reading 2002
- Golden Braid Bookstore for anthology (Salt Lake City), short-fiction reading 1997
- Women’s Place Bookstore for anthology (Salt Lake City), short-fiction reading 1996
INTERVIEWS AND REVIEWS
- Spring 2007 review of Arc and the Sediment in Western American Literature
- Fall/winter 2007 review of Arc and the Sediment in Colorado Review
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3. - May 31, 2007, interview by Utah Public Radio with Lee Austin
- June interview in Slow Trains
- July/August review in Eclectica
- June review by Kathleen Maher in NewCritics and MetaxuCafe
EMPLOYERS OVERVIEW
- University of Utah: teaching fellow (2008–)
- Allen Communications Learning Services
- Alliance for the Varied Arts: creative-writing teaching in Logan, Utah (2008).
- Sandstone Editing: proprietor/writer/editor (1996–2010)
- SWCA Environmental Consultants: technical writer-editor (2009-2013)
- McKinnon-Mulherin: project manager, instructional designer, proposals writer (1996–)
- CitySearch Utah and western region (1996–1999)
- Northwest Publishing, Inc.: editor (1994–1996)
- Freelance ESL teacher, Tokyo, (1993)
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4. PROFESSIONAL DETAIL
University of Utah, 2008–2013
Teaching Assistant with Five-Year Fellowship
Designed eleven courses in essay writing for the Department of Writing and
Rhetoric Studies, varying my class each semester to experiment with different
teaching approaches, as well as three courses in Department of English fiction and
introductory creative writing. Wrote thoroughly researched lesson plans,
conducted entertaining classes with freshman- to senior-year students. Held
extensive office hours to identify individual student goals and passions,
ameliorate baseless writing insecurities, and transform writing habits to bring all
levels of writers to university-level and/or professional proficiency.
Allen Communications Learning Services, 2013
Instructional Designer, Writer, and CBT Information Designer
Designed activities, graphic interactions for online learning, and case studies,
which involved research, writing, and editing. Dedicated mostly to Western
Governor's University courses for a master's program in integrated health-care
management. Performed QC for other courses, from early childhood learning to
business best practices. Position involved light programming using proprietary
software, as well as discovery and integration of third-party video, graphics, and
reliable data for use in computer-based training.
SWCA Environmental Consultants, 2009–2013
Technical Editor
Edited proposals, environmental assessments, environmental impact statements,
and studies in natural and cultural resources for government and private clients.
Cross-checked facts, maps, references, and regulatory compliance for the fast-
paced but precise accuracy the job requires. Designed and formatted tables,
charts, and other graphical elements for optimum information presentation.
Sandstone Editing, 1996–2010
Owner, Project Manager, Writer, Editor, Instructional Designer
Performed all varieties of work, acquiring additional resources as needed.
Provided clients clean, convincing, informed proposals, technical reports,
marketing material, manuscripts, and other communications as a writer-editor,
instructional designer, CBT scriptwriter, and project lead. Some examples include:
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5. • Conceived and developed an educational financial-intelligence
program for youth. Edited newsletters and other promotional material.
• Quickly grew my company from four core resources to a team of 32
editors, writers, programmers, graphics experts, photographers and film
editors, and subject-matter experts to achieve project goals for a
simulation-based driver-development program.
• Developed a feasibility study detailing the proliferation of wildfires in
Indonesia and its effect on climate change.
• Edited a proposal for a radioactive-waste cleanup system, detailing
the storage, disposal, and transportation of radioactive waste.
I subcontracted for two content-development and instructional-design firms in
the same capacities.
McKinnon-Mulherin, 2000–2010
Writer, Editor, Instructional Designer
Developed technical and marketing content and instructional materials on
proprietary multimedia programs. Traveled as company–client liaison.
Citysearch Utah, Twin Cities, West Regional, 1997–1999
Associate Editor and Copy-editor
Books and Readings editor. Chief copy-editor for Utah, Denver, and Miami sites.
Developed corporate style guidelines and developed writing talent.
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6. • Conceived and developed an educational financial-intelligence
program for youth. Edited newsletters and other promotional material.
• Quickly grew my company from four core resources to a team of 32
editors, writers, programmers, graphics experts, photographers and film
editors, and subject-matter experts to achieve project goals for a
simulation-based driver-development program.
• Developed a feasibility study detailing the proliferation of wildfires in
Indonesia and its effect on climate change.
• Edited a proposal for a radioactive-waste cleanup system, detailing
the storage, disposal, and transportation of radioactive waste.
I subcontracted for two content-development and instructional-design firms in
the same capacities.
McKinnon-Mulherin, 2000–2010
Writer, Editor, Instructional Designer
Developed technical and marketing content and instructional materials on
proprietary multimedia programs. Traveled as company–client liaison.
Citysearch Utah, Twin Cities, West Regional, 1997–1999
Associate Editor and Copy-editor
Books and Readings editor. Chief copy-editor for Utah, Denver, and Miami sites.
Developed corporate style guidelines and developed writing talent.
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