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Kelcey Ervick

Kelcey Ervick is an associate professor of English and creative writing at Indiana University South Bend, a public university in South Bend, Indiana.[1] She is the author of six books. Ervick has also published comics and illustrated work in The Washington Post, The Rumpus,[2] The Indianapolis Review,[3] Hypertext Magazine, and The Believer, amongst other publications. Ervick grew up in Ohio and currently lives in Indiana.

Education

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Ervick earned her Ph.D from the University of Cincinnati in 2006[4] and a B.A. from Xavier University in 1993.[5]

While at Xavier, Ervick played soccer and was a goalkeeper for four years.[6] Ervick's career saves record (1990-1993) at Xavier stood until 2014.[7]

Career

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At Indiana University South Bend, Ervick teaches classes in English, creative writing, and comics. Additionally, Ervick is the Director of Creative Writing. She also served as the faculty advisor for IU South Bend's literary journal from 2006 to 2011.[1] Ervick has been teaching at Indiana University South Bend since 2006.

Ervick also teaches classes through Sequential Artists Workshop, including classes about graphic poetry and collage,[8] and workshop sessions at the Midwest Writers Workshop.[9]

Ervick's work has been featured on the Write-Minded Podcast[10] and her artist practice as a graphic artist is described in Craft Literary,[11] as well as Autobiographix.[12] The Keeper, a book that intertwines a memoir of growing up playing soccer with the history of Title IX, was favorably reviewed in The New York Times,[13] The Millions,[14] NBC 24News,[15] and the South Bend Tribune.[16] Publisher's Weekly described The Keeper as a "lively celebration of girl athletes and the role of sports and Title IX."[17] More recently, her coedited volume, The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Graphic Literature, was glowingly reviewed in Solrad,[18] and in Compulsive Reader, which describes the editors as "deserving copious kudos" for this work. [19]

Awards

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Ervick's work has been recognized with grants from the Indiana Arts Commission, the Sustainable Arts Foundation,[20] and the New Frontiers in Arts and Humanities at Indiana University.[21]

Ervick has been honored as a Meijer Visiting Writer[22] at Central Michigan University. Ervick has given seminars at a variety of universities, including for the Creative Writing Reading Series in the Department of English at the University of Notre Dame[23] and was a featured speaker for the Center of Excellence For Women & Technology.

The Keeper was awarded a Ohioana Book Award in 2023.[24] For Sale By Owner was honored as a finalist for Best Books of Indiana, and as a winner of the Next Generation Indie Book Award for Short Fiction. Ervick has been a two-time Pushcart nominee.

Works

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Books

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  • The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Graphic Literature, 2023, edited with Tom Hart
  • The Keeper: Soccer, Me, and the Law that Changed Women's Lives, 2022, published by Avery/Penguin Random House[25]
  • The Bitter Life of Božena Nemcová, 2016, published by Rose Metal Press
  • Liliane's Balcony: A Novella of Fallingwater, 2013, published by Rose Metal Press
  • For Sale By Owner, 2011, published by Kore Press

Other writing

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  • Short fiction in Stuck in the Middle, 2016, an anthology coedited by David Bell and Molly McCaffrey, published by Main Street Rag

Comics and illustrated work

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  • Title IX Became Law 50 Years Ago: Here's Why It Still Matters, 2022, The Washington Post[26]
  • On Falling in Love with Goalkeeping, 2022, Literary Hub[27]
  • Welcome to South Bend: The Lady Boxers, 2020, published in The Rumpus[28]
  • Welcome to South Bend: The Poetry of South Bend, 2020, published in The Rumpus[29]
  • The Habit of Art: Another Year of Daily Painting, 2019, published in The Rumpus[30]
  • Welcome to South Bend: A Weekend with the Boot Edge Edges, 2019, published in The Rumpus[31]
  • Welcome to South Bend: When Country Music Came to Town, 2019, published in The Rumpus[32]
  • Welcome to South Bend: A Love Story, 2019, published in The Rumpus[33]
  • Welcome to South Bend: Bailout Studebaker, 2019, published in The Rumpus[34]
  • Welcome to South Bend: Notre Dame Football, 2019, published in The Rumpus[35]
  • Welcome to South Bend: How to Change Your Name in Indiana, 2019, published in The Rumpus[36]
  • Welcome to South Bend: My Current Literary Crush, 2019, published in The Rumpus[37]
  • Welcome to South Bend: How to Get Out of Jury Duty, 2019, published in The Rumpus[38]
  • Welcome to South Bend: Mr. Answerpants, 2019, published in The Rumpus[39]
  • Welcome to South Bend: On the Map, 2019, published in The Rumpus[40]
  • My God, It's Been So Long, 2019, published in The Believer[41]
  • The Habit of Art: A Year of Daily Painting, 2018, published in The Rumpus[42]
  • Featured Artist: Kelcey Ervick, n.d., The Indianapolis Review[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kelcey Ervick: Faculty & Staff: English: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences: Indiana University South Bend". College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  2. ^ "Kelcey Parker Ervick, Author at The Rumpus". The Rumpus. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  3. ^ a b "Featured Artist: Kelcey Parker Ervick". The Indianapolis Review. 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  4. ^ "Creative Writing Alumni Publications". Department of English. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  5. ^ "Xavier University 156th Commencement Exercise,1994". Xavier University Commencement Ceremonies Digital Collection. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  6. ^ Stubenrauch, David (October 17, 1990). "Xavier Aiming for NCAA Berth". Xavier University Newswire. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  7. ^ "Xavier Women's Soccer Ties Morehead State, 0-0". Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  8. ^ "Graphic Poetry and Collage with Kelcey Ervick". Sequential Artists Workshop. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  9. ^ "MWW50th Faculty Kelcey Ervick: The Daily Habit and Mental Training of Writing". Midwest Writers Workshop. 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  10. ^ "Kelcey Ervick on Graphic Novels, Literary Collage, and Poetry Comics". Literary Hub. 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  11. ^ "Interview: Kelcey Ervick". CRAFT. Interviewed by Rebecca Loggia. 2023-11-03. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  12. ^ Ketcham, Amaris (2021-10-13). "An Interview with Kelcey Parker Ervick". Autobiographix. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  13. ^ Garcia, Oskar (December 2, 2022). "These Sporting Lives". The New York Times. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  14. ^ Moses-Schmitt, Lena (2023-01-11). "Kelcey Ervick Brings an Athlete's Discipline to Writing". The Millions. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  15. ^ Staff, What's Going On (2023-04-06). "Author Spotlight: Kelcey Ervick". WNWO. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  16. ^ Borlik, Kathy. "IU South Bend professor writes about her soccer career and Title IX in 'The Keeper'". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  17. ^ Reid |, Calvin. "Panel Mania: The Keeper: Soccer, Me, and the Law That Changed Women's Lives by Kelcey Ervick". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  18. ^ "A Goalkeeper Scores: Kelcey Ervick Illuminates the Impact of Title IX in THE KEEPER - SOLRAD". 2022-10-17. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  19. ^ "A review of The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Graphic Literature edited by Kelcey Ervick and Tom Hart – Compulsive Reader". 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  20. ^ "Individual Awardees : Sustainable Arts Foundation". www.sustainableartsfoundation.org. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  21. ^ "16 New Frontiers in Arts and Humanities grants awarded as program transitions". news.iu.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  22. ^ "Meijer Visiting Writers Series hosts Kelcey Ervick". www.cmich.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  23. ^ Dame, Marketing Communications: Web | University of Notre (2023-01-25). "Creative Writing Reading Series ft. Kelcey Ervick". Department of English. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  24. ^ "Ohioana Awards | Ohioana Library". www.ohioana.org. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  25. ^ "The Keeper by Kelcey Ervick: 9780593539187 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  26. ^ "Perspective | Title IX became law 50 years ago. Here's why it still matters". Washington Post. 2022-06-19. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  27. ^ "On Falling in Love with Goalkeeping". Literary Hub. 2022-10-04. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  28. ^ Ervick, Kelcey Parker (2020-02-04). "Welcome to South Bend: The Lady Boxers". The Rumpus. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  29. ^ Ervick, Kelcey Parker (2020-01-14). "Welcome to South Bend: The Poetry of South Bend". The Rumpus. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  30. ^ Ervick, Kelcey Parker (2019-12-31). "The Habit of Art: Another Year of Daily Painting". The Rumpus. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  31. ^ Ervick, Kelcey Parker (2019-12-03). "Welcome To South Bend: A Weekend with the Boot Edge Edges". The Rumpus. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  32. ^ Ervick, Kelcey Parker (2019-11-12). "Welcome to South Bend: When Country Music Came to Town". The Rumpus. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  33. ^ Ervick, Kelcey Parker (2019-10-22). "Welcome to South Bend: A Love Story". The Rumpus. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  34. ^ Ervick, Kelcey Parker (2019-10-01). "Welcome to South Bend: Bail Out Studebaker". The Rumpus. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  35. ^ Ervick, Kelcey Parker (2019-09-10). "Welcome to South Bend: Notre Dame Football". The Rumpus. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  36. ^ Ervick, Kelcey Parker (2019-08-20). "Welcome to South Bend: How to Change Your Name in Indiana". The Rumpus. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  37. ^ Ervick, Kelcey Parker (2019-08-06). "Welcome to South Bend: My Current Literary Crush". The Rumpus. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  38. ^ Ervick, Kelcey Parker (2019-07-23). "Welcome to South Bend: How to Get Out of Jury Duty". The Rumpus. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  39. ^ Ervick, Kelcey Parker (2019-07-09). "Welcome to South Bend: Mr. Answerpants". The Rumpus. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  40. ^ Ervick, Kelcey Parker (2019-06-25). "Welcome to South Bend: On the Map". The Rumpus. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  41. ^ Orr, Niela (2019-08-01). "My god, it's been so long". Believer Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  42. ^ Ervick, Kelcey Parker (2018-12-31). "The Habit of Art: A Year of Daily Painting". The Rumpus. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
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