Education
BA in English, Augustana College
PhD in English, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Courses Taught
Creative Writing
Fiction Writing
Practicum in Literary Editing
Environmental Writing
Writing Wilderness
Capstone in English
Research Interests
Storytelling
The short story
John Steinbeck
Environmental writing
Nature Writing
The poetry of Lorine Niedecker
Wilderness in the Anthropocene
Literary editing
Christopher Fink
Professor of English and Chair of Environmental Studies
Email: finkc@beloit.edu Phone: 608-363-2681 Room 205B, World Affairs CenterI teach courses in creative writing, literature, environmental journalism and nature writing. I’m also editor of the Beloit Fiction Journal. In my classes I aim to connect students to their personal stories, as well as professional uses for their talents: editing the BFJ, writing toward publication, working in the publishing field. At Beloit I direct the Mackey program, which brings a high-profile writer to campus each year to offer inspiring workshops. I enjoy hosting visiting writers and student readings. In the summers, I love teaching an ENVS Capstone called “Writing Wilderness” in the boundary waters canoe area, where I help students write about their wild selves. I’ve published two books of fiction: Farmer’s Almanac (2013) and Add This to the List of Things That You Are (2019). Besides fiction, I also write and produce monthly radio essays for Northern Public Radio about the intersection of the self and the natural world. Learn more about my writing.
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