FACULTY - Stephan Clark
Assistant Professor
Stephan Clark is a writer of fiction, creative non-fiction, and screenplays. Stories from his first collection of short stories, Vladimir’s Mustache, were published in such literary journals as Witness, Ninth Letter, and Cincinnati Review. His creative non-fiction has been recognized as notable in Best of the Web 2009 and Best American Essays 2009 and 2010. Professionally represented as a screenwriter while living in Los Angeles, Stephan has optioned two scripts and seen his screenwriting honored by the Monterey County Film Commission and Francis Ford Coppola’s American Zoetrope film studios.
A former Fulbright Fellow to Ukraine and one-time member of USC Film School, Stephan worked as a print and radio journalist before returning to academia. He earned his master’s degree in English from the University of California, Davis and a PhD in literature and creative writing from the University of Southern California. His scholarly interests include the grotesque, post-World War II American literature, Denis Johnson, and the American West.
In addition to having lived in five states and five countries, Stephan has taught at UC Davis, USC, Reed College, Belgorod State University, in Russia, and Kharkov National University, the second-largest university in Ukraine. At Augsburg, he teaches a wide variety of courses, including fiction and creative nonfiction writing, advanced reporting, screenwriting, and film studies.
Recent and Forthcoming Publications
Vladimir’s Mustache and Other Stories, Russian Life Books (Feb. 2012).“The Birds Over the Village N," Southeast Review 30.1 (2012).
"All Out of Funny in Crystal Lake, California." Body and Soul: Selections from Ars Medica. University of Toronto Press, 2011.
“The Lady with the Stray Dog,” Witness Volume XXIV, 2011.
“My Year of European Underwear,” Ninth Letter, 2009-2010, Volume 6, No. 2.
