Marianne Villanueva
Lecturer

Office location:	CC 9
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Education History

• Bachelor of Arts, Interdisciplinary Studies, Ateneo de Manila
• Masters in Chinese Studies, Stanford University
• Masters in English with a concentration in Creative Writing, Stanford University

Courses Taught

• Ethnic Lit (Native American, Asian American, Latino)
• Women's Lit
• English 108

Research and Interests

• Women's issues
• Autobiographical writing
• Creative writing

Recognitions

• Was recently (August 2007) awarded a writer's residency at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
• Had a short story make it to the shortlist for the O. Henry Literature Prize
• Been awarded a California Arts Council Literary Fellowship, twice
• first book, Ginseng and Other Tales From Manila, was a finalist for the Philippines' National Book Award

Professional Affiliations

• Poets and Writers, member
• Associated Writing Programs, member
• Asian American Writers Workshop, member

Workshops 

• Teach creative writing workshops online for UCLA extension

Community Activities

• Frequently give readins at local universities, schools, libraries
• Have served as fiction judge for Santa Clara University's McCann Fiction Prize, as well as the Asian American Writers Workshop's Literary Awards

Publications

• 2 short story collections:
  • Ginseng and Other Tales from Manila (Calyx Press)
  • Mayor of the Roses: Stories (inaugural publication of Miami University Press's fiction series)
• Edited the anthology Going Home to a Landscape: Writings by Filipinas (Calyx Press)