Rachel Hall has been teaching at SUNY Geneseo since 1993. She received her M.F.A. from Indiana University, where she was awarded the Hemingway Fellowship. Every semester at Geneseo, Hall teaches Literary Editing & Publishing 426/428 that produces the bi-annual issues of Gandy Dancer, a SUNY literary magazine. She also functions as the group’s faculty advisor. She has received two Chancellor's Awards, one for excellence in teaching and the other for excellence in scholarship and creative activities.
Hall was awarded the BkMk Press 2015 G.S. Sharat Chandra prize selected by Marge Piercy for her collection of linked stories titled Heirlooms, later published in September 2016. Her work focuses primarily on fiction writing and her stories and essays have been published in several journals and anthologies: Bellingham Review, Crab Orchard Review, Gettysburg Review, Lilith, New Letters, Water~Stone, among other publications. Her story, "La Poussette," came in first place for the Lilith Fiction Prize in 2016. For more information on Hall, visit her website.
Classes
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ENGL 201: Foundations of Creative Wrtg
An intermediate-level writing workshop involving assignments in various literary forms. Class discussions will focus on student work as well as work by published authors.
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ENGL 302: WrtgFic: Family Matters
A fiction writing workshop using student writings in the genre as well as published stories, both in class sessions and individual conferences with the instructor.
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ENGL 426: Editing&Production Workshop I
An introduction to the basics of publishing through the opportunity to edit and produce, Geneseo's online literary journal, Gandy Dancer. Coursework will include the creation of advertising and marketing, solicitation of manuscripts, collaboration within editorial committees, copyediting and proofreading as well as layout and design.
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ENGL 428: Editing&Production Workshop II
This advanced course focuses on editing and producing, Geneseo's online literary journal, Gandy Dancer. The coursework will include the creation of advertising and marketing, solicitation of manuscripts, collaboration within editorial committees, copyediting and proofreading as well as layout and design. Students enrolled in this course will assume leadership roles in the hands-on work of putting out this journal.