Scott Bailey
info@cscottbailey.com
www.cscottbailey.com
csb07j@fsu.edu
EDUCATION
PhD in Creative Writing (Pursuing, 3rd Year). Florida State University. Tallahassee, Florida.
M.F.A. in Creative Writing. New York University. New York, New York. May 2007.
M.A. in Creative Writing, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, May 2000.
B.A. in English, Summa Cum Laude, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg,
MS, May 1998.
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
Whole-Schools Institute—Winds of Change. Mississippi Arts
Commission. Summer, 2006.
Administrative Assistant for the All Write Initiative! Mississippi Arts Commission. September
2003 to April 30th, 2004.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Writing, Reading and Analyzing Poetry. Florida State University. Spring 2010
Article and Essay Technique. Florida State University. Fall 2009.
Writing, Reading and Analyzing Poetry. Florida State University. Fall 2008
Freshmen Composition. Florida State University.Fall 2007.
Introduction to Creative Writing: New York University. Fall 2006.
Creative Writing. St. Mary’s Hospital. Fall 2006.
Creative Writing: Ronald McDonald House. Spring 2006.
Creative Writing: Mississippi Arts Commission. Carrie Stern Elementary School.
Greenville, MS. May 2005.
Freshmen Composition: The University of Southern Mississippi. Hattiesburg, MS.
August 2004 to May 2005.
Creative Writing: Mississippi Arts Commission: Harrison County Adult Correctional
Center. Gulfport, MS. January 2003 to May 2003
Creative Writing: Forrest County Detention Center, Hattiesburg, MS,
July 2002 to October 2002.
Freshmen Composition: Delgado Community College (City Park Campus). New
Orleans, LA. August 2001 to May 2002.
Developmental Composition: Delgado Community College (City Park Campus). New
Orleans, LA. August 2001 to May 2002.
Creative Writing: N.O.C.C.A. New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, New Orleans, LA
May 2001; April 2002.
Creative Writing: Forrest County Detention Center, Hattiesburg, MS,
May 2001 to September 2001.
Freshmen Composition: University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, August 1999 to May 2000.
EDITING and OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Literary Agency Receptionist/Assistant in Training. Curtis Brown Literary Agency. September 2005
to May 2006.
Internship. DreamYard. Bay St. Louis Summer 2006.
Guest Editor. New York Quarterly. Fall 2005.
Guest Editor. Louisiana Poetry Society. New Orleans, LA Spring 2002.
Guest Editor. New Laurel Review. New Orleans, LA. Spring 2002.
Submissions Editor / Assistant Poetry Editor. Georgetown Review. 1997-2000.
Research Assistant. Dr. Jameela Lares, Milton Specialists. 1998-1999.
Poetry Judge. Hattiesburg High School. Spring 1999.
PUBLICATIONS
Poetry
Anthologies:
“Airing my House.” Poetic Voices Without Borders. Gival Press (2005).
“Hide n Seek.” Bend Don’t Shatter. An anthology. Soft Skull Press. New York (2004).
“The Hairy Legs of God,” and “Rite of Passage” MWE Enterprises—A Generation
Defining Itself. 2005.
Journals:
“Gigolo.” Exquisite Corpse. Fall. 2009.
“Why I Should Stand for Jesus.” Harpur Palate. Fall 2008.
“Hallows,” “Exit Ramp 69 in Eatonville Mississippi.” New York Quarterly. 2008.
“Pasture.” Southern Quarterly. 2007.
“Birth.” Meridian. Fall 2006.
“Sugar Hill.” New York Quarterly, Fall. 2005.
“Giving Beauty Back to God,” and “I’m Not Surprised We…..” 2 River Review. Spring
2006.
“Building,” “Porch Swing,” and “Stillborn.” Mississippi Valley Voices. Mississippi
Valley State, 2005.
“I Believe in Miracles.” 42 opus (42opus.com) Fall 2004.
“The Last Supper.” The Cortland Review (www.cortlandreview.com). November, 2003
“Sidetracked.” Poems Niedergnasse. Spring 2003.
“Backwards Pedaling.” The Adirondack Review. (www.theadirondackreview.org)
Spring 2003.
“Bildungsroman.” The Adirondack Review.” (www.theadirondackreview.org)
Spring 2003.
“Fire.” Verse Daily (www.versedaily.org). Spring 2003.
“Lot’s Wife.” Southeast Review. Florida State University. Spring 2003.
“Fire.” Southeast Review. Florida State University, Spring 2003.
The Lost Supper.” The Southeast Review. Florida State University, Spring 2003.
“The Aristocracy of the Plow.” The Southeast Review. Florida State University, Spring
2003.
“Front Yard, and Back Yard.” Segue. Miami University. Middeltown, Ohio. Spring 2003.
“Grits.” The Journal. Ohio State University. Spring 2003.
“Poor as Powder.” The Journal. Ohio State University. Spring 2003.
“Aunt Louise and Space Shuttle Challenger.” Exquisite Corpse (www.corpse.org).
Louisiana State University. Spring 2002.
“Picture Frames and Uncle James.” Exquisite Corpse (www.corpse.org) LSU. Spring 2002.
“Something’s Rising And It Ain’t The Rent.” Exquisite Corps. (www.corpse.org)
LSU. Spring, 2002.
“Lot’s Eldest Daughter.” Exquisite Corpse. (www.corpse.org)
Louisiana State University. Spring 2002.
“Milk Jugs and Dad’s Dealings of Hell.” Exquisite Corpse (www.corpse.org)
Louisiana State University. Spring 2002.
Book Review:
“Amazonia: transformacion y ruinas.” A review of Juan Carlos Galeano. Puesto de Combate—Ediciones Sociedad de la Imaginacion. No. 62. Bogota, Colombia.
Co-Translations of Latin American Poets with Rebecca Morgan:
“A River Dolphin,” “Conjure,” “Carvers in the Amazon,” and “Canoe.” Chelsea 82/83. Spring 2008.
“La Poema 10.” Poem by Patricia Medina (Mexico) Indiana Review. Spring 2006.
“Plantains,” “Mixed Media,” “Relatives,” and “Grating.” Poetry International. Issue 9.
Poems of Juan Carlos Galeano.
“The Wait,” and “Pasture.” Prism International. Issue 43:1. Poems of Juan Carlos
Galeano.
Pedagogy
Poetry-n-Push Ups—The Instruction of Creative Writing in Alternative Settings.
Associated Writing Program: Pedagogical Forum, Vancouver, Canada. 2005.
INVITED READINGS AND PRESENTATIONS
Reading. Tallahassee Pride Week. Spring 2009.
Reading. The Warehouse. Florida State University. Tallahassee, Florida. Spring 2008.
Reading. New York University. New York. Spring 2007.
New York Quarterly Reading Series. Cornelia Street Café. New York. 2006.
Ear Shot Reading Series. The Lucky Cat. Fall 2006.
Bend, Don’t Shatter Reading. Saints-n-Sinners Literary Festival. New Orleans. May
2005.
Montevallo Literary Festival. University of Alabama—Montevallo. April. 2005.
Bend, Don’t Shatter Reading. Ear Inn. New York, New York. September 2004.
The Muse on the Mississippi. A collaboration with photographic artist Herman Leonard
and poets Mona Lisa Saloy, Scott Bailey, Kalamu ya Salaam, and Andy Young.
The Words and Music Festival. New Orleans, Louisiana. Fall 2003.
From the Erotic to the Divine: Poetry as Sacred Song of Sexuality with Trebor Healey,
Kay Murphy, Rob Stephenson and Brad Richard. The Saints-n-Sinners Literary Festival. New
Orleans, Louisiana. Summer 2003.
Sex and Spirit with James Nolan, Christopher Penczak. The Saints-n-Sinners Literary
Festival. New Orleans, Louisiana. Summer 2003.
Angela Ball and Scott Bailey. 206 Front. Hattiesburg, MS. September 2002.
Hosted Reading. Bus Tickets to Mexico and Other Alternatives to War.
Café Brazil. September 2001. Featured Poets: Kay Murphy, Biljana Obradovich,
John Gary and Jose Torres Tama.
Unmasking Masculinities. Second Annual Interdisciplinary Conference: Selected
Poems. The University of Southern Mississippi, February, 2000.
Property, Possession, and Identity. First Annual Interdisciplinary Conference: The
University of Southern Mississippi, April 1999.
HONORS
Finalist for the Kathryn A. Morton Prize. Sarabande Books. 2008.
Nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Florida State University. 2008.
Finalist for the Milton Kessler Memorial Prize. “Harpur Palate.” Spring 2008.
May Alexander Ryburn Fellow. Florida State University. Spring 2007-Present.
Nominated for the AWP Intro Award. Fall 2007.
Semi-Finalist for the Kathryn A. Morton Prize. Spring. 2007.
Finalist for the Fine Arts Work Center. Spring 2007.
Elizabeth T. Booker Fellow and Starworks Fellow. New York University. Fall 2006-Spring 2007.
Writer-in-Residence Fellowship. Fundacion de Valparaisio, Spain. Summer 2006.
Starworks Fellow. New York University. 2005-2007.
Elizabeth T. Booker Fellow. New York University. 2005-2007.
Finalist. Frank O’Hara Chapbook Competition. 2005.
First Runner Up. William Faulkner Creative Writing Competition. Fall 2003
Writer-in-Residence Fellowship. Mississippi Arts Commission. Fall 2002.
Finalist. Second Annual Prentice Hall Contest. Hayden’s Ferry Review. June 2000.
