Rebecca Bernard
Assistant Professor
Bate 2148
bernardr24@ecu.edu
About
Rebecca Bernard is the author of the story collection Our Sister Who Will Not Die (Mad Creek Books, 2022). Her fiction and essays have most recently appeared or are forthcoming in Oxford American, Alaska Quarterly Review, Phoebe, and Permafrost. She has received support from the Sewanee Writers Conference and Vanderbilt’s Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy. Her work received notable mention in the Best American Short Stories of 2018.
Education
- B.F.A. in Film & Television Production, New York University
- M.F.A. in Fiction, Vanderbilt University
- Ph.D. in English/Creative Writing, University of North Texas
Research Interests
- Contemporary Fiction
- Creative Nonfiction
- Interiority
- Community Writing
Courses Taught
- ENGL 3850: Introduction to Fiction Writing
- ENGL 4850: Advanced Fiction Writing
- ENGL 6850: Advanced Fiction Writing
Selected Publications and Presentations
- Our Sister Who Will Not Die: Stories. Columbus, OH: Mad Creek Books, August 2022.
- “The Flirt,” Oxford American, forthcoming.
- “Baby Teeth,” Southern Indiana Review, forthcoming.
- “The Theft,” The Cincinnati Review, forthcoming.
- “A Place to Keep Moonlight,” Alaska Quarterly Review, Volume 39.3/4, Summer/Fall 2023.
- “Boy on Fire,” Ninth Letter, Volume 20.1, Spring/Summer 2023.
- “Postmodern Seinfeld,” Wigleaf, September 28, 2022.