Megan Casella Roth
Newly, married, Megan currently lives in Miami, Florida, residing as a James M. Michener Fellow in Creative Writing at the University of Miami.
Link to Megan's Book: The Green Guide to Daily Living
Writer C.V.
Education
Birmingham Southern College
Bachelor's Degree- Political Science
2002-2006
Birmingham, Alabama
University of Miami
September 2008 - Present
M.F.A. Creative Writing (current candidate)
Miami, Florida
Awards
Nomination for Best of the Net anthology, poetry, 2008
Fellowship and Teaching Assistantship in Creative Writing, University of Miami, 2008-2010
Dean’s List, Birmingham Southern College, Fall 2005, Spring 2006
Semifinalist, The James Jones First Novel Fellowship, Wilkes University, 2008
Publications
Books and Non-fiction:
The Green Guide to Daily Living, Cliff Road Books, October 2008
Beware the Suburban Martyr, Burbia Online, July 2008
Contributing Writer:
The High I.Q. Bathroom Reader. Sweetwater Press, 2008
The Simply Divine Bathroom Reader. Sweetwater Press, 2008
The Reader’s Bathroom Reader. Sweetwater Press, 2008
The Great Thinkers Bathroom Reader. Sweetwater Press, 2008
The Illustrated Art of War. Cliff Road Books, 2008
The World History Bathroom Reader. Sweetwater Press, 2008
Short Fiction:
NanoFiction, University of Houston, 2008
Elimae, May 2008
Elimae, December 2007
Johnny America, Summer 2007
Poetry Publications:
Defenestration, February 2009
Elimae, October 2008
Shelf Life Online Magazine, October 2008
Opium Magazine, 2008
Finery, Summer 2008
The Rose & Thorn, 2008
Defenestration, January 2008
Word Riot, 2008
The Orange Room Review, February 2008
Defenestration, August 2007, July 2007
Poem, 2007
Quad, 2006 & 2007
Plays:
Multi-purpose Solution, produced by The Krane in a series of monologues, Shake-it-Up!, Miami, November 2009
Around the Block, produced by The Krane, Miami, Florida, November 2008
Harry on the Line, produced in a series of monologues, Monologous Lingus, The New Lights Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, March 2009
Work:
Writing Tutor, University of Miami Athletic Department, September 2009 - present
Copywriter, 26 Animation, May 2009 - present. www.26animation.com
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Miami Department of English, September 2008 - present
Writing Center Tutor, University of Miami, September 2008 - May 2009
Freelance Writer, Cliff Road Books, March 2008 - present
Editorial Assistant, Crane Hill Publishers, October 2007 - March 2008
Assistant Poetry Editor, The Rose & Thorn E-zine, March 2008 - June 2009
Document Reviewer, Wiggins, Childs, Quinn & Pantazis, Birmingham, Alabama, September 2003-December 2005
Web Copywriting Samples:
www.26animation.com