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Chantel Langlinais
Originally
from Dallas, TX, Chantel graduated from Texas A & M University in 1994
with a B.A. in English. She returned to complete her teacher’s certification
in secondary education. After surviving three years as a junior high English
teacher unharmed, Chantel decided to return to college to work on her
creative writing skills. She has just completed her M.A. in English at UL
Lafayette in the Creative Writing Program, and has been accepted as a
Teaching Assistant in our Ph.D. program. In addition to her published poems,
Chantel has written two plays entitled “You Decide” and “The Reading,” the
last of which developed into her MA thesis, In the Space of Absence.
She has just published a chapbook (though our UL Lafayette Desktopping Studio)
entitled Amygdala. |
Chantel Langlinais So Far
EDUCATION
8/02-Present Ph.D. in English (with creative writing emphasis), University of Louisiana at Lafayette
8/00-5/02 Master of Arts in English (with creative writing emphasis), University of Louisiana at Lafayette
8/94-12/95 Teacher Certification Program, Texas A & M University
1/92-5/94 Bachelor of Arts in English, Texas A & M University
8/90-12/91 General Curriculum, Texas Christian University
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
8/01-Present University
of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
As a graduate
assistant, I taught Introduction to Creative Writing (English 223), Rhetoric
and Composition (English 101), Composition and Literature (English 102), and
Early American Literature (English 205).
8/98-5/99 St. Monica Catholic School, Dallas,
TX
Language arts teacher at the seventh and
eighth grade level.
8/96-12/97 Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic
School, San Antonio, TX
Language arts, religion, and speech and
drama teacher at the sixth, seventh, and eighth grade levels.
TUTORING EXPERIENCE
8/00-5/01 University of Louisiana at Lafayette,
Lafayette, LA
Writing Center tutor providing assistance to college students with grammatical and structural problems in their papers.
4/97-Present Sylvan
Learning Center, San Antonio, TX; Dallas, TX; Lafayette, LA
Reading, writing, and study skills tutor
at both the elementary and secondary levels. I assist students in reading
comprehension skills, vocabulary development, SAT preparations, and homework
support. I also created a two-week creative writing workshop for elementary
students.
PUBLICATIONS
2004 “In Search of Solutions to End Teacher Burnout.”
Louisiana English Journal
(forthcoming)
2003
“New
Orleans 1988” (poem). Louisiana Review
(forthcoming)
2003 “Truddi Chase” (poem) Southwestern Review
2002 “Zion, the Messianic Capital,” (poem). Southwestern
Review
2002 “Taste the Whole Forgotten” (poem). Other
Sticky Valentines (chapbook, ed. Jerry McGuire and David Saffo)
2001 “Poet Chris Tysh Joins Festival” (interview). The Times of Acadiana
2001 “Driving Home on Hwy 89” (poem). Southwestern Review
1998 “When Wings Unfold,” (poem). Poetry Guild Anthology
1997
“Aimless,”
(poem). San Antonio Poetry Fair Anthology
AWARDS
July 2003 2001-02 LACC Writing Competition,
“My Father’s Rose,” personal essay, honorable mention
May 2003 Robert and Bernice M. Webb Award
for Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching at the Advanced Level
PRESENTATIONS
March 2004 British Women’s Writes Conference,
Macon, GA, “Framing the Victorian Heroine: Representations of the Ideal Woman
in Art and Fiction”
April 2003 Graduate Student Conference on
Languages and Literatures, Lafayette, LA, “The Role of Traumatic Memory in the
Creative Work of Paul Celan, Elie Wiesel, and Children of Terezin Concentration
Camp”
Feb 2003 LACC conference, Thibodaux, LA,
“In Search of Solutions to End Teacher Burnout”
PUBLIC READINGS
Nov. 2003 Blue
Moon Saloon
April 2003 Chris’s
Poboys
May 2002 Chris’s
Poboys
Sept. 2001 Chris’s
Poboys
March 2001 Chris’s
Poboys
Nov. 2001 Chris’s
Poboys
Oct. 2001 Deep
South Festival of Writers Poetry Crawl
DRAMATIC PERFORMANCES
Spring 2004 Deep
South Festival of Writers, cast member
Spring 2003 “The
Kiss,” a scene
Fall 2002 The Dick Traces, cast member
Spring 2002 In the Space of Absence, playwright and
cast member
ORGANIZATIONS AND SERVICE
Search Committee: Fiction
Hire
Graduate Student Conference
Committee: Chair of the abstract committee
Deep South Festival of Writers Committee: Organized and coordinated a collaborative event involving writers, musicians, and photographers.
St. Martin Parish School
Board Writing Contest Judge for middle and high school students
Graduate Student Conference
Committee: Assisted in the planning and organization of the conference, as well
as reading abstracts
Co-Editor of the Southwestern Review journal
Reader for the Southwestern Review journal
Thesis Club Member: Assisted
members in planning, researching, and writing thesis and applications for
graduate programs
Deep South Festival of
Writers Committee: Duties included introducing and interviewing featured poet
Chris Tysh, assisting at the registration table, and providing transportation
and supplies for various social activities
Preliminary Judge for the
Voorhies Award for Undergraduate poetry
Assistant to the Director of
Creative Writing: Duties included writing and designing the Creative Writing
Newsletter and assisting in the development of the Creative Writing website
Chantel on UL Lafayette
My parents moved from Louisiana to Dallas when I was born, but
the Cajun culture and heritage have been a part of my life since day one.
Having traveled to almost every state and six different countries, I can truly
say that there is no other place in the world quite like Lafayette and the
surrounding areas that make up Acadiana. Whether it’s listening to live zydeco
bands at the Festival Acadiane Internationale, or sitting under the carport
peeling crawfish, there is a feeling of home here; a sense of family like no
other. The people here are friendly and welcoming, and the traditions are alive
and strong. From Mardi Gras to crawfish festivals, Lafayette is filled with a
Cajun culture that is as unique as the people themselves.
As for UL Lafayette, a sense of family and community thrives as
well. The professors are a constant support and provide meaningful advice to
help you develop your skills as a writer. Under the guidance of such teachers
as Dayana Stetco and Jerry McGuire, I have been challenged to look at the way I
write in a different light, and I can see my writing beginning to improve and
develop in ways I never thought possible. In addition, there are numerous
publication opportunities offered for one’s works, and a public reading series
held each semester at UL for students to read their own work. Attending
UL-Lafayette is an experience I will never forget. So, as the Cajuns say,
“Laissez les bon temps rouler” (Let the Good Times Roll)!
Read a Sample of Chantel
Langlinais’s Poetry
Go to
UL-Lafayette Creative Writing Anthology
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Lafayette.
To contact us by mail: Director of Creative Writing, English
Department, Box 44691, UL-Lafayette, Lafayette LA 70504-4691; by telephone,
337-482-5478;
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Last updated: January 6, 2004.