Tara Tatum is a creative writer and instructor. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Florida in 2016 and has taught various writing courses there since 2015. She developed curricula for courses on academic arguments, poetry writing, and professional communication. Prior to her work at UF, Tatum earned an MA in English from Lamar University, where she also taught a college readiness writing course. She has received several awards and fellowships and has published poems in various literary journals.

1. Tara Tatum
tmtatum@me.com
EDUCATION
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 2013 – Present
M.F.A. in Creative Writing
Lamar University, Beaumont, TX 2010 – 2012
M.A. in English
Thesis: Poetry and Essays: The Allure of Language
Lamar University, Beaumont, TX 2005 – 2009
B.A. Honors in English
Minor: Philosophy
AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS
Graduate School Fellowship, University of Florida 2013 – 2016
Scholar, Sewanee Writer’s Conference Summer 2012
Scholar, West Chester Poetry Conference Summer 2010
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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University of Florida, Gainesville FL
Instructor
ENC 1101 “Writing Academic Arguments” Summer 2015 – Fall 2015
Created a curriculum based on writing arguments toward
a themed course, “The Apocalypse,” conducted lectures
as well as group work, held individual conference hours
with each student, graded essays.
CRW 2300 “Advanced Poetry Writing” Fall 2015
Developed a syllabus to meet the needs of students
learning advanced poetry writing, held lectures
and conferences for students, graded essays and poems.
CRW 1300 “Beginning Poetry Writing” Spring 2015
Created a curriculum based on both the critical analysis
and creation of poetry writing.
ENC 3254 “Writing in the Disciplines” Spring 2014 – Fall 2014
Developed syllabus and instructed students on teaching
effective professional communication in the workplace.
ENC 3246 “Professional Communication for Engineers” Fall 2013
Instructed students and developed syllabus based on teaching
effective professional communication for engineers in the workplace.
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Lamar University, Beaumont, TX
Instructor
CRWT 0371 “College Readiness Writing” January 2011 – May 2012
Taught students writing in preparation to take
a composition 1 course for the university.

2. Tara Tatum
tmtatum@me.com
SKILLS
Microsoft Office, Mac Pages, Numbers, Adobe Photoshop, Preview iStudio, iMovie, Basic HTML, CSS
(limited through Code Academy), Citrix Receiver, Editing, Technical Writing, Graphic Design
PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS
Recent publications include poems in Birmingham Poetry Review, Able Muse, Chiron Review, WomenArts Quarterly
Journal, Stonecoast Review, and Southwestern American Literature.
“Review of Philip Levine’s News of the World.” The Texas Review 34.1 (2013): 139. Print.