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Feb 25, 2015 • jretter Retter
Josh Isard, assistant professor of English, attended the Drexel University e-Learning 3.0 Conference in March, where he presented to a diverse audience of tech writers, consultants, and representatives from companies like Blackboard and Lockheed Martin. His presentation, “Mobile Devices, Apps...
Joshua Isard is currently the director of the M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing. He grew up in the Philadelphia area, earned his BA in English at Temple University, and then went on to study creative writing at the University of Edinburgh and literature at University College London.
His short stories have appeared in The Broadkill Review, Pithead Chapel, Northwind, and Storychord, and his first novel, Conquistador of the Useless, was published by Cinco Puntos Press in 2013. He lives outside Philadelphia with his wife, children, and two cats.
University of Edinburgh 2003
Master's, Major in Creative Writing
University College London 2007
Master's, Major in Modern Literature
Temple University 2002
Bachelor's, Major in English
Minor in Philosophy
Author • 2013
Book, Cinco Puntos Press
Author • 2020
Article, LitReactor
Author • 2018
Other, Pithead Chapel
Author • 2018
Article, LitReactor
Author • 2016
Other, New Pop Lit
Author • 2014
Other, Cleaver Magazine
Author • 2014
Other, Wyvern Lit
Author • 2012
Other, NorthWind
Author • 2012
Other, StoryChord