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Holland M. Colclasure
●North Little Rock, AR 72116
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EDUCATION
University of Arkansas, Little Rock Master of Arts in Professional and Technical Writing
August 2015
Emphasis in literary nonfiction
Thesis: “The Penny Collection: Poetic Notions in a Prosaic Nation”
Committee Members: Dr. George Jensen, Chair
Dr. Earnest Cox
Dr. Allison Holland
University of Arkansas, Little Rock Bachelor of Arts in English 2010
●Ronald E. McNair National Scholar 2008-2010
●William G. Cooper, Jr., Honors Program in English 2008-2010
●Honored by the Undergraduate Research Program
College of Arts and Humanities for achievements in research and contributions to the program 2008
AWARDS
Best Essay of the Year, William F. Laman Library Award, Tales from the South 2013
Ronald E. McNair National Scholar 2007-2010
William G. Cooper, Jr., Honors Program in English 2007-2010
PUBLICATIONS
“The Abiding Rhetoric of The Big Lebowski,” academic writing, Dudeism.com 2020
“Tulips from Holland,” literary nonfiction, Quills and Pixels, Literary Magazine 2018
“Of Sidewalks and Stanzas,” literary nonfiction, Quills and Pixels, Literary Magazine 2018
“Of Sorcery and Syllabary,” academic writing, Quills and Pixels, Literary Magazine 2018
“Don’t Let Me Down,” literary nonfiction, Quills and Pixels, Literary Magazine 2017
“Fast,” literary nonfiction, Quills and Pixels, Literary Magazine 2017
“The Cliz,” literary nonfiction, Quills and Pixels, Literary Magazine 2017
“Finding Jesus,” literary nonfiction, Tales from the South, Anthology 2013
“Maggie Two Spots,” fiction, Native Literatures Generations, Online Journal 2010
“The Exchange,” poetry, Native Literatures Generations, Online Journal 2010
“The Ghost Rider,” fiction, Equinox, Literary Magazine 2009
“Lane Seven,” poetry, Equinox, Literary Magazine 2005
FORTHCOMING PUBLICATIONS
Within My Midnight-Heart, literary nonfiction, Book I of III, Memoir
The Absence of Love, literary nonfiction, Book II of III, Memoir
Remains, literary nonfiction, Book III of III, Memoir
PRESENTATIONS
Within My Midnight-Heart, Arkansas Philosophical Association Conference 2017
“Here Comes The Serpent King,” Arts and Letters, UALR Public Radio (NPR) voice actor 2017
“The Abiding Rhetoric of The Big Lebowski,” Pop Culture National Conference 2016
“Convergences,” UCA/UALR Composition Conference 2015
“Reading your Work in Public,” UALR Writer’s Network 2013
Tales from the South, reader 2013
Arkansas Literary Festival, reader 2013, 2010
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Independent Contractor
2021-present
●Editor for clients
●Writer for clients
Lombard Park District
●Supervisor School of Rec, Club Rec 2019-2021
●Instructed students in learning various writing skills using grammatical rules and poetical forms and techniques to create poetry, short stories, plays, scripts
●Led class/group readings, analysis and interpretation using a writing workshop format
●Achieved qualifications in first-aid, health/safety
●Accountable for assessing objectives set by program and school administrators
●Constructed lesson plans and prepared assessment and progress reports for each student
●Responsible for overseeing classroom during academic year
Lombard District 44
●Instructional Assistant 2019-2021
●Substitute Teacher 2018-2019
UALR Composition Lecturer 2015-2018
●Rhetoric and Writing 1310
●Rhetoric and Writing 1311
UALR Composition Instructor/Graduate Teaching Assistant 2014-2015
●Rhetoric and Writing 1311
●Rhetoric and Writing 1312
UALR Finance Department—Graduate Assistant 2013
●Document Designer
●Accountable for researching various policy and procedures, rewriting, and editing policy and procedures for the Finance Department, Bursar’s Office, Procurement Services, and Payroll
UALR Bookstore 2012-2013
●Text Book Manager’s Assistant
●Accountable for helping patrons with problems due to returns, buy backs, assisting students with correctly locating their textbooks, ordering and receiving textbooks, adopting new textbooks into a database for the entire U.A.L.R. fall and spring semesters, general questions
City Staffing, Chicago, Illinois 2012
●Customer Service Representative at Groupon
●Accountable for helping callers with problems due to expired vouchers, bad experiences, buying and gifting vouchers, general questions
●Proofreader at Challenger, Gray and Christmas
●Accountable for contributions of proofreading resumes for grammar, punctuation, style and format
Technical Writer, Online Textbook Project—Dr. David Fisher 2011
●Ad Hoc Contributions
●Observed and provided meta-theories to establish contemporary conceptions of technological collegiate textbooks
Sequoyah National Research Center Little Rock, Arkansas 2009-2010
●Lead preservationist in conservation project to maintain the writing and ideas of Native North Americans, focusing on the three federally recognized Cherokee Tribes
●Conducted extensive archival research
●Investigated possible fraudulent claims from those using counterfeit documentation in order to receive government funds for Cherokee tribes
●Exposed several groups claiming false Cherokee heritage and lineage
University of Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas 2007-2010
Assistant Departmental Office Manager
●Assisted all professors within the English Department in coordinating and preparing class materials throughout each semester
●Served as liaison between students and department faculty and staff by fielding current and prospective student inquiries and supplying students with all necessary information pertaining to the English Department
●Coordinated campus-wide recruiting and tours for prospective English Dept. students
●Acted as student intermediary for the Cooper’s English Honors Program
●General office management duties including document storage and organization, composing inter-departmental correspondence, developing and maintaining vendor relationships, answering incoming calls and greeting visitors to the department
Children International Little Rock, Arkansas 2006-2009
Instructor, Creative Writing and Chess (ages 8-11, 3rd-5th grades)
●Instructed inner-city students in learning various writing skills using grammatical rules and poetical forms and techniques to create poetry and short stories
●Led class/group readings, analysis and interpretation using a writing workshop format
●Achieved qualifications in first-aid, health/safety, confidentiality and conflict management training via annual teacher development workshops
●Accountable for assessing objectives set by program and school administrators
●Constructed lesson plans and prepared assessment and progress reports for each student
●Responsible for overseeing classroom teaching assistant during academic year
●Published The Creative Writing Class Journal Volume I, 2008-2009
VOLUNTEER WORK
Children International Little Rock, Arkansas 2014
Instructor, Creative Writing (ages 8-11, 3rd-5th grades)
●Instructed inner-city students in learning various writing skills using grammatical rules and poetical forms and techniques to create poetry and short stories
●Led class/group readings, analysis and interpretation using a writing workshop format
South Royd Primary School Pudsey, West Yorkshire UK 2010-2011
Tutor, Literacy and English
●Classroom teaching assistant and Literacy/Grammar tutor for disadvantaged students ranging in ages seven to eleven years
●Completed literacy and volunteer training courses held by South Royd Primary School in order to become a qualified school volunteer
SKILLS
●Elementary Education & Training
●Copy Writing and Editing
●Technical Writing
●Proofreading
●Microsoft Office
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