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Rachel Jamison Webster (born 1974) is an American writer. She is the author of the book September, published by the TriQuarterly imprint of Northwestern University Press in 2013; The Endless Unbegun, published by Twelve Winters Press in 2015, and Mary is a River, a finalist for the National Poetry Series that was published by Kelsay Books in 2018. She published two chapbooks with Dancing Girl Press: The Blue Grotto (2009) and Hazel and the Mirror (2015). She edited two anthologies of creative writing by Chicago Teens, Alchemy (2001) and Paper Atrium (2205). Webster co-founded the online anthology of international poetry, UniVerse, with her late partner Richard Fammeree.

Rachel Jamison Webster
Born1974
Madison, Ohio
Occupation
  • Poet
  • Teacher

Early life


Webster was born in Madison, Ohio. She attended DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois and then transferred to Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, where she graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in English Literature. She earned her M.F.A. from Warren Wilson’s Program for Writers.[1]


Honors


Webster has received awards from the Academy of American Poets,[2] the American Association of University Women, the Howard Foundation, and the Poetry Foundation. From 2017-2018, she participated in the OpEd/Public Voices Fellowship.[3] In 2017, Webster was named a Hewlett Fellow[4] for her establishment of curriculum highlighting diversity and social inequalities. In 2018, Northwestern University recognized her with an Arts and Sciences Alumni Teaching Award for excellence in teaching.[5]




References


  1. Webster, Rachel Jamison. "Faculty page". Northwestern University. Northwestern University. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. "Rachel Jamison Webster". Poetry Foundation website. The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. Staff writer. "2017-18 Program: Congratulations to our 2017-18 Public Voices Fellows!". Northwestern University Office of the Provost. Northwestern University. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  4. Staff writer. "English Department Musings 2017". Northwestern University English Department. Northwestern University. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. Lindell, Rebecca. "2018 TEACHING AWARDS: The College honors 13 faculty members and graduate students for their excellence in the classroom". Northwestern Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences. Northwestern University. Retrieved 20 November 2018.


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