BIOGRAPHY
Erika T. Wurth is the author of WHITE HORSE and THE HAUNTING OF ROOM 904. She’s a New York Times editors pick, aGood Morning America buzz pick, and an Indie Next, Target book of the Month, and BOTM Pick. She’s both a Kenyon and Sewanee fellow, has published in The Kenyon Review, Buzzfeed, and The Writer’s Chronicle, and is a narrative artist for the Meow Wolf Denver installation. She’s an urban Native of Apache/Chickasaw/Cherokee descent. She’s a professor at Western Illinois University. Find her: Insta | Goodreads |Amazon | TikTok Native Voices | Medium. Representation: Mark Gottlieb at Trident.
QUALIFICATIONS.
I have 10+ years of creative writing experience
- DOCTORATE in Literature/Creative Writing & teaching at all levels (as a tenured professor, affiliate at an MFA program, independently at workshops & writing organizations)
- PUBLICATION, all forms, multi-genre: Novels (Big 5, small press), short stories, poems, creative nonfiction, and journalism
- WHAT I OFFER (particular strengths in speculative work and plot/structure issues):
- Manuscript feedback for writers at all levels:
- Novel: full manuscript analysis and revision plan
- Novel: first 50 pages + outline—analysis and writing/revision plan
- Help with creative writing samples for graduate school applications
- Coaching services for writers at all levels
- Story/idea development, organization, and structural work.Writing career advice, planning, and strategy
- Magazine and book publishing help
- Help creating an efficient and effective writing process
- Help with writer’s block
- INTERESTED? Email me: [email protected]