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Andrea
Mason

Faculty
English
she / her / hers

Credentials

MFA, University of Idaho
Certificate in Publishing, Denver Publishing Institute
BA, Colgate University

Biography

I have a creative writing degree and experience publishing and teaching creative writing, but I also have fifteen years of experience as a freelance reporter for a number of regional and national magazines. I enjoy teaching all types of writing and believe students are most invested when they are able to write about something they are interested in and care about. I love witnessing students' moments of connection and discovery, whether that be through reading, writing, or experience. I am often working on my own creative writing or journalism projects, searching for those moments of discovery, connection, or surprise.

My stories and essays have appeared in The Gettysburg Review, High Desert Journal, Weber: The Contemporary West, and elsewhere. My journalism has appeared in Outside Magazine, 5280, Alaska Magazine, Modern in Denver, High Country News, and other publications.

Awards & Publications

Feature 鈥淟ewis-Clark Valley AVA鈥 Best of the West 5280 Magazine, December 2022
Feature 鈥淢ake it 鈥楢 Hudson Christmas鈥欌 Spotlight, November 2022
Feature 鈥淗omecoming: Ernestine Hayes defies adversity and speaks the truth.鈥 Alaska Magazine Feb 2018
Review 鈥'White Houses鈥 Tells the Star-Crossed Love Story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickock.鈥滲UST.com February 13, 2018
Essay 鈥淗ow I Reclaimed My Body and Style After Severe Depression鈥 Canada鈥檚 The Loop for Bell Let鈥檚 Talk Day, February 2018
Review 鈥溾橩ingdom of Women鈥 Imagines a World Where Women Act on Their Anger.鈥 BUST.com November 29, 2017
Review 鈥淐onsent is Not Just for the Bedroom, And This Book Shows Why.鈥 BUST.com October 26, 2017
Review 鈥淲hat can we still learn about Edward Abbey, 25 years after his death?鈥 High Country News, July 2016
Feature 鈥淭he Italian Job鈥 Modern in Denver, Summer 2016
Feature 鈥淭he Art of Ice Cream鈥 Modern in Denver, Summer 2016
Review All the Wild that Remains, Outside Magazine, April 2015
Review Sunland, Western American Literature, fall 2014
Essay 鈥淭wo Rivers鈥 Weber: The Contemporary West, fall 2014
Review, Ahead of the Flaming Front, High Country News, summer 2014
Fiction 鈥淎ntidote鈥 Gingerbread House Literary Magazine, December 2013
Essay 鈥淭he Miserable鈥 Junk: A Literary Fix, December 2013
Review Works Cited, High Country News, summer 2013
Essay 鈥淢arcel des Grottes鈥 Colere, May 2013
鈥淭he Wisdom of Horses鈥 Ruralite, January 2013
Feature 鈥淒igging for Fossils鈥 Ruralite, September 2012
Feature 鈥淔inding Permanent Homes鈥 Ruralite, July 2012
Feature 鈥淩eturning Home鈥 Ruralite, May 2012
Feature 鈥淪addle Club Marks 50 Years鈥 Ruralite, March 2012
Essay 鈥淐razy鈥 The Truth About the Fact: International Journal of Literary, Nonfiction, spring 2011
Essay 鈥淏roken鈥 The Truth About the Fact: International Journal of Literary, Nonfiction, spring 2011
Review Honyocker Dreams, High Country News, fall 2011
Feature 鈥淚nto The Woods鈥 Ruralite, September 2011
Feature 鈥淒on鈥檛 Tell Her She Can鈥檛鈥 High Country News, September 2011
Feature 鈥淭he Past in Pieces鈥 Idaho Magazine, August 2011
Feature 鈥淲e Have Liftoff鈥 Ruralite, July 2011
Feature 鈥淭he Power of Yoga鈥 Ruralite, June 2011
Feature 鈥淗obby Blooms into Business鈥 Ruralite, May 2011
Feature 鈥淎 Resurgence in Wine Making鈥 Ruralite, March 2011
Essay 鈥淕ladeswoman鈥 Wanderlust Literary Review, vol. 1, Issue 1, February 2010, republished on the Knights Arts Web site October 2012, excerpt selected for inclusion in an Everglades National Park calendar, December 2015
Fiction 鈥淎spen鈥 High Desert Journal, Issue 2, winter 2010 (online issue)
Feature 鈥淭he Heart of a Town鈥 Ruralite, September 2010
Review Cities and Nature in the American West, High Country News, fall 2010
Feature 鈥淕oing Native鈥 Ruralite, July 2010
Feature 鈥淔ollowing the Lewis and Clark Trail鈥 Ruralite, May 2010
Review Let There Be Night, High Country News, winter 2009
Review The Mechanics of Falling, High Country News, summer 2009
Essay 鈥淟ooking at Julia Roberts鈥 Apartment鈥 Make: A Chicago Literary Magazine, summer 2009 (online issue)
Feature 鈥淎valanches for Dummies鈥 High Country News, spring 2009
Essay 鈥淭he Real West鈥 Weber: The Contemporary West, fall 2008
Essay 鈥淥ff the Grid鈥 High Desert Journal, spring 2008
Essay 鈥淪wiftwater Safety鈥 Permafrost, spring 2008
Review Desert Gothic, Western American Literature, spring 2008
Review The Wet Collection, Western American Literature, spring 2008
Review The Enders Hotel, High Country News, spring 2008
Review The God of Animals, Western American Literature, fall 2008
Review In the Blast Zone, High Country News, summer 2008
Feature 鈥淪ummer Vacation鈥 Here We Have Idaho, winter 2004
Feature 鈥淐razy, Hazy Days of Summer . . . Science鈥 Washington State Magazine, fall 2004
Feature 鈥淯I Back in the Swim鈥 Here We Have Idaho, spring 2004
Essay 鈥淭he Inaccessible Sun鈥 The Gettysburg Review, spring 2003
Fiction 鈥淭he Objects they Shared鈥 Clean Shot, summer 2000

Contact

Department
English
Email
andrea.mason [at] arapahoe.edu
Phone
Location
Office
M4685
Mailbox
32