Anna Ball Email & Phone Number

I'm a writer, editor, and educator currently based in Edinburgh, Scotland. I'm interested in writing as a process of self-actualization, as I believe that practicing the craft can transform how we understand our inner and outer environments. I earned my Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Oregon, where I taught a year-long series of studio courses designed to foster a rigorous environment and supportive community for undergraduate poets. So far, this has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my teaching career. Beyond poetry workshops, I also taught courses in college composition, and I served as a teaching assistant in the Humanities Program. As a graduate teaching fellow, I was able to explore best practices for sharing my literary passions, completing several writing pedagogy courses and earning a teaching certificate through the Graduate Teaching Initiative. Before working with university students, I taught English as a foreign language in Italy, aided teachers in elementary school art classrooms, and worked as a gymnastics instructor for young athletes. My own interdisciplinary studies in the fields of cognitive linguistics, foreign languages, literature, and creative writing underpin my continuing artistic inquiry into the mysteries of language as a medium.