Savannah Schroll Guz holds a Master's Degree from the University of Pittsburgh. In 1997-1998, she was a Fulbright Scholar and worked as a correspondence translator for Bavaria's Prince von Hohenzollern.
Savannah is a monthly columnist for Library Journal, where she reviews newly-released reference guides. Previously, her essays, reviews, and cultural criticism have appeared or are forthcoming in American Craft, Sculpture, ZMag, The European Journal of Cultural Studies, Modernism/Modernity, Bitch Magazine, Popmatters,DRAFT Magazine, and Pittsburgh City Paper. She teaches English, composition, and literature at West Virginia Northern Community College.
Savannah is author of the short story collections, The Famous & The Anonymous (2004) and American Soma (2009). She is editor of the theme-based fiction anthology, Consumed: Women on Excess (2005). Her stories have been nominated for a Pushcart and a Storysouth Million Writers Award. She and husband Michael Guz live in Weirton, WV and in Pittsburgh, PA.
Savannah reads _American Soma_ in the CityLit Tent, Baltimore Book Fest
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EDUCATION
·Master of Arts (art history), University of Pittsburgh, 2000 ·Fulbright Fellow, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, Munich, 1997-1998 ·Bachelor of Arts (art/German), Juniata College, 1997summa cum laude ·Washington Semester Program (Museum Studies & the Arts), American University, Washington, D.C., 1996 CURRENT WORK HISTORY July 2007 – presentAdjunct English Faculty, WVa. Northern Community College Weirton/Wheeling, WV
2005 - presentFreelance Writer Weirton, WV Monthly Columnist for:Library Journal, “Short Takes,” a monthly review column on eight newly released reference guides, including subjects ranging from science to the humanities
Contributor to: -- Pittsburgh City Paper, Art Critic -- American Craft Magazine -- Library Journal, 'Reference Backtalk' -- Sculpture Magazine -- European Journal of Cultural Studies -- Modernism/Modernity Books: -- Author,The Famous & The Anonymous, (San Diego: Better Non Sequitur Press, 2004). -- Editor, Consumed: Women on Excess, (Eugene, Oregon: So New Publishing, September 2006). -- Editor, Close Encounters by Jen Michalski. (Eugene, Oregon: So New Publishing, June 2007). -- Author, American Soma (Eugene, Oregon/Chicago, IL: So New, May 2009)
Other Anthologized Articles: “Maxmillian Colt” Encyclopedia of Sculpture (Taylor & Francis, 2004) “Annie Leibovitz” Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Photography (Routledge, November 2005). “Edward S. Curtis” Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography (Routledge, August 2007). “Hannah Höch” Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Photography (Routledge, November 2005). “Pierre Bonnard” Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography (Routledge, August 2007).
Interviews: Live Radio Interview, The Jeff Farias Show, September 29, 2009 @ 7:30 EDT. Interview, StrangeWeirdandWonderfulMagazine, Winter 2009. · Interview, "Smoking with Savannah Schroll Guz", SmokeLong Quarterly, Issue #20, March 15, 2008. ·Radio Interview, Artbeat (with All Things Considered Host Eric Wellman), WITF FM 89.5, airing November 4, 2005. ·Radio Interview, Desert Island Discs (with Ellen Hughes), WITF FM 89.5, April 18, 2005 (replayed April 24, 2005). ·Interview, Word Riot Magazine (with J.F. Campbell), June 2005. (please click on the link to read) ·Interview, Identity Theory Magazine (with Ryan Kennebeck), September 2004. (please click on the link to read)
Writing Awards: October 2009 - Strange, Weird, and Wonderful Magazine for "The Corpus Lupi Experiment" Best Work of Fiction 2008 Best Work of Horror (7,000-15,000 words)
June 2007 - West Virginia Writers, Inc. for "An August Night in Paris" Honorable Mention
PREVIOUS WORK HISTORY: 2002 – 2005Schroll’s Kitchen Krafts, Inc. Dover, PA Vice President, Marketing Manager (owner retired in 2005; business closed) ·Principal point person with clients, providing design and technical support to all segments of broad customer base, including homeowners, builders, kitchen dealers, and independent reps ·Edited/designed/produced/wrote copy for company literature, including a product catalogue and two product brochures ·Established and maintained web site
2000 – 2002SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION LIBRARIES (Director’s Office) Washington, D.C. Publications/Public Information Officer Provided substantial editorial support to (and arrange for production of) all SIL publications; drafted Director’s correspondence; designed and executed publicity plans for public programs, exhibitions, and other outreach efforts made by the Smithsonian Institution Libraries (SIL) ·Wrote and produced semiannual SIL newsletter (Spring/Fall) ·Edited/produced semiannual Special Collections newsletter (Summer/Winter) ·Edited/produced of annual published lecture, involving guest speakers/essayists and outside designer ·Handled CIP applications and corrections for new publications ·Wrote press releases and conducted relevant research ·Established and maintained a Press Room with illustrated HTML versions of press releases, backgrounders, etc. (www.sil.si.edu/press) ·Designed and wrote annual reports and interfaced with board ·Worked with Bacon’s Online Media Source to distribute news releases via email and broadcast fax ·Worked with Metropolitan Transit to obtain free advertising space for SIL exhibitions
1999 - 2000THE MATTRESS FACTORY MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Contract Editor ·Prepared copy detailing installations on display at the Mattress Factory since 1990 ·Prepared press packets, drafted appeal letters for Development, helped with the organization of mass mailings, organized and maintained artist archive files
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
October 14-15, 2006 Penn Writer’s Conference, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Instructor ·Conducted course titled “The Indie Lit Cosmos: A Constellation of Presses and ‘Zines”
1998-2000UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH (Department of Art History) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Writing Section Instructor Introduction to Art with Dr. Franklin Toker ·Conducted classes aimed at teaching students how to write about art. ·Classes autonomous from the larger introduction to art course
Recitation Instructor Introduction to Art with Dr. David Wilkins ·Conducted classes in the Carnegie Museum of Art, using their collection as a tool ·Proctored and graded exams
1998BAYERISCHE STAATSGEMÄLDESAMMLUNGEN(Alte/Neue Pinakothek), Munich, Germany Assistant to Dr. Konrad Renger, specialist in 17th-century Flemish paintings and Head Curator of the Alte Pinakothek Praktikantin ·Translated texts issued by the Doerner Institute, the Pinakothek’s restoration department. ·Assisted in chronological and aesthetic reorganization of the 17th-century Flemish painting cabinets in the Alte Pinakothek, which reopened after renovations in the summer of 1998. ·Cataloged incoming acquisitions ·Worked as correspondence translator for the General Director, Dr. Johann Georg, Prince von Hohenzollern.
1996NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART Washington, D.C. Intern to Mark Rosenthal, Marla Prather, and Jeffrey Weiss in the Modern and Contemporary Art Department ·Completed research concerning the Picasso retrospective, The Early Years ·Coordinated department’s VIP admission to Vermeer
LANGUAGES
·German (fluency in reading and speaking) o1998THE BAVARIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM, Translator; Munich, Germany
OTHER
·Conference on Irradiation, February 2002. Active in task force investigating impact of and finding resolutions to irradiation of federal libraries’ collection material traveling through U.S. mail ·Colloquium, National Museum of American History, Behring Center , September 18, 2001. On the subject of German exile culture and its impact on the course of American Art ·Staff Focus Group, Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Winter/Spring 2001. Active in focus group to enhance Culture and Purpose of Smithsonian Institution Libraries
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