Chad Faries
Curriculum Vitae
To provide a critical and transformational learning experience in the classroom and beyond to students, preparing them for personal and professional success and lifelong learning.
Education
PhD, English
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Dissertation: "The Book of Knowledge: Poems" · Directors: Lisa Samuels (chair), John Koethe, and James Liddy.
MA, Creative Writing (Poetry)
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Theses: "Measuring Clouds With A Stick: Poems" and "Growing Up Bastard: A Generation X Encounter with the Scarlet Letter." · Chair: James Liddy.
BA, Humanistic Studies & English (Double Major)
University of Wisconsin–Green Bay
Academic & Teaching Experience
Full Professor
Savannah State University · Savannah, Georgia
Full-time · Tenured
- ·All levels of Composition
- ·Introductory and Advanced Creative Writing workshops (poetry, fiction, non-fiction)
- ·World Literatures
- ·Intro to Film
- ·American Literature
- ·Native American Literature
- ·Literary Magazine Publishing
Adjunct Professor
DeVry University Online · Chicago, Illinois
Part-time
- ·Introduction to the Humanities (Online)
- ·Composition (Online)
- ·Science and Technology Humanities Capstone (Online)
Adjunct Professor
Hampton University · Hampton, Virginia
Part-time
- ·Advanced Composition
Workshop Leader
The Muse Workshops at Drawn to Art · Norfolk, Virginia
Part-time
- ·Memoir Workshop
- ·Photography and Writing Workshop
Assistant Professor / Writing Center Coordinator
ECPI College of Technology · Virginia Beach, Virginia
Full-time
- ·All levels of English Composition
- ·American Short Story
- ·World Literature
Adjunct Faculty
Cardinal Stritch University · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Part-time
- ·Critical Thinking
- ·Advanced Humanities
Teacher
Britannica International School · Budapest, Hungary
Full-time
- ·Years 7–13 in an international secondary school
- ·GCSE and A level preparation in English Literature and Language
- ·Creative Writing, ESL, Reading, Shakespeare, and Poetry
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
University of Budapest (ELTE) · Budapest, Hungary
Part-time
- ·Creative Non-Fiction/Memoir Craft and Theory (U/G)
- ·Native American Literature and Culture (U)
- ·Creative Writing–Poetry (U/G)
Fulbright Fellow
University of Budapest (ELTE) · Budapest, Hungary
Full-time
- ·Ecstasy: Representations in Literature and other Arts (U/G)
- ·Native American Literature and Culture (U/G)
- ·20th Century American Poetry (G)
- ·American Cultural Studies I and II (U)
- ·Advanced Composition through Literature I and II (U)
Graduate Instructor
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Part-time
- ·Intro to Creative Writing: Drama, Fiction, and Poetry
- ·Environmentalist Literature: College Writing
- ·Intro to College Writing
Instructor of English
Belgrade University · Yugoslavia
Full-time
- ·Advanced Conversation
Instructor of English
Quality English School · Barcelona, Spain
Full-time
- ·Individual and corporate sponsored classes. All levels and ages.
Reading Specialist
Urban Day School · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Part-time
- ·Individual and group tutoring for grades 2–5, 20–25 hours per week.
Books
Burning Down The Houses
In progress — Memoir
Amasa Speaker Factory
Modern History Press — Poetry
Drive Me Out of My Mind
Emergency Press — Memoir
The Book of Knowledge
Vulgar Marsala Press — Poetry
The Border Will Be Soon
Emergency Press — Poetry
Selected Poetry
2 Poems, New American Writing (2026)
Selections from Aetorea Abridged in The Exacting Clam (2026)
2 Poems, Superior: An Anthology of Poetry (2026)
"What Kind of Animal is a Patriot," Mudlark (2026)
4 poems, Yooper Poetry Anthology (2024)
"Twilight Triad," Impact Magazine (2023)
"Wholly Ghost," New Theory Magazine (2019)
Selected Creative Non-Fiction / Essays / Reviews
"An Interview with Kurt Luchs," Washington Independent Review of Books (2025)
"Singer-Songwriter Madison Cunningham Needs to Make Music," Savannah Morning News (March 2024)
"Tedeschi Trucks Band Prepared for an 'Epic' Return to the Savannah Music Festival." Interview with Derek Trucks. Savannah Morning News (March 2023)
"'The Blues Don't Lie': Buddy Guy is 'keeping up' and paving the way for youth at SMF." Savannah Morning News (March 2023)
"The Ripple Effect: An Innovative Collaboration Connects Educators with Employers." Beacon Magazine (April 2020)
Selected Presentations & Creative Readings
Fall Release celebration and book launch featuring live music and readings, celebrating community through the lens of Amasa Speaker Factory. Savannah, GA, October 2026.
Public Reading, E. Shavers Bookstore, Savannah, GA, October 2026.
Public Reading, Peter White Library, Marquette, MI, July 2026.
Workshop: Writing the Family, UP Poet Laureate Series, Marquette, MI, June 2026.
Everything That Rises Must Converge Reading and discussion. Bull Street Library, Savannah, GA, March 2024.
Talk Show Appearance: The Upper Michigan Today Show, WLUC TV6, Marquette, MI, July 2023.
Interview with The Lucky Few Podcast, Episode 166, June 2022.
Iron Family documentary. Official Selection: Dances with Films Festival, Los Angeles, CA, June 2022.
Iron Family documentary. Official Selection: Slamdance Festival — "Audience Award for Best Documentary," March 2022.
"Iron Family: Crafting Story Through Documentary," Beloit College, Beloit, WI, January 2022.
Georgia Poetry Circuit reading with David Kirby. The Book Lady, Savannah, GA, November 2020.
"Ethical Travel Writing: Warding off Cultural Voyeurism," Ossabaw Island Writer's Retreat, Savannah, GA, November 2019.
Public Reading, Keweenaw Bay Tribal College, Baraga, MI, June 2019.
Guest Writer, Beloit College Summer Workshop, International Boundary Waters, Ely, MN, June 2018.
"Earl's Girls," Savannah State University Faculty Focus, Savannah, GA, March 2018.
"The Sentimentality of Recollection," University of Auckland, New Zealand, March 2017.
Current & Ongoing Artistic Projects
Producer and Assistant Editor
Iron Family documentary feature
Explores the journey of a special needs woman who writes plays that her family produces in a small mining community with little resources and big hearts.
Designer and Proprietor
Diamond Oaks Treehouse
Crafted and designed a BnB in Thunderbolt, GA. Featured in Savannah Magazine, South Magazine, This Old House, Flea Market Style, German Glamour, Secrets of Savannah, and numerous blogs.
Radio Host
"Dr. Chad's Storytelling Time" — WHCJ Savannah / WRUU Savannah
Independent radio program incorporating experimental and world music, interview, poetry, samples, etc. in support of a monthly theme.
Selected Volunteer & Community Service
Programmer · Hindsight Film Festival
Fosters a dynamic community of filmmakers, historians and audiences, thoughtfully engaging with new documentary films from around the world that explore events and people who have significantly influenced the course of history.
Speaker and Panelist · Numerous non-profits
Including Art Rise Savannah, West Broad YMCA, Emergent Savannah, and Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home Foundation. Advocate for social change, inclusion, and general community building and engagement. Ongoing.
Board Member · Mountain Film on Tour Savannah
Educates and inspires through documentary filmmaking with its Movies that Matter series, which shows inspiring films to 3000 students each year with follow-on projects.
Founding Board Member · Deep Center
Uses writing, art, and culture to fuel the creative fires of Savannah's young people, helping them connect their learning to their lives, their lives to their communities, and their actions to transformational change. 2010–2017.
Vice President and Storyteller · Unchained Tour
Conceived by The Moth founder George Dawes Greene, the tour brought international storytellers such as Neil Gaiman, Elna Baker, Edgar Oliver, Peter Aguero and Joan Juliette Buck to small communities in limited bus tours. Interior design by Chad Faries; exterior design by SCAD artists under the direction of Julie Lieberman. 2011–2016.