Nic Job

Graduate Student
Ellis Hall 354
Nic Job is a Doctoral student in Creative Writing with focuses in short-form fiction and nonfiction, novel-writing, literary journals.
Education
- PhD, English/Creative Writing (Fiction), 蜜柚视频 In Progress, Expected 2030
- MFA, Creative Writing and Publishing, DePaul University, Honors June 2024
- Thesis: Father Sierra, a novel under the direction of Rebecca Johns-Trissler
- BA, English: creative writing, Rocky Mountain College, Magna Cum Laude Nov. 2021
- AA, Liberal Arts & Sciences: Arts and Humanities, Santa Barbara City College, Honors Aug. 2020
Academic Employment
- Teaching Assistantship, 蜜柚视频 2025-Present
- Instructor-of-Record / First Year Composition
- Substitute Teacher, Atascadero Unified School District 2024-2025
- Primarily grades 4 through 8
- Graduate Assistantship, DePaul University 2022-2024
- Writing Center Tutor / Project Manager
- Student Life Office Assistant, Rocky Mountain College 2020-2021
- Admissions Ambassador, Rocky Mountain College 2020-2021
Awards and Recognition
- The Master鈥檚 Review Best Emerging Writers Contest, Shortlist Sumer 2025
- Creative Nonfiction essay, Skydiving
- Distinction in Creative Writing and Publishing June 2024
- DePaul University English Department, Certificate of Academic Achievement
- Outstanding Support of the English Department June 2024
- DePaul University English Department, Certificate of Academic Achievement
- The Jen Finstrom Award June 2023
- DePaul University Writing Center, Certificate of Workplace Excellence
- Sophie Kerr Scholarship, Washington College 2017-2019
Publications
Fiction
- 鈥溾 Moss Puppy Magazine, Issue 8: Amberfields, August 2025
- 鈥溾 Snoozine, Issue 1 Summer, 2024
- 鈥溾 Spare Parts Lit, Volume 6 Spring, 2023
- 鈥溾 The Rocky Mountain Review, Issue 4 Spring, 2022
- 鈥溾 Club Plum, Volume 2 Issue 3 Summer, 2021
- 鈥淓specially Not Boys鈥 Collegian, Issue 29 Fall, 2018
Creative Nonfiction
- 鈥溾 The Elysian Chronicles, Edition IV Summer, 2024
- 鈥溾 Defunct Mag, Issue 12 Spring, 2023
- 鈥溾 Olit, Volume 2 Issue 4 Winter, 2022
- 鈥?鈥 The Rocky Mountain Review, Issue 3 Spring, 2021
Poetry
- 鈥溾 The Orange Couch, Issue 4 Summer, 2024
- 鈥溾 Oyster River Pages, Issue 5 Summer, 2021
Reviews & Interviews
- J, Review February, 2025
- , Review September, 2024
- , Interview September, 2024
Editorial Experience
- , Editor / Co-Founder Jan-May, 2025
- Sundress Publications, Editorial Internship June-Dec, 2024
- The Orange Couch, DePaul University, Editorial Team Jan-June, 2024
- Slag Glass City, DePaul University, Editorial Internship Fall 2023-Spring 2024
- The Rocky Mountain Review, Rocky Mountain College, Editor Fall 2020-Spring 2021
- Read For: Quarter After Eight (蜜柚视频), Crook & Folly (DePaul University)
Conferences and Readings
- MFA Graduate Reading, DePaul University May 31, 2024
- Thesis excerpt: novel-in-progress Father Sierra
- Panelist, 鈥淣ovel Writing鈥 LAS Graduate Symposium, DePaul University April 20, 2024
- Moderator, 鈥淐onversation Cafe鈥 14th Annual Peer Tutor & Mentor Summit, DePaul University March 1, 2024
- Panelist, 鈥淐ollections, Cycles, and Publishing鈥 Spring English Conference, DePaul University May 12, 2023