Jean Harper

Professor of English
Whitewater Hall 267
(765) 973-8571
jeharper@iu.edu

Education

• M.F.A., Creative Writing, Emerson College, 1991
• B.A., English, Earlham College, 1982

Current Creative Interests

Creative nonfiction, memoir, documentary poetics.

Books

• Still Life with Horses. Howling Bird Press. Nonfiction Book Award. (2017)
• Rose City: A Memoir of Work. Mid-List. First Series Book Award. (2005)

Film

• 1:47: A Documentary. Mahallasville Road Productions in association with Along the Tracks. Writer. Director. (2008)

Selected Publications

• “Gray Seals.” The Healing Muse. Volume 24. Fall 2024.  
• "Letters Home." 3cents Magazine. Issue 7. February 2024.  
• “Four Patch.” Poemeleon Literary Journal. 2022.  
• “Detections.” Quartet Literary Journal. Summer 2021. 
• “Errands.” “Revision.” Black Fox Literary Review. Fall 2021.  
• “Another Country.” Red Wheelbarrow Journal. Semi-finalist, annual contest. Fall 2021.  
• “Father’s Day.” Bacopa Literary Journal. Fall 2021.   

Grants, Fellowships, and Awards (Selected)

• Yaddo. Residency. April 2024.
• Lifelong Arts Indiana. Grant. Indiana Arts Commission. Inaugural Cohort. 2021.
• Writing Workshop Fellow. Indiana Humanities. 2020.
• Fellow. Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. 2018.
• Scholar in Residence. New Bedford Whaling Museum. 2016.