Profile

Biography

Phillip Howerton, a sixth generation Ozarker, was brought up on a small farm in southern Dallas County, Missouri. After spending several years as a milk trucker driver, a production worker, and a beef farmer, he earned degrees in English, history, and education from Drury University and a doctorate in English from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He has taught English at colleges and universities in the Ozarks for more than twenty years, is co-founder and co-editor of Cave Region Review, an associate editor of The Heartland Review, and general editor of Elder Mountain: A Journal of Ozarks Studies, and his essays, reviews, and poems have appeared in a wide variety of journals. His poetry collection, The History of Tree Roots, was published by Golden Antelope Press in 2015, and his anthology, The Literature of the Ozarks, was published by University of Arkansas Press in February 2019. He received the 2019 Missouri Literary Award from the Missouri Library Association. He is also the owner and managing editor of Cornerpost Press, a small and independent book publisher.

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Education

• PhD, Univ Of Missouri-Columbia (2011)
• MEd, Drury University (1999)
• BS, Drury University (1997)

Teaching

• ENG 100 – Fundamentals of Composition
• ENG 101 – Reading and Writing
• ENG 110 – Writing I
• ENG 184 – Sherlock Holmes: The Classic Cases
• ENG 197 – Publishing Internship
• ENG 197 – Advanced Publishing
• ENG 210 – Writing Across the Disciplines
• ENG 221 – Writing in the Professions
• ENG 232 – Ozarks Writers
• ENG 235 – Critical Approaches to Literature
• ENG 250 – American Literature I
• ENG 251 – American Literature II

Professional experience

• Missouri State University-West Plains, 2013-Present.
• North Arkansas College, English Instructor, 2006-2012.
• University of Missouri-Columbia, Graduate Instructor, 2001-2006.
• Central Methodist University, Adjunct Instructor, 2003-2005.
• Lebanon Human Resource Center, Social Studies Instructor, 2000-2001.
• State Fair Community College, Adjunct Instructor, 1999-2001.
• Ozarks Technical and Community College, Adjunct Instructor, 1999-2001.
• Lebanon Technology and Career Center, Adult Education Instructor, 1998-2000.

Research and professional interests

• American literature
• The literature and history of the Ozarks
• The writing and study of Poetry
• Mark Twain
• Henry David Thoreau
• Robert Frost

Other interests

Editorial Experience

• Owner and Managing Editor, Cornerpost Press Book Publishing, 2019-Present.
• Associate Editor, The Heartland Review, 2019-Present.
• General Editor, Elder Mountain: A Journal of Ozarks Studies. 2017-Present.
• Co-Founder and Co-Editor. Cave Region Review. 2008-Present.
• Faculty Reviewer, LOGOS: A Journal of Undergraduate Research. 2017-2019.
• Associate Editor, Elder Mountain: A Journal of Ozarks Studies. January 2013- 2017.
• Associate Book Review Editor. American Periodicals: A Journal of History and Criticism. August 2003-May 2004.
• Co-Author/Editor. The University of Missouri Composition Handbook. University of Missouri. 2002.
• Associate Editor. Center: A Journal of the Literary Arts. University of Missouri. 2002-2003.

Awards and honors