Websites:
nancy.ann.kidder.com
writeandfight.com
Email:
nancy.ann.kidder@gmail.com
nkidder@american.edu
nancy.kidder@thatcanbeme.org
Twitter: @NancyAnnKidder
Instagram: @NancyAnnKidder
Facebook: facebook.com/nancy.kidder
American University, Adjunct Professor, Department of Literature
Nancy Kidder is a graduate of Duke University and received her MFA in creative nonfiction from American University in Washington, DC, where she currently teaches writing. Her course, “Writing and Fighting: from the boxing ring to the MMA cage,” examines culture, race, gender and the human condition in a sport that juxtaposes unrelenting aggression with heroic fortitude. For more information on her class, please visit writeandfight.com.
Books@Work, Curriculum Consultant
A seasoned story facilitator, Ms. Kidder serves as Curriculum Consultant to Books@Work, a nonprofit committed to expanding the movement for generative literature discussions. She spearheads the growing network of professor partners.
Nancy lives in Washington, DC with her husband and daughter.
Degrees
American University, Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Duke University, Bachelor of Arts in English
Favorite Spots:
On Campus: Bender Library
Off Campus: Cage Side
Re-reading:
Fat City by Leonard Gardner, The Fight by Norman Mailer, Ernest Hemingway’s short stories
Reading:
Killer of the Flower Moon by David Gran, The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu, The Color Master by Aimee Bender
