Sean Ferrier-Watson

Writing Fiction & Poetry

I have a broad interest in writing! I have written nature poems and gruesome horror stories. My writing career has mostly focused on poetry, but I have started to focus more on writing fiction of the darker persuasion lately. I have published in journals and magazines such as Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review, Better Than Starbucks, Hawk & Whippoorwill, and Illumen. See my publication page for more….

Academic Career & Education

I am a Professor of English at Collin College in Frisco, Texas. I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Literature and Master of Arts in English from the University of North Texas. My Ph.D. in English was completed at Texas A&M University-Commerce in Dec. of 2013. I have published scholarly articles in The Journal of Children’s Literature Studies, Sigma Tau Delta Review, Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, and the Journal of the American Studies Association of Texas, and I have published book reviews in Extrapolation, Children’s Literature Association Quarterly, Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, Supernatural Studies, and the Journal of the Association for Australian Literature. My book The Children’s Ghost Story in America was published by McFarland & Company in 2017.

Teaching Background

I have had the pleasure of teaching at numerous institutions during my career as an instructor of English: teaching at University of North Texas, North Central Texas College, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Paris Junior College, and Collin College. I have taught first-year writing one and two, world literature one and two, American literature one and two, developmental reading and writing, and children’s literature. I currently teach first-year writing and literature courses at Collin College. I also taught graduate classes at Texas A&M University-Commerce from 2020-22.

Editorial Experience

I currently serve as Assistant Editor for the Journal of the American Studies Association of Texas and Section Editor for Quest: Collin College’s Student Research Journal. I have held previous editorial positions on The Mayo Review and North Texas Review.

JASAT

Quest

The Mayo Review

North Texas Review (NTR)