Andy Farkas
Assistant Professor of English
English
College of Arts and Sciences
- Contact
- RM 115Morgan Hall1700 SW College AveTopeka, KS 66621-1117785.670.1604
- Degrees & Certifications
- Kent State University, Bachelor of Arts
- Univ of Tennessee-Knoxville, Master of Arts
- University of Alabama, Master of Fine Arts
- Univ of Illinois at Chicago, Doctor of Philosophy
- Academic History
Kent State University, Bachelor of Arts
University of Tennessee, Master of Arts
University of Alabama, Master of Fine Arts
University of Illinois at Chicago, Doctor of Philosophy
- Scholarly Interests/Activities
- Fiction writing, playwriting, screenwriting, creative nonfiction writing, absurdist fiction, postmodern fiction, cult films, film noir, neo-noir.
- Career Accomplishments
- I have published one collection of short stories (Self-Titled Debut, Subito Press, 2009). My story, "The Ballad of Ailin' Alan Smithee," was a Special Mention in Pushcart Prize XXXV. My essay, "Somewhere Better Than This Place," was a Notable Essay in The Best American Essays 2013.
