Pilar Christiana Graham is a poet and nonfiction writer. Her poems and essays have appeared in several journals and anthologies, such as: Sundog; Pithead Chapel Press; Haunted Waters Press – From the Depths; Blackberry; Poetry Midwest; In the Grove; and San Joaquin Review.
Pilar is the 2017-2018 Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program Scholar recipient in Literature, and also the sole Recipient: Graduate Student Research Merit Award (Poetry). California State University, Fresno. 2006.
In addition, Pilar has served as a poetry editor and judge for both local and national events. Pilar received her M.F.A. in Creative Writing from California State University, Fresno.
- Contributing Book Editor: The River: Reflections on Life and Poetry (Tourane Poetry Press; 2017), by Andrea Mortimer Rhoads. https://fresnostatemfa.wordpress.com/2019/07/19/on-the-books-andrea-mortimer-rhoads/
- Associate Editor: Fresno City College, About Ourselves Literary Journal. 2013.
- Poetry Judge: National Poetry Out Loud (poetryoutloud.org), Yosemite High School, Oakhurst,
California. February 2010. - Contributing Editor: Young Writer’s Conference, California State University, Fresno. 2004.
- Contributing Poetry Journal Editor: Flies, Cockroaches & Poets literary journal, Fresno City College. 2004.
Academic |Scholarly Papers
- Assistant Editor for Dr. John Berteaux – California State University, Monterey Bay. “Black France, Black America: Engaging Historical Narratives.” Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal. Vol. 9. No. 2. 2017.http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/mcs/article/view/5474/6075
Conferences
20th Annual Mendocino Coast Writer’s Conference
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- Theme of Conference: “Writing for Social Change.” Guest speaker.
Mendocino, California. July 2009-August 2009.
- Theme of Conference: “Writing for Social Change.” Guest speaker.
Pilar divides her time teaching at California State University, Monterey Bay and as a part-time online instructor at Fresno City College in California.
PILAR CHRISTIANA GRAHAM 