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Austin Fricke is a graduate student in the CWU MA English: Professional and Creative Writing program. He has a background in secondary English education with major influences from his Arikara and Sioux heritages, writing prose speculative fiction, surrealism, dreamscapes, magical realism, and abstract nonfiction.
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Austin Fricke is a fiction and nonfiction author who writes memoir, novels, and short and flash fiction. He makes rhetorical and metacognitively informed works within his genres, crafting experimental and hybrid experiences. Writing from a background in English pedagogy and composition and informed by his Arikara and Sioux heritages, his work explores the intersections of cultural lens, philosophy, and rhetoric to deliver worldviews from Non Western, decolonized, anti-fascist, and nonhuman perspectives.
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Austin Fricke is a fiction and nonfiction author who writes memoir, novels, and short and flash fiction. He makes rhetorical and metacognitively informed works within his genres, crafting experimental and hybrid experiences. Writing from a background in English pedagogy and composition and informed by his Arikara and Sioux heritages, his work explores the intersections of cultural lens, philosophy, and rhetoric to deliver worldviews from Non Western, decolonized, anti-fascist, and nonhuman perspectives. From the position that the individual cannot be decontextualized from society, he navigates the relationship between self-actualization and civic duty. When not writing, he is annoying cats and other living beings with his friendship.
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Education
Masters of Arts in English: Professional and Creative Writing
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA, 2023
Bachelor of Arts in Education: English Secondary Education (K-12) | ELA Endorsement
Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA, 2018
Associate of Arts
Columbia Basin College, Pasco, WA, 2012
Current Academic Positions
NTT English Lecturer | September 2023 - Present
College in the High School Liason | January 2024 - Present
Central Washington University
Certificated Substitute Teacher | September 2024 - Present
Ellensburg School District, Ellensburg, WA
Academic Positions
Department of English Teaching Assistant | September 2021 - June 2023
Central Washington University
HS Mathematics Teacher and Facilitator | January 2021 - June 2021
Richland School District, Hanford High School, Richland, WA
MS ELA Teacher | August 2019 - May 2020
Bering Strait School District, Anthony A. Andrews School, St. Michael, AK
Student Teacher | September 2017 - December 2018
Deer Park High School, Deer Park, WA
EWU Learning Commons Tutor | September 2014 - June 2015
Eastern Washington University
Research Interests
Semiotics
Rhetoric and Composition
Rhetoric and Philosophy
Rhetorical Writing Pedagogies
Culturally Informed Pedagogies
Rhetorical Silence and Unconsciousness
Presentations and Readings
Fricke, Austin. “Generative AI in the FYW Classroom”. CiHS Summer Institute, June 2024. Lecture.
Fricke, Austin; Humen, Jane; Flint, Madison, Wenzel, Susan; Jolstead, Jared. “First Chapter Readings” Advanced Fiction Writing, May 2023. Facilitator.
Fricke, Austin. “Rhetorical Silence and Theories of Pedagogy: Using Silence to Create Student-Centric Curriculum" Computers and Writing. Greenville, NC. May 2022. Conference Presentation.
Flint, Madison; Fricke, Austin; Smith, Kimberly. “Generative Writing Workshop: In Conversation with the Works of Chen Chen, Danni Quintos, and SJ Sindu” James E. Brook Library. Ellensburg, WA. May 2022. Workshop Presentation.
Holcombe, Cassie; Fricke, Austin; Wenzel, Susan. “Virginia Woolf’s Orlando: An Examination of Race, Sex, and Imperialism” Studies in Fiction. Ellensburg, WA. May 2022. Course Presentation.
Fricke, Austin; Lorton, Erin; Moreno, Luis. “Pest Control as a Method of Characterization and Comedy” Studies in Fiction. Ellensburg, WA. June 2022. Course Presentation.
Fricke, Austin. “Natalie Diaz and Roethke’s “Kangaroo Beach”" Advanced Poetry Writing. Ellensburg, WA. January 2022. Course Presentation.
Fricke, Austin. “Star Jelly”. Lion Rock Visiting Writers Series. Ellensburg, WA. November 2022. Author Reading.
Fricke, Austin. “Tall Tree”. Lion Rock Visiting Writers Series. Ellensburg, WA. March 2023. Author Reading.
Fricke, Austin. “Grief Theory and A Grief Observed”. Studies in Creative Nonfiction. Ellensburg, WA. March 2023. Course Presentation.
Literature Publications
“Star Jelly”, creative nonfiction essay, Door is a Jar Literary Magazine, March 2023
Poetry Publications
So it goes, selected poem, Manastash Literary Journal, May 2022
Grants and Fellowships
MHA Higher Education Grant: College & Beyond. Three Affiliated Tribes. $11,000. 2021-2022 Academic year.
Central Washington University Graduate Student Assistantship Fellowship. School of Graduate Studies and Research. $25,429.85. 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 Academic years.
Central Washington University OUR Grant. Office of University Student Research. $1,500. March 2023.
Community Development
Graduate Student Association. Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA. Founding President.
Continuing Education Program. Three Affiliated Tribes, New Town, ND. Consultant.
Teaching: Undergraduate Courses Taught
Composition 2: Face to Face, Hybrid
Composition 1: Face to Face, Web, and Hybrid Environments
Business Composition: Online
Organic Chemistry 1: Face to Face Tutoring
University 101: Face to Face, Hybrid
Teaching: Secondary Courses Taught
Junior Language Arts
Sophomore Language Arts
Freshman Language Arts Honors
8th Grade Language Arts
7th Grade Language Arts
Algebra 1: Face to Face, Web, and HyFlex Environments
Math Solutions: Face to Face, Web, and HyFlex Environments
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