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John Likides
502 63rd Street, Apt. D1
Brooklyn, NY 11220
(718)439-8664
EDUCATION
Master of Arts in English, Creative Writing concentration, 1987, City College of CUNY. I experimented with literary forms, wrote a collection of stories as well as a novel, and took classes in knowledge theories as well as postmodern criticism.
Bachelor of Arts in English, Creative Writing concentration, 1980, University of South Alabama. Interested in scuba diving at the time, I studied marine biology at first before changing my major to creative writing, my natural inclination, I realized.
AWARDS, CERTIFICATIONS
2013 Certified Advanced Facilitator of University of Phoenix Online. 1984 Goodman Fund Grant sponsored by the City College of CUNY.
EXPERIENCE
Literature & Writing Adjunct Associate Professor: Off and on since 1985, English Department, LIU-Brooklyn.
Literature & Writing Adjunct Lecturer: Since August 2015, College of Staten Island.
Literature & Writing Adjunct Associate Professor: Since September 2015, Saint John’s University.
Literature & Writing Facilitator: 2007 to 2015, University of Phoenix Online.
Fiction Workshop Teacher: 1992 to 1993, New School of Social Research.
GED Instructor: 1984 to 2008, Continuing Education Department, LIU-Brooklyn.
REFERENCES
Dr. Hamid Rahim, Provost, LIU, hamid.rahim@liu.edu
Dr. Lester Wilson, History Department Chair, LIU, lester.wilson@liu.edu
Dr. John Killoran, Director of the Writing Program, LIU, john.killoran@liu.edu
PUBLICATIONS
Foundations of Meaning: Stories and Essays on Being in the Eternal Now (2013). Eros Triumphant (2010), a novel about the Eternal Now. Infinite Sustain (2007), a literary romance novel about Vishnu lifers. Out of the Labyrinth (2003), a literary romance novel of ideas about synchronicity and reincarnation. Stories in Confrontation, The Portable Lower East Side, Unique, et al.