Joseph Colonna

A graduate of Columbia University, Joseph Colonna is a professor of English Composition at several colleges and universities in New York City. Joe’s love for helping students express themselves through creative and professional writing expanded beyond the classroom in 2016 when he began offering online and in-person editing and tutoring services. Joe’s teaching career, combined with a TSOL Certification, affords students of all backgrounds educated and compassionate support in SAT tutoring, high school term papers, admissions essays, creative writing and more.

EDUCATION:

• COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - New York, NY
  Master of Fine Arts, 2012
• COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - New York, NY
  Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1993
• THE NEW SCHOOL – New York, NY
  TESOL Certification, 2017

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:

• Adjunct Professor in Writing, Liberal Studies Department
  New York University – New York, NY
• Lecturer in Writing and English, Mannes School of Music
  The New School – New York, NY
• Lecturer, English Department Jan.
  Fordham University – New York, NY
• Lecturer in Writing and English, Parsons
  The New School – New York, NY
• Adjunct Professor, English Department
  Globe Institute of Technology – New York, NY
• Head, Writing Center
  Globe Institute of Technology – New York, NY
• Teaching Assistant, English Department
  Barnard College – New York, NY
• Workshop Teacher, Writing Program
  Columbia University, New York - NY

PUBLICATION, AWARDS & RECOGITIONS:

• Glimmer Train
  Honorable Mention – Fiction Open
• New Millennium – Literary Journal
  Honorable Mention – 44th Annual New Millennium Writings Non-Fiction Award
• Pushcart Prize Nominee
  O. Henry Prize Nominee
• The New Guard – Literary Review
  Finalist – Machigonne Fiction Contest
  Authored story published in The New Guard, Volume 4
• Tampa Review
  First Place Prize - Danahy Award for Fiction