B.A. 1970 University of North Dakota
M.A. 1981 Portland State University On the PSU faculty since 1981
COURSES:
Introduction to Fiction;
The Short Story;
Grammar and the Sentence;
Practical Grammar;
Grammar for Writers
FIELDS:
Writing (technical, composition, academic, creative nonfiction,
etc.) and grammar
SPECIAL INTERESTS:
Carol Franks, an award-winning essayist, grew up on a farm in the
Badlands area of North Dakota. Her long list of publishing credits
includes recent works in Oregon Humanities and Sofa Ink
Quarterly. She specializes in courses on creative writing, technical
writing, and grammar.
BOOKS The
Structure of English (co-authored with Jeanette DeCarrico), University of
Michigan Press, 2000
