Education
Master's Degree
MFA in Creative Writing
Texas State University, 2013
Bachelor's Degree
BA in English
University of Texas at Austin, 2001
Research Interests
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Reed, B. A. (2024, September). Nested Skins. Pacifica Literary Review. United States. Retrieved from https://www.pacificareview.com/2024/09/13/nested-skins-by-ben-reed/
- Reed, B. A. (2022, July 15). On Raking Up the Dead: How the unusual afterlife of a Prussian servant sheds light on social-media comeuppance in the time of COVID-19. The Missouri Review. Columbia, MO, United States. Retrieved from https://missourireview.com/on-raking-up-the-dead-by-ben-reed/
- Reed, B. A. (2021, January). The Interpretation of Dreams. The Adroit Journal. United States: Adroit. Retrieved from https://theadroitjournal.org/issue-thirty-six/ben-reed-prose/
- Reed, B. A. (2025). “My Turn with the Wand.” Raleigh Review. Raleigh, NC, US.
- Reed, B. A. (2025, October). “River Shoes.” Ghost Parachute. Orlando, FL, US: Ghost Parachute. Retrieved from https://ghostparachute.com/issue/october-2025-issue/river-shoes/
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Recognition of Ten Years of Service, COLA. August 1, 2014 - May 31, 2024
- Award / Honor Nominee: Finalist, The Second Annual Perkoff Prize, The Missouri Review. July 2022
- Award / Honor Nominee: Pushcart Prize, (Various). 2005 - 2019
- Award / Honor Nominee: Honorable Mention, Glimmer Train Short Story Award for New Writers, Glimmer Train. June 2018
- Award / Honor Nominee: Honorable Mention, Glimmer Train Very Short Fiction Contest, Glimmer Train. June 2018
Featured service activities
- Member
IA/TA Hiring Committee
- Member
Sophomore Literature Commitee
- Co-Chair
Reduced Textbook Cost (Departmental) Committee
- Undergraduate Advisor
Ink Spot Creative Writing Club
- Chair
Visiting Creative Writers Committee
- Member
Visiting Scholars Committee