Featured grants
- Dorst, Douglas K. Presidential Excellence Grant. (Funded: 2009 - 2010). Grant.
- Dorst, Douglas K. Presidential Excellence Grant. (Funded: 2006 - 2007). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Dorst, D. K. (2017). Where There Are Friends, There Are Riches (Season 1, Episode 7). In Z: The Beginning of Everything (Amazon Original Series).
- Dorst, D. K., & Abrams, J. J. (2013). S.: A Novel. New York: Mulholland/Little, Brown.
- Dorst, D. K. (2010). The Surf Guru: Stories. New York: Riverhead Books.
- Dorst, D. K. (2008). Alive in Necropolis (novel). New York: Riverhead Books.
- Dorst, D. K. (2024). El candidato en flor (Short story collection). Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain: Duomo Ediciones. Retrieved from https://www.duomoediciones.com/libro/el-candidato-en-flor/
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Nominee: International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, Dublin City Council. 2015
- Award / Honor Recipient: Honorable Mention for PEN/Hemingway Foundation, PEN New England, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 2009
- Award / Honor Recipient: Finalist for Shirley Jackson Award, Readercon, Watertown, Massachusetts. 2009
- Award / Honor Recipient: One City, One Book: San Francisco Reads Selection (for Alive in Necropolis). 2009
- Award / Honor Recipient: Faculty Development Leave - Provost's Supplemental Funding, Texas State University - Provost's Office. January 2018 - May 2019
Featured service activities
- Speaker
Whiskey and the Wise
- Chair
Clark Fiction Prize committee
- Member
English Department Endowment Committee
- Chair
M.F.A. Committee
- Member
Lindsey Literary Committee
- Other
Austin Bat Cave: A Writing Center for Kids