calebwarnock@yahoo.com
ACADEMIC PREPARATION:
M.A. in Literature and Writing, Utah State University , August 2005
Concentrations: Composition, Creative Writing, Online Teaching
Project: “Double Voicing in the Short Fiction of María Cristina Mena”
B.A. in English, Brigham Young University , Provo , Utah , 1998
Concentrations: Composition, Creative Writing
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Adjunct Professor, fall 2005 (intermittent)
Utah Valley State College
Journalist, 2000-present
The Daily Herald, Provo, Utah
Instructor, 2000-present
Utah Valley State College Community Education, Orem, Utah
Courses: Creating Success as a Writer; Writing, The Perfection of Details; Writing For Pleasure, Publishing for Money; Resume Writing; Writing for Children; various corporate training classes
Online Instructor, Winter 2003-present
Utah Valley State College Community Education, Orem , Utah
- Courses: Writing, The Perfection of Details; Writing For Pleasure, Publishing for Money
Instructor, 2005-2007
University of Utah Lifelong Learning Program
- Courses: Writing For Children
Owner/Online Instructor, 2002-present
WritingInDepth.com, private online 8-week writing classes
- Courses: Writing In Depth I, Writing In Depth II, Writing In Depth III, Writing In Depth Advanced, Writing For Young Readers
- Many of my students have become published after their manuscripts were intensively workshopped in my classes, most notable Becca Fitzpatrick and her 2009 New York Times bestselling novel, “Hush, Hush”; also, Eric James Stone, Ginger Churchill, and more.
Director of Literary Programs/ Instructor, Feb. 2008-present
American Fork Arts Council, also director of American Fork Arts Council Press
- Courses: Writing In Depth weekly workshop, Winter Gardening
Director, American Fork Arts Council Spring and Autumn Conferences for Writers, 2009-present
American Fork Arts Council
- Annual full-day seminar attended by 70 to 130 writers from across the nation
PUBLICATIONS:
Books: (currently under 3-book contract with Cedar Fort Publications)
Warnock, Caleb: "Forgotten Self-Sufficiency Skills of the Mormon Pioneers" Cedar Fort, in bookstores everywhere in August 2011.
Poetry:
Warnock, Caleb: “Shoeshoe Song” Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Vol. 40, No. 1, Spring 2007
Warnock, Caleb: “Pulses” Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Vol.42, No.2, summer 2009
Warnock, Caleb: “Philter” EverydayPoets.com (online poetry journal), Aug. 16, 2009,
Magazines:
Warnock, Caleb: Wolf-watching in ‘ America ’s Serengeti’, Utah Outdoors, June 2002, 15-17.
Warnock, Caleb: Breakthrough: Following the trail to publication, The Writer, January 2003, 13.
Warnock, Caleb: Nets Full of Fish, Friend, Feb. 2006, Vol. 36, No.2, 18-21.
Warnock, Caleb: Milk Money, Friend, July 2006, Vol. 36, No. 7, 38-40.
Warnock, Caleb: Baskets and Boxes, Friend, Aug. 2006, Vol. 36, No. 8, 14-15.
Warnock, Caleb: Preserve Your Experience & Heritage in a Poultry Journal, Backyard Poultry, Feb./March 2009, Vol. 4, No. 1, 36-7.
Newspapers (freelance travel writing):
Rialto is jewel of Grand Canal , The Daily Herald, Sunday, July 13, 2003, E1
Thrashing through the snow, The Daily Herald, Friday, January 30, 2004, B1
Yellowstone: Exploring a winter wonderland, The Daily Herald, Friday, November 28, 2003, B1
Sweet Experience: Fruita at Capitol Reef is filled with Utah history, The Daily Herald, October 17, 2003, B1
New Old World: Tyrol blends convenience with historic charm, The Daily Herald, Sunday, July 8, 2001, E1
Just the way it was: Venice overflowing with Old-World charm, The Daily Herald, May 20, 2001, E1
ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION:
Short Fiction for Children
Laundry Day, Friend magazine
Peaches, Friend magazine
Tithing Eggs, Friend magazine
Short Nonfiction for Children
Wolves are Worth Watching, Highlights For Children magazine
SPEECHES AND PRESENTATIONS:
- April 2011: American Fork Arts Council Conference for Writers, plenary session speech, five breakout presentations on various writing topics; instructor of full-day Writers Boot Camp for selected writers, evening lecture.
- October 2010: American Fork Arts Council Conference for Writers, plenary session speech, five breakout presentations on various writing topics; full-day PlotShop for selected writers, evening lecture.
- April 2010: American Fork Arts Council Conference for Writers, plenary session speech, five breakout presentations on various writing topics; evening lecture.
- April 2009: American Fork Arts Council Conference for Writers, plenary session speech, two hour-long presentations.
- March 2005: Provo League of Utah Writers, speech, “Genres of Children’s Literature,” Provo, Utah.
- January 2005: South Utah County League of Utah Writers, speech, “How to Write for Magazines,” Springville , Utah .
- November 2004: Provo League of Utah Writers, speech, “How to Create Strong and Compelling Characters in Fiction,” Provo , Utah .
- October 2004: Association of Mormon Letters, speech, “So You Want To Take An Online Writing Class,” Westminster College , Salt Lake City , Utah .
- October 2004: Association of Mormon Letters, panel discussion, “Author Q&A: Writing for Children,” Westminster College , Salt Lake City , Utah .
- May 2004: Barnes & Noble lecture series, speech, “How to Create Strong and Compelling Characters in Fiction,” Orem , Utah .
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:
- June 2006, judge of the statewide League of Utah Writers writing contest, children’s picture book division.
- June 2007, judge, statewide League of Utah Writers writing contest, young adult novel division
- 2007-2009, Editor-in-Chief/Creative Director, The Sigurd Journal
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Creative Writing
- First Place, 2004, Statewide League of Utah Writers Writing Contest, children’s novel division.
- Second Place, 2003, Utah Arts Council Original Writing Competition, young adult novel division.
- First Place, 1996, David O. McKay Essay Contest, Brigham Young University .
Journalism
- First Place, 2011, Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, Government Reporting category, “Cities Spend Millions to Subsidize Golf”
- First Place, 2010, Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, Government Reporting category, “Saratoga Springs to buy $62 million water for LDS Church”
- Second Place, 2010, Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, Series Reporting category, “Highland Residents Protest”
- First Place , 2009, Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, General News category, “Left Behind”
- Third Place , 2009, Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, General Feature category, “For Sale: Ram’s horns encased in 500-year-old tree”
- First Place , 2008, Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, Spot News category, “Convention Ends with Satan and Immigrants”
- Third Place , 2008, Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, Best Reporter category, (based on a survey of my work).
- First Place , 2005 Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, Continuing Coverage category, “Peyote issues.”
- Third Place, 2005 Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, Spot News category, “Two flash floods swamp area homes.”
- Second Place , 2004 Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, series category, “The Dying Lake.”
- Award of Excellence, April 2003, Outstanding Local Journalism by a Pulitzer Newspaper, “The Dying Lake .”
- First Place , 2002 Utah-Idaho-Spokane Associated Press annual contest, Geneva Steel closure
- Second Place , 2002 Utah-Idaho-Spokane Associated Press annual contest, “Y” Mountain fire
- Award of Excellence, February 2002, Outstanding Local Journalism by a Pulitzer Newspaper, 2002 Winter Olympics Coverage
Honors
- 2011, published acknowledgement, Rejiggering the Thingamajig and Other Stories, by Eric James Stone (collection of previously published stories, plus one original story), Paper Golem (August 2011)
- 2011, published acknowledgement, Polished Edges: Poetry by Cindy Bechtold (poetry book), American Fork Arts Council Press, American Fork, Utah
- 2010, published acknowledgement, NYC: A Mission To Die For (novel) by Loraine Scott, American Fork Arts Council Press, American Fork, Utah
- 2009, published acknowledgement, Hush, Hush (novel) by Becca Fitzpatrick, Simon & Schuster , New York , New York
