Carley Moore is an essayist, novelist, and poet. 16 Pills is her first collection of essays (Tinderbox Editions, 2018). Her debut novel, The Not Wives, is forthcoming from the Feminist Press in the fall of 2019. In 2017, she published her first poetry chapbook, Portal Poem (Dancing Girl Press) and in 2012, she published a young adult novel, The Stalker Chronicles (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux). Her work has appeared in The American Poetry Review, Brainchild, The Brooklyn Rail, The Establishment, GUTS, The Journal of Popular Culture, The Nervous Breakdown, Public Books, and VIDA: Women in Literary Arts. She is a Clinical Professor of Writing and Contemporary Culture and Creative Production in the Global Liberal Studies Program at New York University and a Senior Associate at Bard College’s Institute for Writing and Thinking. She lives in New York City. Visit her website or follow her on Twitter.
Carley Moore
Clinical Professor
Ph.D. – New York University
M.A. – New York University
B.A. – State University of New York at Binghamton
Essays; Fiction; Poetry; Youth Activism; Intersectional Feminism
Semi-Finalist, Yes Yes Books, Pamet River Prize, 2016.
Semi-Finalist, JMWW Chapbook Prize, 2015.
Semi-Finalist, Bloof Books, Chapbook Contest, 2014.
Honorable Mention, The Joanna Cargill Coconut Book Prize for a First Book, 2014.
Finalist, Cleveland State First Book Poetry Prize, 2012.
Finalist, Kore Press First Book Poetry Prize, 2012.
The Associate Dean’s Research Grant, Liberal Studies Program, New York University, Fall 2012.
The Associate Dean’s Research Grant, Liberal Studies Program, New York University, Spring 2008.
The Willy Gorrisen Award for Writing Center Work, New York University, Spring 2002.
Teaching Assistantship, Expository Writing Program, New York University, 1996–2001.
Winner, Academy of American Poets College Poetry Competition, 1996.
Essay Collection
16 Pills. Tinderbox Editions, Spring 2018.
Novels
The Not Wives. Feminist Press, Fall 2019.
The Stalker Chronicles. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2012.
Poetry Chapbook
Portal Poem. Dancing Girl Press, Spring 2017.
Peer-Reviewed Articles
“The Children’s Ward: the Essay as Poem.” Jane Cooper: Under Discussion. University of Michigan Press. 2017.
“Invasion of the Every Girl: Seventeen Magazine, ‘Traumarama!’ and the Girl Writer.” The Journal of Popular Culture, Winter 2011.
“Radical Revision: Toward Demystifying the Labor of Writing.” Enduring Questions and Essential Practices: Reflections on Writing-Based Teaching. Ed. Teresa Vilardi. State University of New York Press, 2009.
Essays
“Newsflash: There’s No Central Office Called #Metoo.” VIDA: Women in the Literary Arts. July 2018.
“My Big Gay Essay.” Aster(ix). Spring 2018.
“Why I Can’t Have Coffee with You: Saying No to the Patriarchy.” VIDA: Women in Literary Arts. December 2017.
“Small Animal, Big Animal.” Aster(ix). Fall 2016.
Photo credit: Amy Touchette
Contact Information
Carley Moore
Clinical Professor carley.moore@nyu.edu 726 Broadway, 6th floorRoom 636