Ellen Skirvin
Assistant Teaching Professor
Preferred Pronouns: she/her
027(D) Burrowes Building
Mailroom: 430 Burrowes Building
Mailroom: 430 Burrowes Building
Mailroom: 430 Burrowes Building
Spring 2024 Office Hours
Monday 10:30-11:30am (Zoom); Tuesday and Thursday 12:15-1:15pm (in-person)Education
West Virginia University, M.F.A.
Professional Bio
Ellen Skirvin teaches composition and creative writing at Penn State. She also serves on the Board of the Appalachian Prison Book Project, a volunteer-driven non-profit organization that mails free books and provides educational support to people incarcerated in the Appalachian region. Her writing appears in the Baltimore Review, Hobart, CutBank, The Forge Literary Magazine, and other places.