Brian Phillip Whalen

Brian Phillip Whalen is the author of the book Semiotic Love [Stories]. His work can be found in The Southern Review, Creative Nonfiction, Copper Nickel, North American Review, the Flash Nonfiction Food anthology, The Southern Poetry Anthology Vol. IX: Virginia, and elsewhere. Brian has a PhD from the State University of New York at Albany and an MFA from Iowa State University, and was awarded a residency at the Vermont Studio Center. He teaches creative and first-year writing at the University of Alabama where he co-directs the Teacher Mentor Program and serves as faculty advisor for the undergraduate [Name This] Open Mic Series. He lives with his wife and daughter and a dog named Porter.