John Fox
Assistant Professor and Writing Director, Torrey Honors Institute
- M.F.A., University of Southern California
- M.A., New York University
- B.A., Master’s College
Professor John Fox is a fiction and nonfiction writer. He has taught composition and literature at five universities across Southern California, and specializes in writing for electronic media. When not poring over the classics for Torrey, he loves reading 20th century American and World literature, including Cormac McCarthy, Haruki Murakami and Roberto Bolano. Over the last decade, he and his wife have backpacked to more than forty countries, preferring third world adventures over first world comforts. They currently attend Rock Harbor Church in Fullerton.
Awards and Honors
- “The Carlisle Family Scholarship”
- “Winner, Third Coast Fiction Contest”
- “Winner, Editor’s Choice for Fiction, Relief”
- “Finalist, Poets & Writers California Writers Exchange Award”
Publications
- “To Will One Thing” in Shenandoah 61.1 (Fall 2011; Washington and Lee University)
- “Drive-by Horoscope” in Confrontation 110 (Fall 2011; Long Island University)