Kristina Marie Darling is the author of over thirty books, which include recent releases from Bloomsbury, Dzanc, Persea, and Penguin Canada. A twice-awarded Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Darling’s work has also been recognized with multiple endowed residences at Yaddo, a Villa Lena Foundation Fellowship, fourteen juried residencies at the American Academy in Rome, where she has previously served as an ambassador for recruitment, and a nomination for the Distinguished Visitor Fellowship at the American Academy in Berlin. A prolific educator and public speaker, Dr. Darling has held academic appointments at the American University in Rome, the Universidade do Porto, the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, the European Law and Governance School, the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis, the University of Cambridge, the American Research Center in Sofia, the Leysin American School in Switzerland, and the Ionion Center for the Arts and Culture in Greece, where she is now permanent faculty. Dr. Darling has also lectured at the the University of Cyprus, the San Miguel Writers’ Conference and Literary Festival, the Yale Writers Workshop, the University of Bangka Belitung in Indonesia, the United States Embassy in Togo, Columbia University in the City of New York, Stanford University, the New School, and many other distinguished venues. Dr. Darling teaches as Visiting Faculty in the Maslow Family Graduate Writing Program at Wilkes University, as well as the low-residency creative writing programs at Maharishi International University and Pocket MFA. She spends her summers teaching in Greece, on the islands of Kefalonia and Andros, and her winters in San Michele on the Amalfi Coast.
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July 4, 2025
