Gretchen Comba

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in English, University of South Carolina; M.F.A. in Creative Writing, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; B.A. in English, University of Virginia.

Research Interests: American literature, short fiction, and women’s writing.

Appointments: Associate Professor of English, Virginia Commonwealth University; Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of English.

Publications:

• Editor, The House of Mirth: A Norton Critical Edition (W.W. Norton, 2018).
• Short stories in Shenandoah and The Missouri Review.

Additional Contributions: Organizer of VCU’s Visiting Writers Series.