Rate My Professor Sari Fordham

Sari Fordham holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Southern Adventist University, a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from Iowa State University, and a Master of Fine Arts in Literary Nonfiction from the University of Minnesota. As Associate Professor of English at La Sierra University, she taught creative writing courses, including those for the M.A. in English program. Fordham founded The Roadrunner Review, an international student literary journal, in 2019 and served as editor-in-chief for its first eleven issues. She developed a dedicated course, Literary Editing and Publishing, to train students in copy editing, literary evaluation, social media promotion, and publication management. Under her leadership, the journal published fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from young writers worldwide three times a year, awarded annual prizes in each genre, and hosted a high school contest. The Roadrunner Review gained membership in the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses, had pieces selected as finalists for Best of the Net awards, and was featured at the PEN America World Voices Festival for its commitment to diverse emerging voices.