Alison Umminger, Ph.D.
Professor of English
678-839-4857
aumminge@westga.edu
Boyd Building - Room 323
Office Hours
11-12:30 T/Th, 10-11:30 M/W or by appointment
Dr. Umminger is an internationally published writer of fiction, having authored the critically acclaimed novel American Girls, as well as the co-authored novels Flyover States and Eye to Eye. She holds an M.F.A and Ph.D. from Indiana University, as well as two other M.A. degrees from University of Missouri-Columbia, and Loyola University Chicago. Her work has appeared in numerous literary magazines and anthologies, and she is interested in the intersection between creative and spiritual growth and well-being.
- B.A., History, Harvard University, 1992
- M.F.A., Creative Writing -- Fiction, Indiana University, 1999
- Ph.D., English, Indiana University, 2004
- M.A., Christian Spirituality / Spiritual Direction, Loyola University Chicago, 2021
- ENGL-2060 (Intro to Creative Writing)
- ENGL-3200 (IntCreativeWriting:Scrnwriting)
- ENGL-4005 (Amer. Lit II: American Crime)
- ENGL-4109 (Film as Lit: Comedy)
- ENGL-4210 (Adv.CreativeWriting:Fiction)
- ENGL-4295 (Studies in Young Adult Lit.)
- ENGL-5005 (Am Lit II: American Crime 20th)
- ENGL-5109 (Film as Literature:)
- ENGL-5210 (Adv. Creative Writing: Fiction)
- ENGL-5295 (Studies in Young Adult Lit.)
- ENGL-6385 (SpecTopics:CreaWritPedogy)
- ENGL-6399 (Thesis)
- XIDS-2002 (WDYKA Training Your Brain)
Spring 2026 Sections
- ENGL-2060 (Intro to Creative Writing) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-4210 (Adv Creative Writing-Screenwri) Section: 01W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-4210 (Adv Creative Writing-Nonfictio) Section: 02W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2025 Sections
- ENGL-2060 (Intro to Creative Writing) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-3200 (Intermediate CW-Screenwriting) Section: 02W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-4005 (American Crime) Section: 01W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2025 Sections
- ENGL-2060 (Intro to Creative Writing) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2025 Sections
- ENGL-3200 (InterCW-Screenwriting) Section: 02W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-4109 (Female Directors) Section: 01W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-4210 (Adv-CW-Screenwriting) Section: 02W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-5210 (Screenwriting) Section: 2 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2024 Sections
- ENGL-2060 (Intro to Creative Writing) Section: 04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-4109 (L.A. and the American Dream) Section: 01W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-4210 (AdvCreativeWrit: Screenwriting) Section: 02W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-5109 (Film as Literature) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2024 Sections
- ENGL-2060 (Intro to Creative Writing) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2024 Sections
- ENGL-3200 (ICW - Screenwriting) Section: 01W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-4210 (AdvCrWrit:Screenwriting) Section: 03W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-6385 (SpecTopics:CreaWritPedogy) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-6399 (Thesis) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2023 Sections
- ENGL-2060 (Intro to Creative Writing) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-2060 (Intro to Creative Writing) Section: 04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-4005 (20thCentAmerLitofSocialChange) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-4210 (AdvCreativeWrit: Screenwriting) Section: 02W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-6399 (Thesis) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2023 Sections
- ENGL-2060 (Intro to Creative Writing) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-3200 (ICW - Screenwriting) Section: 03W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-4109 (Female Directors) Section: 01W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-5109 (Female Directors) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2022 Sections
- ENGL-2060 (Intro to Creative Writing-Hnrs) Section: 25H external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-4005 (Amer. Lit II: American Crime) Section: 01W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-4210 (AdvCreativeWrit: Screenwriting) Section: 02W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-5005 (Am Lit II: American Crime 20th) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-5210 (AdvCreativeWrit: Screenwriting) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2022 Sections
- ENGL-2060 (Intro to Creative Writing) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2022 Sections
- ENGL-2060 (Intro to Creative Writing) Section: 05 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-4109 (Film as Literature) Section: 01W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-4210 (Adv Crtv Writ:Screenwriting) Section: 04W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-5109 (Film as Literature:) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-5210 (Adv Crtv Writ:Screenwriting) Section: 04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2021 Sections
- ENGL-2060 (Intro to Creative Writing) Section: 06 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-3200 (Creative Non-fiction) Section: 01W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-3200 (Screenwriting) Section: 04W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2021 Sections
- XIDS-2002 (WDYKA Training Your Brain) Section: 09 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-3200 (Int.CreativeWrtng-Scrnwrtng) Section: 03W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-4109 (Film as Lit: Comedy) Section: 02W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2020 Sections
- ENGL-3200 (IntCreativeWriting:Scrnwriting) Section: 03W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-4210 (Adv.CreativeWriting:Fiction) Section: 03W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-4295 (Studies in Young Adult Lit.) Section: 01W external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-5210 (Adv. Creative Writing: Fiction) Section: 03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ENGL-5295 (Studies in Young Adult Lit.) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Love in the Time of Time's Up
Eye to Eye [View Publication External Resource]
Flyover States [View Publication External Resource]
American Girls [View Publication External Resource]