Julie Funderburk

Julie Funderburk serves as Associate Professor of Creative Writing within the English & Writing Studies Department at Queens University of Charlotte's College of Arts & Sciences, where she teaches creative writing, poetry, and first-year composition while actively directing the Seelbinder Literary Arts Series to connect students with prominent writers.

• M.F.A. in Creative Writing from University of North Carolina, Greensboro
• B.A. in English from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Her creative scholarship centers on poetic form and the pedagogy of writing, manifested through nationally recognized publications in top-tier literary journals. Funderburk's work explores linguistic precision and emotional resonance in contemporary poetry, emphasizing student empowerment through iterative creative processes and experiential learning.

• Fellowship from North Carolina Arts Council
• Fellowship from Sewanee Writers’ Conference
• Scholarship from Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference

Professor Funderburk mentors emerging writers through structured creative processes and leverages the Seelbinder Literary Arts Series to provide masterclasses with visiting authors, though specific grant funding details remain unreported in available materials.