Steven Wingate

Steven Wingate is a Professor in the School of English and Interdisciplinary Studies at South Dakota State University. He specializes in fiction, digital narratives, prose poetry, and hybrid literary forms. His academic responsibilities include advising Oakwood, SDSU's literature and arts annual.

Education:

• B.A. in English, University of Massachusetts, 1987
• M.F.A. in Film/TV (Screenwriting Emphasis), Florida State University, 1991

Research Interests: Wingate explores innovative narrative forms across traditional and digital mediums. His work bridges literary fiction with digital interactivity, as seen in projects like daddylabyrinth (a digital memoir) and Love at Elevation (an interactive text game). He also engages with prose poetry and hybrid genres that challenge conventional storytelling.

Awards: Recipient of the 2007 Bakeless Prize in Fiction from the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, awarded for his short story collection Wifeshopping.

Advising & Grants: Serves as academic advisor for Oakwood. No grants explicitly listed in provided materials.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates with digital media and electronic literature communities, as evidenced by exhibitions at venues like the Singapore Art/Science Museum and the Association for Computing Machinery Conferences.