

ABOUT ROBERT
Robert Stofel is the founder of the VHA award-winning 360West Project--a writing workshop for suicidal adolescents at the Decatur Morgan West psych hospital, where he taught creative writing for seven years.
360WestProject published a student-authored literary journal each week. See their work at: www.360westproject.com
Robert is a Franklin, Tennessee native and the host of Sunday With the Cows, a weekly Facebook show. He spent three years in the inner city of Nashville, Tennessee, counseling crack addicts. He's a frequent conference speaker.
EDUCATION
Queens University of Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, May 2008
Studied at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Charlotte
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
B.S. Psychology, January 1997
CREATIVE NONFICTION BOOK PUBLICATIONS
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God, Are We There Yet? Published by Cook Communications 2004—Also, translated into Spanish and published by Zondervan
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God, How Much Longer? Published by Cook Communications 2005—Also translated into Spanish and published by Zondervan
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Survival Notes for Graduates Published in 2004 by Ambassador Books
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Survival Notes for Teens Published in 2005 by Ambassador Books
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Survival Notes for New Parents Published in November 2008
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Survival Notes for Race Fans Published in May 2010
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Survival Notes for Those Who Mourn Published May 2013
PUBLICATIONS IN LITERARY JOURNALS
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“A Place for People Like Us,” Brevity, Spring 2011
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“My Place for People Like Us,” Bare Root Review (Southwest Minnesota State University)
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The Writing on the Wall,” Reed Magazine, (San Jose State University)
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“Sum Life,” Controlled Burn, (Kirtland Community College’s English literary journal) forthcoming in Issue 4
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“Dispatches from Lala Land,” Red Clay Review the inaugural issue (Kennesaw State University’s English literary journal)
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A finalist in Mills College’s 580 Split Fiction Contest in 2007
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“Bluer Than Elvis,” Zone 3, (Austin Peay State University’s English literary journal)
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“The Gene of Dysfunction,” Aura Literary Arts Review (University of Alabama—Birmingham’s English literary journal)
AWARDS FOR WRITING
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“Post-it Note at the Edge of Faulkner’s Yard,” 2000 Writer's Digest Essay Award
MEDIA APPEARANCES
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Harvest Television show in South Bend, Indiana
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The Michael Card Radio Show
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Southern Women's Show in Birmingham, AL
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The Bob Dutko Show - WMUZ Radio
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Along the Way with Ruth Dinwiddie - WKES, Moody Broadcast Network
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Midday Café with Dan Rosencrans, KFLQ, Albuquerque, NM
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Author's Corner w/ Kenny Wimbash - KNEO RADIO - Neosho, MO
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Northland Notebook with Ted Elm - KORE - Eugene, Oregon
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
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Taylor University Leadership Conference 2015
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Racers for Christ Conference 2015
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Youth Encounter Brisbane, Australia