Narrative Magazine
Desiree Dighton is currently serving as an Assistant Professor of English in Technical and Professional Communication at East Carolina University since August 2022. Dighton has been an Assistant Editor and General Submissions Team Leader at Narrative Magazine since July 2007, managing the editorial team and overseeing the publication process. Previous academic roles include Assistant Professor of English in Professional Writing at Marist College from August 2019 to August 2022, and Assistant Professor positions at Shaw University and Ball State University. Dighton earned a Ph.D. in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media from North Carolina State University (2015-2019), an MFA in Writing from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (2004-2007), and a Bachelor of Arts in Rhetoric from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Research and teaching interests encompass social movement theory and rhetoric, digital rhetoric, critical race theory, and community writing.
Narrative Magazine
Narrative, a San Francisco–based 501(c)3 non-profit, is dedicated to advancing the literary arts in the digital age by supporting the finest writing talent and encouraging readership across generations, in schools, and around the globe. As a leading digital publisher of first-rank fiction, poetry, essays, and art, each year Narrative publishes hundreds of well-known and emerging writers. The Narrative Prize, awarded annually, has helped launch the careers of authors Min Jin Lee, Maud Newton, Natalie Diaz, Ocean Vuong, Anthony Marra, Javier Zamora, and Morgan Talty, among others. The Narrative for Schools programs is used in more than 36 countries and throughout the U.S. and supports teachers and students around the world who are too often hampered by limited resources by providing a curated library of literature, lesson plans, video tutorials; as well as the annual Narrative High School Writing Contest seeks to inspire a new generation of readers and writers. Narrative was founded on the conviction that there should be no socioeconomic barriers to accessing great literature. Our global audience includes teachers, students and readers of all ages, including more than 320,000 dedicated subscribers. Our ever-expanding, modern library of thousands of stories, poems, and essays is always open and always free.