Creative Writing Contest Judge
Houston Poetry Fest, Austin Poetry Society, Texas Institute of Letters, Texas Association of Creative Writing Teachers, Conference of College Teachers of English, West Texas A&M University, Midland College, High Plains Poetry Society, Tri-State Fair, Gulf Coast Association of Creative Writing Teachers, Austin Book Awards, Rice University Writers’ Conference, New Albany Tribune, Texas Tech University, University of Kansas, Sam Houston State University, and other organizations

Conference Program Chair
American literature, computer applications in writing, creative writing, editing, fiction, literary magazines and small presses, poetic form, Romanticism, science fiction, small presses, Southern literature, Southwestern literature, and western literature for the Border Regional Library Association, Center for Texas Studies, College English Association, Conference of College Teachers of English, Popular Culture Association, Rocky Mountain Language Association, South Central Modern Language Association, Texas Association of Creative Writing Teachers, Texas/Southwest Popular Culture Association, University of North Texas Literary Festival, Western Literature Association, and other organizations

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Poets

American Studies Association of Texas

Associated Writing Programs

College English Association

Conference of College Teachers of English

Popular Culture Association

Popular Culture Association of the South

South Central Modern Language Association

Southwest Popular and American Culture Association

Texas Association of Creative Writing Teachers

Texas Institute of Letters