Honor Society® member
John Cook
- University of Nebraska
- english - creative writing
- Class of 2027
- USA
Member since December 2025
About
I am a non-traditional student who used the unfortunate circumstances brought on by Covid 19 as an opportunity to go back to school and pursue my dream to be come a writer.
I am married to my amazingly supportive wife and the father of two wonderful sons.
Education
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Nebraska Wesleyan university
english - creative writing
2023 – 2025
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Southeast Community College
Associate of Arts
2020 – 2023
Honors and awards
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College & Community Service Organization 2023 scholarship
scholarship awarded to non traditional students with high GPA
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David D. Schleich Endowed Scholarship
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CCHA 1st place Central Division for Prose 2022 Literary Magazine Competition
For short story: The Umbrella Incident
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CCHA 3rd place Central Division for Poetry 2024 Literary Magazine Competition
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Grand prize for Poetry Illuminations 2023
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Grand Prize for Prose Illuminations 2023
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Nebraska Wesleyan Dean’s list fall 2023 - Spring 2025
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Southeast Community College Dean’s List Fall 2020 - Spring 2023
Goals and interests
- Career goal
Fiction author and Creative Writing Instructor at a collegiate level
- Graduate school interests
Creative Writing MFA at University of Omaha
- Outside the classroom
I am a voracious reader and I also enjoy playing table top RPGs in my free time.
Experience
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President
Creative Writing Club
Aug 2024 – May 2025
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Editor in Chief
The Flintlock: Journal for literature and visual arts
Oct 2023 – May 2025
Volunteering
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Founder and President of Betting on a Cure, a poker tournament and silent auction raising funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Betting on a Cure, JDRF
Oct 2014 – Oct 2019
Languages
- English (US) Advanced
- Japanese Beginner
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