Sonya Sawyer Fritz
Sonya Sawyer Fritz
Professor of English
Irby 317C
(501) 852-2064
Sonya Sawyer Fritz (Ph.D., Texas A&M University) is a Professor of English who researches and teaches courses on children鈥檚 and YA literature and culture, Victorian literature and culture, and women’s and girls’ studies, among other topics. She is the co-editor with Sara K. Day of聽聽(Routledge 2018); her work聽has also appeared in聽Neo-Victorian Studies,听Girlhood Studies,听Humanities, and various essay collections. She is聽an associate editor of the聽Children鈥檚 Literature Association Quarterly, and a member of the reading committee for the Charlie May Simon Book Award, which seeks to promote literacy among 4th鈥�6th-grade students in Arkansas. Her courses at BT天堂frequently incorporate service-learning assignments that partner students with a wide range of community partners, including the Children鈥檚 Advocacy Alliance, the Faulkner County Public Library, and the Faulkner County Senior Wellness and Activity Center.