Lily Davenport

513.556.6214

davenply@ucmail.uc.edu

Ph.D Creative Writing (Fiction), The University of Cincinnati, 2025

M.F.A. Creative Writing (Fiction), The University of Alabama, 2021

B.A. English, Sewanee: The University of the South, 2016

Hi there! I'm new to the UHP, but delighted to be here. I'm passionate about telling stories about both honors students and the UHP as a whole, and sharing our dynamic vision of what an honors program can do and be with the broader UC community.

I help maintain the website and social-media presence for the UHP and the Hoffman Honors Scholars, assist with the UHP admissions process (with a focus on transition applicants), and serve as the primary staff contact for the UHP Ambassadors program. My favorite aspect of this work is learning about all the amazing projects UHP students are involved with, from self-designed experiences to mentored research to study tours, and then getting to celebrate them through digital storytelling for a variety of audiences.

I'm originally from Columbus; I have two younger siblings and two very judgmental cats. I'm a repository of niche trivia about cephalopods, horror movies, and various 19th-century cultural preoccupations (including polar expeditions, fossil-hunting, and Arthurian legend). When I'm not at work, you can find me writing, gaming, or making desserts.

• Sewing, knitting, and embroidery (just don't ask me to crochet!)
• Baking
• Brainstorming your D&D character's backstory
• Juggling
• Fixing your citations
• Getting involved with the UHP Ambassadors!

• The Left Hand of Darkness (novel, Ursula K. LeGuin)
• As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again (album, The Decemberists)
• Sunless Sea (video game, Failbetter)
• The Thing (film, John Carpenter)
• What We Do in the Shadows (TV, Hulu/FX)