Brunswick, Maine, United States
I am a recent graduate of Bowdoin College with a BA in English and Environmental Studies and a concentration in creative writing. Since graduating, I interned at Portland Monthly and Nancy Yost Literary Agency, and this summer, I will attend the Columbia Publishing Course, hoping to pursue a career in editorial publishing.
• Evaluate and provide notes on unpublished manuscripts seeking representation • Write pitch letters advocating for the publication of clients’ books • Review audio and foreign rights contracts for accuracy • Support agent by compiling and organizing editorial and meeting notes
• Conceptualized, researched, wrote, edited, and published magazine stories while adhering to deadlines and magazine tone • Ensured story accuracy by researching, fact-checking, and proofreading staff stories • Coordinated and conducted interviews with sources
Writer • Wrote four short stories and twenty poems examining the American West through the lens of gender, sexuality, race, and class • Read and studied twenty iconic Western authors • Wrote twenty critical essays responding to canonical Western works
• Researched strategies for creating safe homes for LGBTQ teenagers • Interviewed LGBTQ teenagers about their experiences • Compiled interviews into training video for host parents of LGBTQ teenagers