Education
Chatham University
MFA, Fiction and nonfiction 2004-01-01 - 2006-01-01Saint Mary's College
BA, English Lit and Communications 1991-01-01 - 1995-01-01Work Experience
Emory Continuing Education
Current
Emory Continuing Education
Decatur Writers Studio
Current
Decatur Writers Studio
Publishers Weekly
2006-02-01 - 2023-12-01
Publishers Weekly
Aspen Film Festival
2016-10-01 - 2019-01-01
Aspen Film Festival
Tin House Magazine
2009-09-01 - 2017-08-01
Tin House Magazine
Bookslut
2010-02-01 - 2013-01-01
Bookslut
Leapfrog Press
2011-01-01 - 2012-01-01
Leapfrog Press
Author Solutions
2010-01-01 - 2011-04-01
Author Solutions
Chic Galleria
2009-04-01 - 2010-06-01
Chic Galleria
Borders Books
2009-09-01 - 2010-04-01
Borders Books
Skills
Summary
My MFA is in Creative Writing with a dual concentration. My writing appears in Atlanta Business Magazine, Atlanta's Finest Dining, Chicago Sun-Times, Fiction Writer's Review, H2O Magazine, Inkling Magazine, Mother Nature Network, Pittsburgh Magazine, Publishers Weekly, Savannah Magazine, Southern Distinction, The Charleston Review, The South Magazine and The Sunday Paper among others. My fiction can be found in Pif, Southern Women’s Review and Shaking Like A Mountain. I was the fiction and nonfiction editor of damselfly press, an award-winning online literary journal for women for over a decade. Additional freelance projects include writing newsletter and web copy for small businesses. Additional experience includes a marketing manager position for a financial planning firm where I wrote and edited website and collateral material. I was a Senior Public Relations Specialist for Boise Cascade Office Products where I managed media speaking opportunities for company executives and edited newsletter and online magazine content. Specialties: Editing, book reviewing, instruction, marketing, public relations, writing