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Experience
Loft Literary Center
Minneapolis, MN, 2018-Present
TEACHING ARTIST
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Taught a workshop on developing strong plots, Don't Lose the Plot, in the Summer of 2018
Red Bird Chapbooks
Saint Paul, MN, 2017
MANAGING EDITOR
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Handled logistics the press, including blinding possibilities, development, coordination, and formatting
Coffee House Press
Minneapolis, MN, Fall 2017
INTERN
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Reviewed and produced reports for manuscripts submitted to Coffee House Press
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Drafted a press release
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Copyedited website material
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Assisted in general office responsibilities
Hamline University
Saint Paul, MN, Spring 2017
INSTRUCTOR
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Taught Hamline University's WRIT 1100: Introduction to Creative Writing
Runestone Literary Journal
Saint Paul, MN, Fall 2016
ASSOCIATE POETRY EDITOR
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Reviewed poetry submissions from undergraduate students across the United States
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Led a board of Hamline University BFA in Creative Writing students to choose poems to be included in the third volume of Runestone Literary Journal
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Led lessons about poetry writing and literary journals
Red Bird Chapbooks
Saint Paul, MN, 2016-Present
FICTION EDITOR
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Review submissions to Red Bird Chapbooks
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Choose to edit up to three submissions per annum to produce a chapbook
Graywolf Press
Minneapolis, MN, Winter 2016
EDITORIAL INTERN
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Reviewed agented submissions and produce reports on the quality and fit for Graywolf Press
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Worked through the general submissions to the Graywolf Nonfiction Prize
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Assisted in office responsibilities
Water~Stone Review
Saint Paul, MN, Spring 2016
FICTION EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER
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Reviewed contest and general submissions to Water ~ Stone Review
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Discussed merits and concerns for pieces with board
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Voted for pieces to be included in the annual
rock. paper. scissors
Saint Paul, MN, 2015-2016
EDITOR (Fiction and Nonfiction)
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Reviewed submissions to rock paper scissors, the literary journal of Hamline University’s Master of Fine Arts Program
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Chose pieces to be included in rock. paper. scissors.
Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop
Saint Paul, MN, 2014-2016
MENTOR
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Worked via mail with a writer in the prison system
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Provided detailed edits on that writer’s work
Ruminate Magazine
Fort Collins, CO
SHORT STORY PRIZE GUEST READER (2014, 2015)
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Reviewed over three hundred submissions to Ruminate Magazine for the William Van Dyke Short Story Prize
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Submitted a list of twenty stories
FICTION INTERN (2010-2011)
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Organized and provided preliminary vetting for fiction submissions to Ruminate Magazine
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Copy-edited and proof read issues
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Managed website blog
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Solicited advertisements
Normandale Community College
Bloomington, MN
SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTOR
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Offered office hours for students in Intro to Creative Writing
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Led three class sessions
Tubman
Minneapolis, MN
GRANT WRITING INTERN
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Researched and wrote grants for Minnesota’s largest domestic violence shelter
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Analyzed and formatted data
Skills
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Creative Writing
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Teaching
- Developmental Editing
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Academic Writing
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Grant Writing
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Theology
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Research
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WordPress
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Adobe Photoshop
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Adobe Dreamweaver
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Adobe InDesign
Languages
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French
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Bahasa Melayu
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Ancient Koine Greek
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Ancient Hebrew
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JavaScript/JQuery
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Java Programming
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HTML/CSS
Hamline University
Saint Paul, MN
Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing, 2018
Calvin Theological Seminary
Grand Rapids, MI
Masters of Theological Studies (MTS), 2013
Concentration: Systematic Theology
Masters of Theology (ThM), 2014
Thesis: The Misuse of Genesis 1:27b in the Transgender Debate
Calvin College
Grand Rapids, MI
BA in Religion (honors) & English (honors), 2011
Minors: Gender Studies and Creative Writing