Services & Work

Please contact via email for inquiry or information for consultation services on:

  • Literary events & program designs

  • Marketing & sales in literary publishing

  • Grant writing, editing, & assistance

  • Nonprofit fundraising

Professional Work

Instructor  – Writers in the Schools (WITS), University of Arkansas (Fall 2020-Present)

  • Teach introductory creative writing classes to grade schools

  • Curate lesson plans with writing exercises and prompts

Development Assistant – TheatreSquared (Summer 2022-Present) 

  • Assist the Development Director in planning events and fundraisers

  • Strategize annual stewardship plans for new donors and corporate partners 

  • Write website and program copy 

Development Director–– Arkansas International, University of Arkansas (Spring 2021-Summer 2023)

  • Managed subscriptions, mailing, and issue sales of the Arkansas International journal

  • Wrote grants (National Endowment for the Arts Recipient FY 2024, Whiting Foundation Literary Magazine Prize Recipient FY 2021-2023, CLMP Firecracker Award Finalist 2023) 

  • Planned and executed annual fundraisers (2021: $9,626, 2022: $18,765)

  • Coordinated special events including annual conferences, issue launches, community readings, and visiting writer series 

Writing Tutor – University of Arkansas Student Success Center, University of Arkansas (Fall 2021-Summer 2022) 

  • Specialized in rhetorical analysis, synthesis, and argumentative writing

  • Met with students weekly for appointments

Graduate Teaching Assistant – Department of English, University of Arkansas (Fall 2020-Spring 2021, Summer 2023)

  • Taught two sections of Composition I and II per semester

  • Designed lesson plans discussing writing genres and techniques

  • Hosted weekly office hours conferences for students  

Digital Marketing Intern –– AT&T Performing Arts Center, Dallas, TX (Summer 2019) 

  • Wrote email campaigns targeting new patrons

  • Managed social media accounts 

Marketing Intern –– WFAA-TV (Channel 8), Dallas, TX (Summer 2019) 

  • Developed digital content for morning newscast marketing

  • Assisted in annual strategic planning for advertising sales

Presentations

  • Creative Writing Speaker, Mount Sequoyah’s Camp Sequoyah, Fayetteville, AR (2023)

  • Reader, “DFW Poets Fest,” The Wild Detectives, Dallas, TX (2023)

  • Opening Reader, “A Reading with Mag Gabbert,” Open Mouth Literary Center, Fayetteville, AR (2020, 2022)

  • Presentation on Nature Writing, “Weekend Starts Series,” Fayetteville Parks & Recreation, Fayetteville, AR (2022)

  • Introductory Speaker, Fayetteville TrueLit Festival with Keynote Author Maggie Smith, Fayetteville Public Library, Fayetteville, AR (2022)

  • Panelist, “M.F.A. Readiness” Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA (2020)

Awards & Honors

  • Walton Family & Carolyn F. Walton Cole Fellowship in Poetry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR (judged by Diana Khoi Nguyen) (2023)

  • John & Shirley Holmes Award for Creative Nonfiction, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR (judged by Taylor Brorby) (2023)

  • Felix Christopher McKean Graduate Fellowship, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR (judged by Sarah Blake) (2022)

  • Alex Marino Service Award, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR (2021)

    Felix Christopher McKean Undergraduate Poetry Fellowship, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR (2020)