ABOUT ME
Whether I'm reading them, writing them, or speaking them, I am obsessed with words. Language - English, my native language, as well as Spanish, in which I am proficient - is at the heart of everything I do.
I am currently a Writing Specialist at Lindenwood University where I lead the Writing Center's peer tutor training, assist students with written projects, and spearhead creative writing programming. I recently graduated summa cum laude and earned my B.A. in English with a creative writing concentration and a second major in Spanish from Washington University in St. Louis. There, I was also a member of the English Honors cohort, and my senior thesis on the intersection between gender and disability in late 19th century literature was awarded highest distinction. I aspire to someday become a professor of English and a published author.
When I'm not reading or writing, you can likely find me drinking copious amounts of tea, watching Gilmore Girls, or asking strangers if I can pet their dogs.
WRITING EXPERIENCE: I took numerous creative writing courses at WashU – everything from Advanced Fiction Writing to Microfiction to Creative Non-Fiction Writing - to hone my literary craft. I've written multiple novels in my spare time, one of which was briefly represented by Tanenbaum International Literary Agency, as well as dozens of short stories and personal essays, some of which have been published in university magazines. Meanwhile, six years as a columnist for The Beacon Newspaper exposed me to the world of journalism, and I won two first place NAMPA awards for my "Generations Together" column. Finally, I was a staff writer for Her Campus' WashU chapter, for which I have written dozens of articles offering advice and cultural insight.
EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE: At WashU, I received instruction in one-to-one tutoring pedagogy; this enabled me to not only work as a peer tutor at WashU's Writing Center, but to critically and collaboratively edit others' work. I employed my editorial expertise in a number of roles: As Co-Editor-in-Chief of Spires Intercollegiate Arts & Literary Magazine, I curated polished magazines that feature brilliant undergraduate artists and writers; as founder and President of Creative Writing Cafe, I offered a supportive space for aspiring writers and provided meaningful suggestions in group workshops; as a summer intern for Triada US Literary Agency, I composed reader's reports on over a dozen manuscripts and learned directly from Triada's head agent; and, finally, as an essay consultant for the DC educational consulting company The School Counseling Group, I offered feedback to hundreds of students on their personal statements for college.
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