Education
The New School, New York, NY, 2015—2017, MFA in Poetry
New York University, New York, NY, 2010–2014, BA in Anthropology/Creative Writing, Cum Laude
Literary Experience
Author of On Being Mistaken (PANK, 2018) and Songbook For A Boy Inside (Belladonna*, 2018)
Lambda Literary “Lammy” Award Judge for the 2018 and 2019 Lesbian Poetry Category
Host of Line / Break, an interview series that goes off the page and into the homes and minds of 10 CCP poets
Copper Canyon Press, Director of Publicity, New York, NY, 2017–2021 // Director of Publicity and Communications
Responsible for all internal and external comms at Copper Canyon Press—24 new books/year, including Jericho Brown’s The Tradition, winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry
Created and launched Line / Break, an interview series (linked below) that successfully generated traffic across social platforms, retained and attracted poets, branded CCP, and evolved poetry’s mainstream acceptance
Consistently secures top tier media coverage including 2000+ appearances in highly visible outlets—this enabled brand awareness and led to exceeding sales goals by 150%
Press hits have more than doubled each year and amount of media relationships has grown 6x
Kicked off projects at the Press on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Created new and successful internal communications systems via Google Workspace
Experience in creatively branding a product and bringing it to market
Developed specific media/branding strategies for every book including in person pitches to top tier NYC media such as the NYT, Washington Post, Oprah Magazine, and elsewhere
Presented each season’s titles at Sales Conference to 100+ reps 2x/year
Secured partnerships with leading brands, such as Youth To The People, and highly regarded podcasts, such as Keep It
Literary Hub, Editorial Fellow, New York, NY, 2017
Controls all aspects of Lit Hub’s social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram), with 250,000+ followers
Creates and pitches proposals to founders and Editor-In-Chief
Edits and chooses excerpts
Communicates with client’s PR Team to ensure longstanding partnerships
Works directly with Editing Team on internal community-building initiatives
Bustle, Freelance, New York, NY, 2016—2017
Pitches and writes articles for various sections of Bustle
20th Century Fox, Freelance, Los Angeles, CA, 2016 —2017
Reviews scripts and title proposals for the independent movie division of Fox Studios
Freeman’s Journal, PR Manager, New York, NY, 2015—2017
Works directly with founder John Freeman on current and past successful launches and releases of Freeman’s Journal
Actively seeks out literary talent, in order to connect with authors for forthcoming issues
Implemented and curates social media platforms to cultivate awareness around tours
Collaborates with Grove Atlantic Publishing to organize an annual worldwide book tour
Promotes Freeman’s tour via relationships with authors, editors, and publications
Facilitates interviews with renowned authors, such as Sharon Olds and Svetlana Alexievich
Berl’s Brooklyn Poetry Shop, Events Coordinator, Brooklyn, NY, 2016—2017
Initiates and executes monthly readings and events with guests such as Amber Tamblyn, Ocean Vuong, Monica Youn, Hanif Abdurraqib, and others
Controls all aspects of Berl’s social media (gained 1200+ followers over first year)
Manages shop inventory and sales
Builds longstanding customer relationships
Teaching Experience
University of South Florida’s MFA Program, Virtual, 2021
Antioch University MFA Program, Los Angeles, CA, 2020
Poetry + Publicity Seminar
American University MFA Program, Washington D.C., 2018
Poetry Publicity Workshop
Academy for Software Engineering High School, NYC, 2017
Developed a lesson plan focusing on Queer Contemporary Poetry for the Senior AP English class
Latin School of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2016
Led class discussion in the LGBTQIA+ Senior English class on Queer art-making with a focus on “writing gender”