Supervisor High School

MARY B. BANKS

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Baltimore, MD 21218

410-***-**** (home)/443-***-**** (cell)

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OBJECTIVE: To become a Managing Editor at Crain Communications.

EDUCATION:

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD 21201

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts

Graduation Date: May 2011

GPA: 3.706

Credits earned: 51

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD 21218

Bachelor of Arts in Writing Seminars

Minor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Graduation Date: May 2007

GPA: 3.39

Credits earned: 121.5

Dean’s List Spring 2005, Fall 2006, and Spring 2007

Baltimore City College High School

Baltimore, MD 21218

Maryland High School Diploma

International Baccalaureate Diploma

Graduation Date: June 2003

GPA: 4.00

GRADUATE ACADEMIC COURSES:

Advanced Creative Writing Workshop, Book Publishing, Creativity Integration: Ways of

Seeing, Electronic Publishing, Experimental Forms, Fiction Workshop, Workshop in

Graphic Communication, Literary Publications, International Fiction Workshop,

Pedagogy, Personal Essay, Seminar in Creative Writing and Publishing, Seminar in

Literature and Writing, and Typographic Form and Function

WORK HISTORY:

Editor-in-Chief, La Muse Press

(March 2011 - present)

Hours worked, 30 per week

Created indie publishing house to promote the works of emerging writers.

Self-published a debut short story collection, Street Magic: Stories and Tales.

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Designed, typeset, marketed, and distributed 50 paperback copies of the book.

Editorial Intern, Baltimore City Paper

(August 2010 - November 2010)

Supervisor, Associate Editor Laura Dattaro

Work number, 410-***-**** ext. 241

Hours worked, 10 per week

Fact-checked articles and blurbs by conducting Internet searches and interviewing

reliable sources.

Wrote short event descriptions and inputted information into Drill Press to assist

with the assembly of the weekly calendar.

Archives Intern, Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper

(September 2008 - September 2010)

Supervisor, Dr. Moira Hinderer

Cell number, 503-***-****

Hours worked, 10-20 per week

Handled and foldered archival material such as clippings, press releases,

correspondence, and photographs for the Diaspora Pathways Archival Access Project

(DPAAP).

Wrote brief descriptions and inputted data such as folder titles, material types, and

number of items into archival database.

Composed biographical sketches on influential AFRO staff members and

conducted extensive research.

Children’s Specialist, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Cherry Hill Branch

(November 2007 - October 2008)

Supervisor, Johnnie Fields (retired)

Work number, 410-***-****

Hours worked, 19.5 per week

Introduced literacy to toddlers by planning and performing weekly programs.

Planned and organized monthly book discussions at the Cherry Hill branch.

Contacted schools and teachers in the area to promote library activities and

literacy programs.

Program Intern, Maryland Humanities Council

(September 2007 – September 2008)

Supervisor, Jean Wortman

Work number, 410-***-****

Hours worked, 5 per week

Promoted Letters about Literature, a national reading and writing contest for

students in grades 4-12, by writing and mailing promotional material to teachers and

librarians.

Created a massive mailing list with over 250 individuals’ and schools’ contact

information including addresses, emails, and phone numbers.

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Accounting Assistant, Johns Hopkins University Press

(September 2005 – May 2007)

Supervisor, Frances McWilliams (no longer works there)

Work number, 410-***-****

Hours worked, 10 per week

Expedited bill payment by alphabetizing and writing vendor codes on invoices.

Reorganized folders in filing cabinets to increase productivity and efficiency.

FREELANCE WORK:

Contributing Writer, Indiestry Magazine

(September 2010 - current)

Supervisor, Editor Sherna Johnson

Cell number, 443-***-****

Hours worked, varies per week

Salary, Unpaid

Contact individuals via email to schedule phone interviews for potential stories.

Interview, profile, and write interesting profiles and features about indie artists.

Fiction Writer, Various Publications

(August 2009 - current)

Appeared in The Indiestry Magazine, Spring 2010, Writer’s Block issue, which

featured the short story, “Elvis,” and the handmade book, Chocolate Dreams (2009).

Published short story, “Elvis,” as a web supplement for the Baltimore Urbanite,

New Voices: The Emerging Writers issue, August 2009.

Staff Writer, Johns Hopkins News-Letter

(September 2003 – October 2006)

Wrote 15 diverse articles ranging from event coverage, guest speakers, features,

and art reviews, including film, music, and literature.

Pitched ideas to editorial staff and covered student organizations.

Researched topics and interviewed administrators, professors, and students.

MEMBERSHIPS:

Sigma Tau International, International English Society, 2010; Quill and Scroll Honor

Society, 2003; National Honor Society, 2003; Latin National Honor Society, 2002

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