Little Rock Staff

Location:

Montpelier, VT

Posted:

December 20, 2012

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MFA Candidate in Poetry at Vermont College of Fine Arts

Suzanne "Suzi" Garcia

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Education

Master's of Fine Arts in Creative Writing: Poetry

**** ~ 2015 Vermont College of Fine Art Montpelier, Vermont, United States

B.A. in English, Minor in Creative Writing

2008 ~ 2011 University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Relevant Coursework: Fiction I & II, Poetry I & II, Form and Theory of Fiction, Form and Theory of Poetry, Grammatical Analysis, Equinox Internship

Scholarships: Donaghey Scholars Program; William G. Cooper Jr. Honors in English, McNair Scholars ProgramExperience

Reader, Proofreader in Publications

December 2012 Canarium Books Ann Arbor, Michigan

Proofread upcoming poetry books from Canarium Books. Read submitted manuscripts. Host events at bookstores to promote new poetry books.

Staff, Managing Editor, Co-Editor-in-Chief in Publications

2008 ~ 2012 Equinox: The Literary Magazine of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Under supervision of an advisor. Solicited submissions. Read and voted on submissions. Recruited a staff of student interns. Created a schedule for staff members. Created a layout and design for the 2011-2012 Equinox with graphic designer in InDesign. Launched a Facebook page to promote the magazine. Directed social media. Reviewed and edited student work. Hosted launch parties. Developed a budget.

Co-Editor in Publications

August 2007 ~ May 2008 The View From Here:Literary Magazine of Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock, Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Solicited submissions. Recruited a staff. Created a schedule for staff members. Created a layout. Reviewed and edited submissions.

Work Study, Assistant to the Dean in Administration

2007 ~ 2008 Pulaski Technical College: Department of Humanities North Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Answered phones for the department. Kept notes for the Dean. Substituted for professors. Helped arrange events. Organized gifts and dinners for guests of the Department. Filed for the Department.

Accomplishment

Selected to Participate in Fine Arts Work Center coursesSelected to Participate in the Tin House Summer Writer's Workshop: 2012Poems Published in Equinox: 2009-2012Selected to Participate in The First Annual Oxford American Summit for Ambitious Writers: 2011 Richard Stanley Cooper Award for Best Creative Writing at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock: 2011Edward Whitbeck Recipient for Best Overall Graduating Senior: 2011Nominated: Dennis Boe Award for Writing: 2011Chancellor’s List 2007- 2011Benjamin Gilman National Study Abroad Award (declined) 2010Honorable Mention: The Fall 2010 Fringe Festival for 10 Minute Plays: 2010 Selected for Production: TheSpring 2010 Fringe Festival for 10 Minute Plays 2010 Honorable Mention: The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Symposium 2010 Equinox Poetry Prize: 2009 Club & Groups

Vice-President Sigma Tau Delta International Honor Society Alpha Beta Kappa Chapter: 2009- 2011 Committee Member, Co-Chair, Alumni Board Member of the Donaghey Scholar Student Committee at the University of Arkansas Little Rock: 2008- 2012 Volunteer at Bryant Animal Control: 2007-2010Co-Founder, President The Pulaski Technical College Fine Arts Association: 2007-2008Languages

Spanish Intermediate

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