Kate Kuchtjak
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Statesville, NC 28625
(moving to Charlotte soon)
************@*****.*** ~ 704-***-****
katekuchtjak.weebly.com
Relevant Experience
CLTure Magazine Charlotte, NC November 2015-December 2015
Contributor
•Attended concerts and theater events, wrote reviews, and volunteered at promotional events.
Wilma Magazine Wilmington, NC January 2015-April 2015
Journalism Intern
•Conducted interviews, wrote articles, and followed assignment deadlines.
Hot Mess Art Studio Hampstead, NC August 2014-April 2015
Art Teacher
•Ran the studio, organized events, and promotes social media.
•Instructed art lessons to all ages: including design and acrylic-medium courses.
Wilmington Film Commission Wilmington, NC August 2013-December 2013
Location Scout
•Scheduled appointments, met with local business owners, shot photos of potential film locations.
Montecito Picture Company Beverly Hills, CA June 2013-August 2013
Intern
•Researched and pitched story ideas for script and novel coverage and development.
•Assisted producers with daily errands.
Jolson Creative Group Beverly Hills, CA
Volunteer
• Helped to distribute books at a large book-signing event.
•Participated in a collaboration of writers and interpreted a reading in discussion format.
July 2013
Lone Cypress Review Monterey Bay, CA
May 2013
Author/ Contributor
•Wrote and published a prose poetry piece entitled Wrong Way.
•Helped the Editor distribute the finalized collection of works.
Education
University of North Carolina Wilmington, North Carolina August 2010-May 2015
Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Arts
•Majors in Creative Writing – concentration in Fiction – and Film Studies
•Minor in Studio Art
•GPA: 3.4
LaTrobe University Mildura, Victoria, Australia June-July 2014
Study Abroad
•Edge of the Outback program in photography
•Sold photos and led final art exhibit
California State University Monterey Bay, California August 2012-May 2013
National Student Exchange
•Human Communication Studies – concentration in Creative Writing – and Teledramatic Arts and Technology
•Minor in Visual and Public Art
•GPA: 4.0
Additional Publications
Illusive Time
•Published in the Spring 2015 issue of Atlantis Magazine 2015
•Philosophical prose poem
Henry No. 5
•Published in the Spring 2015 issue of Atlantis Magazine 2015
•Short fiction story heavy in metaphor
The Doubt Container
•Published in a collection entitled “Stardust, Lust, and Human Choice.” 2014
•Short fiction story, part of a longer novella in progress.