Freelance Editor and Writer

Patrick Markovich

Cedar Falls, Iowa 309-***-**** ****************@*****.***

EDUCATION

Masters of Arts in English, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA Expected May 2025

Cumulative GPA: 3.96/4.0

Bachelor of Arts in English, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA May 2023

Cumulative GPA: 3.64/4.0

Dean’s List (4 Semesters)

Associates of Arts, Scott Community College, Bettendorf, IA May 2021

Cumulative GPA: 3.48/4.0

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Graduate Writing Tutor Jan 2024 - Present

UNI Division of Graduate Studies, Cedar Falls, IA

●Served as editor for the Graduate College checking citations and line editing academic papers for graduate students

●Assisted teaching workshops for graduate students including a thesis workshop and workplace readiness workshop

Graduate Assistant Aug 2023 - Dec 2023

UNI Department of Languages and Literature, Cedar Falls, IA

●Assisted in running Final Thursday Reading series and interviewed featured author Cherie Dargan for the Final Thursday Press

●Helped teach the North American Review Practicum by guiding undergraduates through editing using Adobe InDesign

●Served as the double-blind for 2024 James Hearst poetry prize preparing poems for editors to read

Editorial Intern Jan 2022 - May 2023

North American Review, Cedar Falls, IA

●Served as initial reader for the Kurt Vonnegut Prize by helping decide which stories would be semi-finalists

●Copy edited several stories for the online section of the publication as well as assisted editing printed pieces for the magazine

●Helped decide which submissions were to be accepted for publication for the online portion of the magazine

ACTIVITIES

Co-Editor in Chief Jan 2022 - Present

UNI Uprising Magazine, Cedar Falls, IA

●Created the concept and direction for both issues of the magazine for the 2023-2024 school year

●Organized all of the member wide meetings to discuss photoshoots, written publications, marketing, and fundraising events

●Maintained contact with several businesses to receive clothes to use in photo shoots in exchange for ad space in magazine

●Organized fundraising to provide the magazine free of charge to students

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Cedar Valley Youth Poet Laureate Project Aug 2023 - Dec 2023

UNI North American Review, Cedar Falls, IA

●Developed activities for poets ages 13-19 to hone their writing skills alongside college mentors and professors

●Attended the workshop assisting young poets to develop new poetic techniques improving their writing skills

SKILLS

●Teaching, Tutoring, Academic Writing, Adobe Suite, Microsoft Suite, Proofreading, Creative Writing

PUBLICATIONS

Uprising Magazine

●“Going Home” (2024), “Hip Hop as Contemporary Poetry” (2024), “Bare Wood and Weeds” (2023), “Flipping the Script on Fashion” (2023), “United in Style” (2022)

Innerweather Magazine

●“Anatomy of a Deer Hunter” (2022)

Inkwell Magazine

●“The Watchers” (2021), “Material Sins” (2020)

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