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CV

Catherine Bresner
 

Seattle, WA

413-887-9138

donohoe817@gmail.com

Education

 

2013 - 2015  Master of Fine Arts, Poetry

University of Washington, Seattle

 

2003 - 2007 Bachelor of Arts, English

Magna Cum Laude

University of Masachusetts, Amherst

 

Marblehead High School

Graduated: June 2003

 

 

Experience

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Jan 2020–    Wave Books

present         Publicist

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2017-2020   Kirkus Reviews, Editorial Staff

Production Editor

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2014-2020   BOAAT Press, Books Division

Managing Editor

 

2014-2015  Wave Books

Intern

 

2013-2015   The Seattle Review

 Coordinating Editor

 

2010-2012  Pilot Books

Editorial Assistant

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2010-2011  The Massachusetts Review

Selection Reviewer

 

Grants & Awards

 

Juniper Summer Writing Institute, merit based scholarhsip, 2011

Joan Grayson Poetry Prize, winner, May 2015

Poctaglio Poetry Contest, runner-up, judged by Teyhimba Jess, May 2014

Nelson Bently Fellowship, winner, June 2014

Milliman Scholarship, runner-up, June 2014

Waddell Scholarship, winner, June 2014

Skills

 

Adobe Suite, including InDesign, Photoshop, & Illustrator

Google Platforms, including Google Docs

Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, & Powerpoint

Social Media Marketing through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, & Tumblr

Copywriting

Proofreading

Digital & print design

Project management

Event Organization: notably AWP 2014 offsite reading for The Seattle Review & The Vermillion poetry reading series

 

Teaching Experience
 

Creative Writing Summer Camp

Guest Instructor, erasure poetry, UW, 2015

 

Robinson Center Guest Poet

Scribes Summer Camp, The Hugo House, 2015

 

Creative Writing Instructor

English 580: Creative Writing, 2015

 

Summer Camp Instructor

The Northwest School, 2014

 

ABE Instructor

Franklin County House of Corrections, 2011-2012

 

Youth Writing Camp Counselor

Juniper Summer Writing Institute, 2008

 

High School Teacher, English

High School of Commerce, 2007-2008               

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