ALLISON RACICOT

40 Harvard Avenue, Apartment BR l Brookline, MA 02446 508-864-3746 allison_racicot@emerson.edu

>> E D U C AT I O N Emerson College l Writing, Literature & Publishing, Boston, MA 2011-Present. Pursuing a BA in WLP. Relevant coursework includes Book Publishing Overview, Copyediting, Electronic Publishing, Introduction to and Intermediate Fiction Writing, Novel into Film, Sketch Troupe Writing, and American Short Story. > Arts writer for Atlas Magazine. Write articles for the magazines A&E section and its blog. > Staff member for the literary magazine Gangsters in Concrete. Responsibilities include reviewing submissions and determining which will be accepted for publication. > Member of Undergraduate Students for Publishing. Part of the copyediting team for the clubs quarterly publishing project. > Production staff for the 31st Annual Evvy Awards. Traveled to New York City and assisted in conducting interviews for the Alumni Award of Distinction video package. Southern New Hampshire University l Creative Writing, Manchester, NH 2009-2011. Relevant coursework included Nonfiction Writing Workshop and Context of Writing. >> WORK EXPERIENCE Barefoot Books (Marketing Intern), Cambridge, MA 2013. Duties include researching potential awards, writing and uploading blog posts and podcasts, data entry, assembling mailings, assisting with website maintenance, and other tasks as assigned. Southern New Hampshire University (Office Assistant), Manchester, NH 2009-2011. Duties included assembling mailings, filing, scanning documents, data entry, and other miscellaneous tasks throughout the office. Thats Entertainment (Cashier), Worcester, MA 2010. Cashier and purveyor of all things pop culture. First Congregational Church of Auburn (Editor), Auburn, MA 2007-2010. Edited the churchs monthly newsletter. >> PUBLISHING EXPERIENCE Brattle Theatre, Cambridge, MA 2012. Contribute to Film Notes, the blog for the Brattle Theatre. San Diego Comic-Con, San Diego, CA 2010. Published an article commemorating the 60th anniversary of Charles Schulzs Peanuts comic strip for the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con souvenir program. The Manatee, Manchester, NH 2010. Published a short story in the 2010 edition of The Manatee, Southern New Hampshire Universitys literary journal. An Incredibly Gifted Faker 2009. Self-published a collection of short stories. Challenge the Experts 2008. Published in Elder & Leemaurs scholarship book. Auburn News, Auburn, MA 2008. Wrote articles covering local sports. >> REFERENCES Furnished upon request