Publishing Projects & Initiatives
I am and continue to be a driven contributor and promoter of literary discussion and engagement with a solid background and trajectory in publishing. I have ample professional and recreational experience and expertise in areas such as editing, reviewing, and organizing. My love and dedication for international literature and translation, particularly, began during my undergraduate degree in English Literature, and through the course of various publishing internships, both creative and research-focused, such as Splice, an undergraduate research journal, The Look, a creative writing magazine, and Poetry International, a literary journal. It was during my time as a reader at Poetry International that I became acquainted with the world of translation and international literary discussion. My mentor at the time allowed us a glimpse into literature outside our Western-oriented canon, and I’ve since been enamored with the art of translation and global literature.
Splice: The Undergraduate Research Journal
I chose to include this work because it represents an established precedent in my past university system, SDSU. As editor-in-chief of Splice, I set out to make space for and promote research by undergraduates within the social sciences and humanities. Alongside a team of dedicated undergraduate students and a faculty mentor, we sought to publish and distribute undergraduate research; we believed in the value of the works and refused to let the disciplines of social studies and the humanities continue to be underfunded or underdeveloped. The mission was to uphold research within the social sciences & humanities to the same extent as STEM research, allowing student researchers a mentoring path alongside a faculty mentor of their own discipline. The endeavor also allowed students to gain substantial publishing experience. As a result, the journal continues as a mainstay of research publishing at SDSU and is gathering support and funding for future years to come.
The Look Magazine
I chose to include this work because it represents an established precedent in my past university system, SDSU. As editor-in-chief of Splice, I set out to make space for and promote research by undergraduates within the social sciences and humanities. Alongside a team of dedicated undergraduate students and a faculty mentor, we sought to publish and distribute undergraduate research; we believed in the value of the works and refused to let the disciplines of social studies and the humanities continue to be underfunded or underdeveloped. The mission was to uphold research within the social sciences & humanities to the same extent as STEM research, allowing student researchers a mentoring path alongside a faculty mentor of their own discipline. The endeavor also allowed students to gain substantial publishing experience. As a result, the journal continues as a mainstay of research publishing at SDSU and is gathering support and funding for future years to come.