Markirah Shaw
926 Blake Drive · Mays Landing, NJ 08330
(609) 457-3038 · [email protected]
Objective
To work as a freelance creative writer. I would like to highlight my thorough education in both fiction and creative non-fiction writing, as well as the number of pieces I’ve had published.
Writing and Editorial Background
I am a fourth-year Writing Arts major at Rowan University.
I have taken 6 fiction writing courses (Creative Writing I, Creative Writing II, The Writer’s Mind, Writing Poetry, Writing Children’s Stories, Film Scenario Writing, and Writing Fiction), and 4 non-fiction writing courses (Journalistic Writing, Writing/Research/Technology, Magazine Article Writing, and Writing with Style).
Also, I have had a total of 6 short pieces published in Rowan University’s undergraduate magazine, Avant: 3 poems (Twisted, Russian Winter, and Sailing to the Moon), and 3 short stories ("Happy Holidays", "Broken" and "Tell Me").
Employment History
Sales Clerk - June 2009 to present
Boscov’s Department Store
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Summer of 2009-2011: I worked Boscov’s annual Tent Sale.
Job description: open/close register in the morning/evening, sales transactions, sweep out dirt from the floor (the Tent is erected in the parking lot), vacuum out water on rainy days, re-stock the shelves when necessary.
Summer of 2012: I worked on commission in the Shoe Department.
Education
Currently enrolled at Rowan University as an Undergraduate. I am working towards:
B.A., Writing Arts (concentration in Creative Writing)
B.A., Philosophy/Religion (specialty in Religion Studies)
926 Blake Drive · Mays Landing, NJ 08330
(609) 457-3038 · [email protected]
Objective
To work as a freelance creative writer. I would like to highlight my thorough education in both fiction and creative non-fiction writing, as well as the number of pieces I’ve had published.
Writing and Editorial Background
I am a fourth-year Writing Arts major at Rowan University.
I have taken 6 fiction writing courses (Creative Writing I, Creative Writing II, The Writer’s Mind, Writing Poetry, Writing Children’s Stories, Film Scenario Writing, and Writing Fiction), and 4 non-fiction writing courses (Journalistic Writing, Writing/Research/Technology, Magazine Article Writing, and Writing with Style).
Also, I have had a total of 6 short pieces published in Rowan University’s undergraduate magazine, Avant: 3 poems (Twisted, Russian Winter, and Sailing to the Moon), and 3 short stories ("Happy Holidays", "Broken" and "Tell Me").
Employment History
Sales Clerk - June 2009 to present
Boscov’s Department Store
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Summer of 2009-2011: I worked Boscov’s annual Tent Sale.
Job description: open/close register in the morning/evening, sales transactions, sweep out dirt from the floor (the Tent is erected in the parking lot), vacuum out water on rainy days, re-stock the shelves when necessary.
Summer of 2012: I worked on commission in the Shoe Department.
Education
Currently enrolled at Rowan University as an Undergraduate. I am working towards:
B.A., Writing Arts (concentration in Creative Writing)
B.A., Philosophy/Religion (specialty in Religion Studies)