Brandon Fick Email & Phone Number

Lanigan, Sk, Ca

Read through all fiction submissions to Short Grain Contest.Identified worthy and unworthy submissions to send onto Guest Editor.Used Excel spreadsheets to select and reject submissions.Emailed Excel spreadsheets to Grain Business Administrator.

Read through all prose submissions to spring.Worked with Managing Editor to select pieces for publication.Contacted prose contributors and collect signed contracts.Collaborated with contributors to complete edits for publication.Submitted edited work to Managing Editor by predetermined deadline.Worked with Managing Editor on layout and order of prose and poetry.Wrote an Associate Editor’s Note.Attended launches in Regina and Saskatoon and performed hosting duties.Submitted a final report of the experience.

Processed general fiction submissions and contest submissions to Quagmire through Submittable.Provided line edits, structural edits, and general feedback on fiction submitted to Quagmire.Corresponded with contributors by Gmail to coordinate edits and publication.Designed graphics on Canva to post on Quagmire and social media.Posted fiction to Quagmire through Squarespace.Promoted work of contributors through social media posts on Instagram and X.

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Wrote content for social media about Grain's history.Drove to Grain's 50th Anniversary Reading Event in Saskatoon.Assisted with setup and manned the book table at the event.Used Stripe and cashbox to process customers' payment of Grain's 50th Anniversary Issue.

Edited reviews of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, along with essays on the craft and thematic concerns.

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Met regularly with the Program Director to provide updates on progress as intern.Collaborated with fellow editors and collected information from current MFA students by email.Researched creative writing certificates in Canada and the United States to prepare informational document.

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Wrote articles and conducted interviews for the MFA in Writing newsletter.

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Collaborated with fellow editors to select fiction, poetry, and nonfiction to publish.Edited pieces of fiction.

Muenster, Saskatchewan, Canada

Collaborated with fellow editors to select fiction, poetry, and nonfiction to publish.Communicated by email with photography and art contributors that their work would be published.

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Writing, 88%

Bachelor Of Arts Honours (High Honours), English, 88%