Casey Patrick Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Deliver professional proofreading and copyediting services to independent literary publishers including Milkweed Editions, Coffee House Press, and Hub City Press

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Develop and teach writing classes in a variety of subjects to adults and youth, both in-person and online

• Write engaging copy for a brewery passport mobile app, highlighting establishments' unique features while maintaining brand's voice

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

• Tracked student work and collaborated with students, parents, and teachers to meet IEP goals• Created modified student assignments and worked one-on-one to increase engagement and work completion• Quickly synthesized and adapted information related to distance learning and new technology systems, researched best practices for special education students, and coached others on new processes and systems

• Managed opening and closing duties• Anticipated customer needs, provided recommendations and assistance• Processed customer orders in all forms (via website and email, in person, over the phone)• Provided event support

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Planned and supported year-round youth programming initiatives, led after-school programs• Supported the promotion and marketing of youth programs events, through print materials and social media posts• Planned and executed two community events that each drew over 300 people• Expanded community and school outreach efforts• Expanded the teaching artist roster

Spartanburg, Sc

-Designed and taught a series of poetry classes to underserved youth-Taught 10+ classes and workshops to children, teens, and adults, in partnership with local organizations, including the public library and Wofford College-Promoted, organized, and led Writers Night Out, a monthly community writing group-Served on the Editorial Board for Hub City Press, screen manuscript submissions-Coordinated and publicized the 2015 New Southern Voices Poetry Prize-Served as a representative at the 2015 AWP conference in Minneapolis-Coordinated the regional competition for Poetry Out Loud-Worked as a bookseller for Hub City Bookshop, assisted with author readings and events-Promoted Hub City Writers Project throughout the community in various ways, including as a panelist at Inspire Spartanburg and workshop leader of Poetry Day 2015

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

-Managed production of all books (20 titles/year), from acquisition to publication-Managed working relationships with freelancers, including copyeditors, designers, proofreaders, and others-Redesigned & coordinated three sessions of the internship program-Facilitated the contracting process for all new acquisitions; managed permissions requests-Coordinated the timeline and review process for the annual Lindquist & Vennum Prize for Poetry-Oversaw review of and responses to unsolicited manuscripts

Spokane, Washington Area

-Managed fifteen student interns, assisted them in finding teaching placements in the Spokane community-Communicated with teaching placements to ensure satisfaction with WITC program/intern-Oversaw the editorial selections and production of InRoads, an annual anthology of student work-Coordinated four student poetry slams for the annual Get Lit! Festival, including soliciting prizes from local businesses-Facilitated the development and expansion of Triceratops Poetry Program, which placed MFA students in third grade classrooms to teach four-week units of poetry-Met with Spokane school district officials to expand Triceratops and ensure it was meeting state education standards

Spokane, Washington Area

-Managed poetry submissions to a national literary magazine-Facilitated monthly selection meetings, attended weekly management meetings-Solicited new writers for work and maintained a relationship with previously published writers-Communicated with accepted authors for requested editorial changes and contract details-Assisted with production, including all copy-editing duties-Trained and oversaw ten interns and two assistant editors

Spokane, Washington Area

-Designed posters for library announcements and library-sponsored events-Updated and maintained the library's Facebook page-Helped coordinate a library-sponsored weekly open mic series-Assisted with data-entry for a citation-tracking research project

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