Emily Withnall Email & Phone Number

Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

Mentoring writing fellows by editing and coaching; supporting writing about economic and social justice issues and policy-driven personal stories.

I write essays, articles, and op-eds about economic justice issues, including but not limited to safety net programs, housing justice, universal basic income, healthcare, childcare, access to education, and more.

Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

Www.Emilywithnall.Com

I offer a range of editorial services, including (but not limited to): Proofreading, line editing, copy editing, fact-checking, developmental editing, formatting, and manuscript consultations. Whether you need assistance with a college application, a book manuscript, a cover letter, a dissertation, or anything else, I can help! Current projects include doctoral dissertations, journal articles, query letters, essays, and memoirs. Please contact me for rates. I write personal essays, articles, blog posts, and website content, and am available for a wide range of freelance writing. I am currently writing for El Palacio Magazine. As an educator, I am also available to teach nonfiction workshops or classes to kids or adults or provide one-on-one writing tutoring to high school students and adults of any age. I currently work for the Missoula Writing Collaborative and teach poetry to 4th graders. I also currently teach incarcerated adults, and I teach creative writing workshops and provide one-on-one writing coaching.Do you or your organization need help with communications? I have extensive experience in writing press releases, managing social media accounts, drafting strategic communications plans, designing magazines and brochures, and developing branding guidelines. Previous clients include Green Ninja, the Montana Book Festival, the University of Montana's Environmental Studies program, and the Peñasco Theatre. Contact me for rates.

Missoula, Montana, United States

Taught creative writing to teens in various juvenile justice centers around the state of Montana. I helped them get their writing and art published in various publications, including "I Am Montana" and the nationally-circulated "The Beat Within."

Las Vegas, New Mexico

• Interviewing students, faculty, staff, university leadership and alumni and writing articles for university publication and publication in area newspapers• Pitching articles to news sources and working with external editorial teams on feature articles• Writing communications for the university president, including Board of Regents updates, donor thank you letters, and emergency communications• Conducting research for the university president’s speeches and presentations• Serving as the chief information officer for the university’s incident command team, including COVID-19 communications, and emergency communications regarding catastrophic wildfires and flooding• Editing university publications according to the school’s style guide• Collaborating with the web editor and graphic designer on website updates, advertisements, and other communications• Promoted to Interim Director of University Relations eight months into employment as junior-most employee in the office• Managed the University Relations office, attended executive leadership team meetings, oversaw department budget, collaborated with advertisement agencies, and worked to align all departments with branding guidelines• Promoted to Associate Director for Communications ten months into employment

Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States

Missoula, Montana Area

Teaching poetry and creative writing in Missoula elementary and middle schools

Tutoring undergraduate and graduate students in a variety of written assignments across many disciplines

Missoula, Montana

Implementing a strategic communications plan and assisting with recruitment

Taught Environmental Information Resources in the Environmental Studies program, and Ways of Knowing in the Davidson Honors College

Missoula, Montana Area

Ran crowdfunding campaign, assisted with fundraising events, oversaw social media accounts, wrote blog posts, assisted with web design, interfaced with authors, and helped with event set-up.

Missoula, Montana

Built website and submissions platforms; solicited writing and visual art; managed editorial boards; selected, edited, and published writing and visual art; and organized readings and events.

Missoula, Montana Area

I researched wolverine ecology and U.S. Forest Service Forest Planning for their campaign to get wolverines listed as a Species of Conservation Concern.

Missoula, Montana Area

Taught freshmen composition

Montezuma, New Mexico

Wrote, edited, and solicited content for school magazine, published biannually; conducted interviews for article and story writing; edited the school’s annual report and other school publications and resources; managed website and social media content, wrote and solicited web news, and designed web layout; wrote and compiled e-newsletters and other institutional communications; hired media professionals and coordinated with local newspaper reporters and editors; and directed student photo and writing interns, and mentored a student audio-storytelling group.

Master’S Degree, Environmental Studies

Focus in environmental writing

Ba, Major In English, Minor In History

International Baccalaureate Diploma