Samuel Cheney Email & Phone Number

Baltimore, MD, US

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Writer-in-Residence at Baltimore's Gilman School. Teach senior creative writing elective to Tri-School students; direct the A.J. Downs Writers at Work series, bringing writers to campus for master classes and readings; run monthly after-hours Creative Writing Workshop; advise Upper School literary magazine. POETRY- Winner, 2021 Pushcart Prize- 2021 Frost.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Owings Mills, Maryland, United States

TEACHING - College Writing I (ENG-150-OM3)

Baltimore, Maryland

TEACHING- Introduction to Fiction and Poetry I & II (JHU AS.220.105, AS.220.106) SERVICE- Coordinator and Art Director, The Writing Seminars Reading Series- Graphic Designer and Letterpress Printmaker, The Chaffee Broadside Series- Organizer, Tudor and Stuart Reading Series- Graduate study in visionary poetics, modernism, and formalist poetry. Special.

New York, New York

- Developed, wrote, and published content for a social media audience of over 800,000 weekly readers- Interviewed Alfonso Cuarón, Agnès Varda, John Waters, Yorgos Lanthimos, Charlotte Rampling, Nicolas Winding Refn, Laurie Anderson, Edgar Wright, Mike Leigh, Will Oldham, Paweł Pawlikowski, Wallace Shawn, Andre Gregory, Gaspar Noé, and other filmmakers.

- Evaluated literary fiction and nonfiction manuscripts- Wrote and edited copy for book jackets, catalogs, press mailers, and rights lists- Fact-checked and edited sections of several nonfiction titles- Filled in as Assistant Editor to Morgan Entrekin for two weeks- Collected reviews, coordinated press coverage for website, catalogs, and jacket copy.

- Wrote reviews of contemporary music releases and live performances- Created and solicited work for HYMNS, a new essay series

- Founded online culture publication with Jonathan Lethem and a small group of student writers- Solicited, developed, and edited essays for publication

- Directed a $13,000 budget to plan ~10 concerts per year, including a large festival each spring- Directed promotion of all events across print and digital platforms- Handled performance contracts and venue booking agreements- Used Photoshop to design concert posters and publicity materials- Acted as a liaison between artists, booking agents, college and.

- Researched for professors' in-progress books- Created and organized course materials- Managed applications for Roy E. Disney Professorship and served as student liaison in the hiring process

- Created and edited artist biographies- Edited and formatted html for website- Refurbished, painted, and did other preparatory work in gallery- Handled and installed artworks

- Ran creative writing and bookmaking classes- Led creative and essay writing workshops in Los Angeles Unified School District high schools - Provided homework tutoring for elementary, middle, and high school students in all subjects- Edited, designed, and bound chapbooks of student writing- Created press kits and PR materials using Photoshop and Office.

- Searched, indexed, and organized documents for $140 million investment fraud case

- Filed legal documents at court, to clients, and with government agencies - Handled firm mail, copied and organized documents

- Designed logos, clothing, skateboard graphics, and advertisements in Photoshop and Illustrator- Met with national and regional company representatives, purchased inventory- Hired and trained new employees, opened/closed shop, made daily bank deposits- Managed product inventories, expenses, and customer databases in Excel

B.A., English, Media Studies

Activities and Societies: - The F.S. Jennings Memorial Prize for Critical Writing, 2012 - Distinction in the Senior Exercise (Creative.

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Poetry

Education record

Education record