25 | she/her | Wales, UK

Aberystwyth University graduate, looking for creative jobs relating to writing and editing.

editing | proofreading | creative writing | workshops | research skills | teamwork

Experience

Fiction Editor
Divinations Magazine
Mar 2024 – Present
Volunteer Role

• Reviewing and assessing fiction submissions alongside the Editorial team to curate a diverse and engaging selection for the issue.
• Editing selected stories for clarity, coherence, and impact.
• Coordinating with authors to ensure that publication details are kept to, including deadlines, formatting requirements, and author bios.

Editing Assistant
Divinations Magazine
Jan 2024-Mar 2024
Volunteer Role

• Help select and edit works for their third issue, ‘Siren’.
• Providing feedback on both poems and short stories.

Art Editor
Aberystwyth University (MA Anthology, ‘Re: Collections’)
Sep 2020-Sep 2021
Volunteer Role

• Selecting artwork for inclusion in the anthology
• Working as part of a large team and coordinating the creation of the anthology
• Working alongside prose editors to ensure a cohesive final product
• Helping other teams select stories and poems to include in the anthology

Treasurer
Aberystwyth University (Comics and Cartoons Society)
Sep 2020-Sep 2021
Volunteer Position

• Managing funds, including prizes for competitions and quizzes
• Working with other members of the society’s committee to ensure smooth running of the club
• Helping come up with fun and engaging activities for members to participate in during the COVID19 pandemic and ensuring the survival of the society despite the lack of in-person activities

Education

Aberystwyth University
MA Creative Writing
Sep 2020-Sep 2021
MERIT

• Emphasis on graphic narratives, specifically horror comics. Final project included 150 page horror comic script.
• Other modules focussing on practical matters such as creating workshops and research skills.

Aberystwyth University
BA Creative Writing
Sept 2017-Aug 2020
1st CLASS HONOURS

• Final project focussed on ghost stories and included both research into the subject as well as writing my own.
• Other modules included a mixture of introductory course across poetry, creative fiction, and creative non-fiction.

Aberystwyth University
Writing Freelance Features
(Lifelong Learning Module)
2019-2020
COMPLETED

• Final project was to conduct an interview with a stranger and write a feature article on it.
• Module included information and research across a variety of feature articles.

Publications

Heirloom
Aberystwyth MA Anthology
2021

One page horror comic published in ‘Aberystwyth MA Anthology 2021 – RE:Collections’.
This atmospheric comic is about a broken music box and missing dead loved ones. It is written and illustrated by myself.

Knowing Johnny
Aberystwyth MA Anthology
2021

Short horror story published in ‘Aberystwyth MA Anthology 2021 – RE:Collections’.
On the day of his best friend Johnny’s execution, the narrator recalls the concerning signs the young boy showed and examines the feelings of guilt bought on about their own inaction.

The Doylt
Aberystwyth MA Anthology
2022

Short horror story published in ‘Aberystwyth MA Anthology 2022 – Hiraeth: Home’.
Told through diary entries, this short story details the slow and insidious manipulation of a vulnerable person into a strange cult.

Untouched
Aberystwyth University MA Anthology
2023

Short horror story published in ‘Aberystwyth MA Anthology 2023: Rewilding’.
Inspired by the phrase “take only memories, leave only footprints”, my story ‘Untouched’ uses the popular horror idea of a “zombie fungus”—as seen in books such as ‘What Moves the Dead’ by T. Kingfisher and video games such as ‘The Last of Us’—to explore human hubris and nature’s adaptation to the modern man-made world

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