The OWU English Department Blog
Favorite Authors, Genres, Periods, Interests?
I love Utopian novels or anything from the Victorian era.
What do you like most about being an English major?
The English department has given me so many opportunities to grow as a student academically and in my personal life as well. I have also become so much more confident in my writing through the courses here.…
What did you do after graduation?
I did a communications internship at Lakeside Chautauqua in Lakeside, Ohio before moving to New York City to work as a reporter for Blank Slate Media, a group of weekly community newspapers in the Long Island suburbs.
What are you up to now?
I recently accepted a position as a New York City reporter for Patch, a nationwide publisher of hyperlocal news sites.…
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