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WRITING & SKILLS

Skills

Professional 

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Carissa Chesanek is a professional writer who has contributed to several publications, including VinePair, WhiskyAdvocate, BroadwayWorld Food & Wine, Eat This, Not That!, Redbook, Food Network, Zagat, and the Miami Herald. Carissa is also a short story and essay writer and aspiring novelist. 

Education

 

The New School, New York City, NY

Master of Fine Arts (Creative Writing)

Graduated: 2020

New York University, New York City, NY

Certificate in Creative Writing

Graduated: 2017

 

Regent University, Virginia Beach, West Virginia

Master of Arts (Journalism)

Graduated: December 2009

 

Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT

Bachelor of Arts (Illustration)

Graduated: May 2006

CREATIVE WRITING

EDITING

COPYWRITING

PROOFREADING

PUBLISHING

RESEARCH

FACT-CHECKING

WEB CONTENT/DIGITAL MEDIA

SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING

PHOTOSHOP

INDESIGN

TYPOGRAPHY

CMS

HTML

Honors & Awards
  • Awarded the Featured Fiction Writer Award with Pulchritude Press

  • Guest Speaker Award for South Florida Writers Association, August, 2013

  • Top 5 finalist for the Freddie Award for Writing Excellence with the Mystery Writers of America, February 2015

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