Resu(me)
Education:
- MFA at Queens University of Charlotte, January 2009
- May 1998–BA in English from UNC-Greensboro, Magna Cum Laude
Work Experience:
- August 2010 – present: Adjunct Instructor at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. Classes prepped ENG-111 (Expository Writing), ENG-232 (American Literature II) , ENG-272 (Southern Literature) ENG 113 (Literature Based Research), ENG 262 (World Literature II) and ENG 131 (Introduction to Literature).
- July 2007 – present: Freelance writer, editor and teacher. Work has included substitute teaching for Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools – Middle Grades Language Arts; Founding the online, YouTube based, literary magazine Shape of a Box which was mentioned in Poets & Writers Magazine ; Founding and editing the online journal Referential Magazine; Writing books reviews and conducting author interviews for publications such as Main Street Rag and Poets Quarterly; freelance essay work as the Charlotte Author Examiner at Examiner.com and Form21; assisting with the screening/judging of poems for the 2009 Poem-A-Day Challenge sponsored by Writers Market through the Poetic Asides blog; Freelance courses such as: Jump Start Your Writing and Networking FTW have been created and taught in the Charlotte community.
- June 1998–July 2007: Auto Claims Representative for State Farm. I investigated, evaluated and negotiated property damage and bodily injury claims in a variety of environments. I was involved in Arbitration Forums and served as a team leader.
- Prior 1998: During college I worked in several retail environments including serving as an Assistant Supervisor in both computers and merchandising at Best Buy.
Honors and Awards:
- Ranked 25 the week of August 15th on the Poetry Foundation’s Contemporary Poets Best Seller List
- 3Cheers Nomination – unFold Magazine
- 2009 Finalist for Best of the Net, courtesy of The Northville Review for my poem Drawn to Heroes
- 2009 Nomination for Best of the Net, courtesy of Dead Mule for my poem Best Friends
- Finalist 2008 Camber Press Chapbook Contest
- Semi-Finalist Spring 2008 Black River chapboook competition
- 3rd Place 2008 Margie Review / St Louis Poetry Center Contest–Contest Judge Robert Pinksy
- 2nd Place 2008 Deane Ritch Lomax Poetry Prize–Charlotte Writer’s Club
- Finalist 2008 NCSU Poetry Contest poem Best Friends (later published in Dead Mule)
- 8th Place in 2007 Shadow Poetry Chapbook Competition
- From Undergrad: Dean’s List, University Marshal, Alpha Lambda Delta, Sigma Tau Delta
- From High School:Recipient of the NC Teaching Fellows Scholarship, Rotary Scholarship and Young Business Woman’s Scholarship from Elizabeth City, NC.
Professional Affiliations:
- Member–AWP
- Member–North Carolina Writer’s Network
- Member–Poetry Council of North Carolina, Contest Manager, Ellen Johnston-Hale Humorous Verse Contest
- Member–North Carolina Poetry Society
- Member–Charlotte Writer’s Club
- Member–American Academy of Poets
- Member – North Carolina Writer’s Conference
18 Responses “Resu(me)” →
David Rigsbee
October 9, 2008
Thank you for your nice response to “After Reading” in the PodPoets series.
David
jessiecarty
October 9, 2008
Thanks for stopping by David
I hope to see more poetry up on YouTube, I think it is an excellent venue for it!
poeticgrin
March 18, 2009
Wow – I think I can learn a thing or two (or ten thousand) from you.
I’ll be visiting often. I only just started the process of submitting my work, so I am in awe of your accomplishments. Glad I stumbled across your site yesterday!
Bryan Borland
January 27, 2010
Awwww it’s an early comment! That’s like our first kiss in terms of our relationship!!!!
jessiecarty
January 27, 2010
we’ll have to celebrate our anniversary March! Man, look at what changes in a year!
Jessie Carty
March 18, 2009
Ah the process of sending your work out, the treacherous road littered with rejection slips!
But still worth it!
knowledgetoday
March 30, 2009
I love your site. Keep it up !
jessiecarty
March 30, 2009
Thanks for stopping by Knowledgetoday!
arunraaj
May 3, 2009
hmm..you seem intellectual
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jessiecarty
May 3, 2009
I might have everyone fooled
Mindy
January 7, 2010
Very professional and quite fancy.
jessiecarty
January 7, 2010
i was worried some of the posts were too long but tried to condense as much as i could. at least i got it done!
Melanie
April 3, 2010
This looks great, Jessie!
You’ve done so much awesome literary work! Kudos.
jessiecarty
April 3, 2010
thanks Mel-Mel!
Amy Susan Wilson
June 9, 2010
Hey There!
I really like the piece on Dead Mule. Keep up the good work! I was in the same Dead Mule issue, and have read your piece several times. I look forward to more of your excellent work!
Amy Susan Wilson
jessiecarty
June 9, 2010
Thanks so much Amy! I am so far behind on my reading! But I’m going back to read yours now. Your southern legitimacy statement is killing me!
partnersinwineclub
June 10, 2010
I just read this- have I ever told you compared to my almost 49 year old self, you are a baby! A cute one at that with cute southern feet
and ‘eye’ just like me…
Chef E
http://cookappeal.blogspot.com
jessiecarty
June 11, 2010
Well, not quite a baby at 35 you could barely be my mom! you saucy teen mom you