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Brooke Turner.

Writer. Editor. Book Designer.

Brooke Turner

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MA in Creative Writing from The University of Southern Mississippi

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BA in English Literature 

Minor in Rhetoric and Writing

University of Arkansas

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Little Rock, Arkansas

bturner@usm.edu

(501)388-2347

About

Please check out my Publications in the top Left

About

MY BACKGROUND

 After a 14 year gap in my education, I returned to college in 2017 to finish my Bachelor's Degree in English, graduating in the spring of 2019. I found that I did not want to stop writing and learning, however. Currently, I am a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Center for Writers Program at the University of Southern Mississippi where I serve both in the Writing Center and the classroom. My primary focus, however, has been studying the craft of literary fiction. In my first semester of grad school, I published my first short story, "Woman Friend" in South 85 Journal. Following that, my story, "Silence" was published in White Wall Review.

Education & Experience

Education

WHAT I’VE LEARNED

2019-Present

University of Southern Mississippi -- Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Graduate Assistant, Master of Arts; Creative Writing-Fiction

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GPA: 3.95

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2001-2003/ 2017-2019

University of Arkansas at Little Rock – Little Rock, AR;

Bachelor of Arts; English Literature with a Minor in Rhetoric and Writing

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Experience

WHERE I’VE WORKED

August 2019- Present

University of Southern Mississippi, Graduate Teaching Assistant

USM Writing Center, Graduate Assistant, Tutor

December 2019-Present

Mississippi Review, Assistant Editor

January 2020-Present

Product Magazine, Editor in Chief

January 2019-May 2019

Equinox Literary Magazine, Fiction Editor

August 2018-May 2019

UALR English Department, Undergraduate Assistant to Dr. Kris McAbee, Professor of Shakespeare

October 2017- Present

David's Bridal; Sales Consultant

July 2017- December 2017

The Fox Magazine; Editorial Intern

August 2014- July 2017

Regions Bank, Assistant Manager

Skills

WHAT I BRING TO THE TABLE

Creative Writing

Content Writing & Editing

Literary Criticism and Analysis

Research

Professional Blogging

Adobe InDesign Book Layout

Skills & Languages
Awards & Interests

Awards

WHERE I SHINE

Cooper Honors Success Award, 2018

Cooper Honors Program

Top 10 in the 2020 Mikrokosmos Fiction Contest

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Interests

OUT OF OFFICE

Creative Writing

Singing

Travel

Cooking

Yoga

Health and Wellness

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