Rachel Corsini’s Writing Portfolio

Rachel Corsini

3829 N. Fremont St.

Apt 2E

Chicago IL, 60613

(347) 668-2096

corsini_rachel@yahoo.com

Columbia College Chicago, B.F.A Chicago, IL

Academic Focus: Fiction Writing

Dean’s List: Fall 2006- Fall 2008

Cybertechnology, LLC January 2009-April 2009

Position-Intern, Website Content Writer Chicago, IL

At Cybertechnology, LLC my main objective is to write information providing articles in an engaging way. Part of my job also entails fact checking and research in order to provide the correct information to customers.

Featherproof Books January 2008-May 2008

Position- Intern, Reader, Proofreader, Marketing Associate Chicago, IL

At Featherproof I consistently read manuscripts and made a decision as to whether the company should publish them. I also proofread galleys before publication. I helped in the marketing of new published work while promoting the company to bookstores across the nation.

Carlo’s Pizzeria and Restaurant June 2005-Present

Position- Waitress, Customer Service Representative Middle Village, NY

At the Pizzeria I serve tables while providing a pleasant dining experience for customers. I also swiftly organize and keep track of what orders need to filled and the food that is ready to be served. I’m also required to keep track of the stock and what orders need to be placed for everyday items needed by the establishment.

Mike’s Pizzeria July 2006

Position- Waitress, Customer Service Representative Forest Hills, NY

I was responsible for taking phone calls and keeping track of delivery orders while serving tables. I was also required to keep the establishment clean while customers were present.

February 2009

Attended AWP conference as a representative of Columbia College Chicago’s writing program.

Featured reader at first Fiction Writers at Lunch event of the semester.

Reader at Twilight Tales’ Mardi Gras night.

January 2009

New Orleans, LA study away program.

December 2008

Selected to represent Columbia College Chicago’s writing program at AWP conference.

Selected as an alternate for Bath Spa University exchange program.

July 2008

Florence, Italy summer study abroad.

May 2008

Guest Speaker at Career Night for fiction writing department, about interning.

April 2008

“The Good Luck Girl” exhibited at final reception for Shanghai, China study abroad program.

March 2008

Guest Speaker at Fiction Writer’s at Lunch, a fiction writing department event, about interning.

December 2007

Shanghai, China study abroad, accepted through teacher recommendation and personal essay.

May 2007

Prague, Czech Republic summer study abroad.

Spring 2006

“A House on 67^th Street,” and Three Collages: Hermia and Lysander, Titania and Oberon, Helena and Demetrius, exhibited at Milifest a compilation of the best work from New Millennium Studies: The Freshman Seminar course at Columbia College Chicago.

April 2009

Published on debtsolutions.com

January 2009

Published on Jazz, Blues, Slavery and Voodoo: Reading and Writing in New Orleans blog.

May 2008
Published in The Columbia Chronicle, “The Good Luck Girl”

Spring 2008

Blogger on Small Press Publishing: The collaborative blog of the Columbia College Small Press Publishing class.

January 2008

Published on J-term Shanghai: History, Culture and Art blog.

Fall 2007

The Rejected Quarterly market sheet published in Columbia College Chicago’s Publishing Lab online database.

The Big Ugly Review magazine project published in Columbia College Chicago’s Publishing Lab online database.

Spring 2009

Founder of Musings of the Unpaid, a blog about being an intern.

Fall 2008

Founder of The Blundering Skirt, a blog critiquing fashion with an attitude

Spring 2008

Founder and editor-in-chief of StickBall Zine, an urban literary magazine

Mike’s Pizza
7175 Yellowstone Blvd
Flushing NY, 11375
(718) 793-3464