Kara Stambach

I have 6 years of experience in the publishing industry, having worked as an Editor in nonfiction medical textbooks, Japanese comics, and both translated and original novels. I have Bachelor degrees in Film, Mythology, and Japanese from The University of Maryland and a Masters degree in Fiction Writing from The Johns Hopkins University. Selections from my experimental modular novella are published. Currently, I am seeking representation to help me publish my historical novel and my complete novella. My favorite authors include Campbell, Cisneros, Hesse, Kingston, Medeiros, Ondaatje, Roy, Speare, Yoshimoto, and Woolf.

Kara Stambach’s Specialties:

Copyediting, Creative Writing, Storyboarding, Licensing, Market Research, Microsoft Office, Final Draft, Chicago Manual of Style
Type: 85 WPM

Kara Stambach’s Experience

Game Designer

Icarus Studios

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Writing and Editing industry)

November 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)

I write scenarios for online games, sometimes based off licensed properties.
Novels Editor

TOKYOPOP

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)

June 2005 — November 2007 (2 years 6 months)

I edited Fantasy and Young Adult novels based on manga and anime.
Assistant Editor, Acquisitions

Wolters Kluwer

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; WKL; Publishing industry)

December 2003 — April 2005 (1 year 5 months)

I conducted author interviews, subject research, and all manner of clerical tasks for textbooks relating to the medical fields of Psychiatry and Gastroenterology.
Student

Johns Hopkins University

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

January 2002 — December 2004 (3 years )

Master student
Student at University of Maryland
University of Maryland (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; 10,001 or more employees; Education Management industry)

1999 — 2002 (3 years )

Kara Stambach’s Education

The Johns Hopkins University

MA , Fiction Writing , 2002 — 2004

I worked full-time at a medical texts' publishers while pursuing this degree.

Activities and Societies:

Gargoyles Literary Anthology
University of Maryland College Park

BA , Film , 1999 — 2001

After transfering from Emerson Performing Arts College in Boston with 60 credits each in my Film major and Screenwriting minor, I designed my own Independent Majors at UMD (New Mythologies In Trans Cultural Film Making).

Activities and Societies:

UMD Fencing Team, UMD Latin Ballroom, UMD Women's Circle
University of Maryland College Park

BA , Mythology , 1999 — 2001

I considered mythology to be an essential part of storytelling, so I studied mythologies from all cultures in great depth.

Activities and Societies:

UMD Fencing Team, UMD Latin Ballroom, UMD Women's Circle
University of Maryland College Park

BA , Japanese , 1999 — 2001

I found the stories found in Japanese animation to be a fascinating hybrid of Western and Eastern culture and mythology; considering a career in anime or manga, I decided to learn the language.

In addition to 3 majors, I also supported myself by working 3 jobs: Seven Springs' Leasing Agent, Business Office Administrative Assistant, and Island Club Activities Coordinator. In my spare time, I rescued, rehabilitated, and found loving homes for 31 stray felines and volunteered at the Defenders of Animal Rights SPCA non-kill shelter.

Activities and Societies:

UMD Fencing Team, UMD Latin Ballroom, UMD Women's Circle