Cynthia Reeser

Current

• Owner at Prick of the Spindle

Past

• Staff Writer at Fort Polk Guardian

Education

• Arizona State University
• University of Oxford

Connections

13 connections

Industry

Publishing

Websites

• My Company
• My Website

Cynthia Reeser’s Summary

- Originated online literary journal Prick of the Spindle (www.prickofthespindle.com) in April 2007; development of organizational structure, design, layout and branding; marketing and ongoing quarterly content updates; organization of literary events
- Visual artist: creation of graphics for online content on Prick of the Spindle and for personal web site, www.cynthiareeser.com; content includes, painting, illustration and photography; showing work in Art Associates Gallery in Lake Charles, Louisiana throughout July 2008
- Web development for visual artists
- Staff writer for Fort Polk Guardian 2007-2008; covered and photographed local events; development of newspaper content, articles; wrote weekly book review column; uploaded news content onto web site at www.fortpolkguardian.com

Cynthia Reeser’s Specialties:

Editing; online publishing; article writing and author interviews; web design, development and layout; creation of graphics for new (quarterly) issues; graphic design editing and optimization; marketing and promotion; handling of submissions; management of editors.

Cynthia Reeser’s Experience

• Owner

  Prick of the Spindle

  (Publishing industry)

  April 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)

  -Development of basic principles, design, graphics and structure for online literary journal
  -Advertising and marketing for non-profit organization
  -Currently seeking non-profit status and grant funding for transition to print issues, in addition to online journal
  -Quarterly development of new issues
  -Final decisions on incoming submissions, editing, review and article writing

• Staff Writer

  Fort Polk Guardian

  (Newspapers industry)

  October 2007 — August 2008 (11 months)

  Cover local assignments, both on and off-post; take photographs for stories and events; develop articles appropriate to Guardian and AP style; weekly book review column; regular uploading of newspaper content onto web; use of Adobe Photoshop and Quark XPress.

Cynthia Reeser’s Education

• Arizona State University

  2001 — 2004

• University of Oxford

  Visiting Student , English , 2003 — 2003

  Accepted to the University of Oxford, while a student at Arizona State University, to study for a one-year period during 2003 as a Visiting Student. Remained one semester to return to ASU to fulfill graduation requirements and take advantage of ASU-awarded year-long tuition waiver scholarship. While at Oxford, studied English Literature with Dr. Nicholas Crowe covering such authors as T.S. Eliot, Flann O'Brien, Peter Ackroyd and others; studied the poetry of Sylvia Plath with Val Dodd. Wrote two research-based essays per week.

Additional Information

Cynthia Reeser’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Website

Cynthia Reeser’s Interests:

reading, writing, editing, web design, piano, painting and drawing, photography

Cynthia Reeser’s Groups:

Council of Literary Magazines and Presses, Women in the Arts

•    Powwow: A Network for Women Making a Difference
•    Arizona State University Graduates
•    Fundit (Funditfree) "Powered by Benefitbar and Yahoo!"

Cynthia Reeser’s Honors:

- graduated magna cum laude Arizona State University, 2004
- Accepted as Visiting Student into the University of Oxford, Magdalen College, 2001
- July 2008 Featured Artist at the Art Associates Gallery, Lake Charles, Louisiana

Cynthia Reeser’s Contact Settings

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