Support and Mentoring

Project Management

Support and Mentoring

Project One:

Write to Publish Conference

My responsibilities:

  • I created a budget and program, sought out sponsors and vendors, and pitched speakers.
  • I coordinated the set up and take down of the event space and trained volunteers.
  • I managed a team of 5 students

Outcomes:

  • We had 35 speakers representing a wide range of publishers from the Big 5 to college presses and independent publishers.
  • We had speakers from all reading groups (Children, Middle Grade, Young Adult, and Adult).
  • We had speaker from a wide range of genres (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and comics).
  • Over 80 people attended the conference
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