Canterwine Press

Jordan McMakin Resumé

Education:

• Western Washington University (WWU) Bellingham, WA, 2002-2004
  Bachelor's Degree
  - English / Creative Writing major
  - French minor
  - Named to President's List
• Skagit Valley College (SVC) Mt. Vernon, WA, 2000-2002
  Associate Degree
  - Phi Theta Kappa member
  - Honor Roll Student
• Lycee la Saulaie, St. Marcellin, France, 1999-2000
  High School equivalent

Work Experience:

Walden Books, Bellingham, WA 9/2003-12/2003
Bookseller: Managed kiosk; worked in bookstore; kept up to date on new releases, promotions, and publishers' marketing campaigns.

Penguin Group (USA) Inc., New York, NY, 6/2003-8/2003
Editorial Intern: Worked in the second largest publishing house worldwide assisting book editors; read and evaluated books for writing up reader's reports; filed contracts and book reviews; completed F & R forms; sent out author, agent, illustrator, and rep copies, as well as donations to nonprofit organizations and children's programs; screened manuscripts in the slush pile.

Summit Park Covered Storage, Anacortes, WA, 2001-Present
Onsite Manager: Manages multi-million dollar facility and customer accounts; signs up new customers; organizes and maintains files; finds faults in management and revises systems; develops multi-tasking, administrative, and problem solving skills, as well as ability to learn new computer software.

Writer's Ink (W.INK), Anacortes, WA, 2001
Founder and President: Developed and led writing exercises; designed newsletters incorporating writing tips, assignments, and current contest news for young authors; guided discussions.

Volunteer Work:

• SCBWI Advisory Committee Member, 2004/05
• Barnes & Noble Children's Activity Fair, 2004
• Bond Children's Literature Conference (WWU), 2004
• Harlem Book Fair, NY, 2003
• SCBWI Conference, 2003
• Young Authors Conferences, 2002-2003
• Pacific Northwest Writers Conference, 2002
• Anacortes Youth Arts Programs, 1997-1999

Affiliations:

• Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
  Subscriber, 2002-Present;
  Secretary and Network Coordinator, 2004/05
• Pacific Northwest Writers Association Member, 2002-2003
• Skagit Valley Writer's League Member, 2001-2002
• Phi Theta Kappa Member, 2001-2002

Awards & Honors:

• Children's novel considered for publication by Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 2004
• Speaker at Village Books' Children's Writers and Illustrators panel, 2003
• Keynote Speaker for the SCBWI Bellingham Network, 2003
• Selected for Editorial Internship by Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 2003
• American Association of University Women (AAUW) grant recipient, 2003
• Three-time winner of the SCBWI Conference Scholarship, 2002-2004
• Two-time winner of the Anacortes Arts Festival Scholarship, 2002-2003
• Selected for Disney World College internship, 2002
• Charlie Kiel Memorial Scholarship, 2002
• Kiwanis Noon Club Scholarship, 2002
• First Prize winner of the "Why Will You Always Sail?" Sunsail Writing Contest out of more than 500 nationwide entries, 2001

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