Kira Budge

Kira BUDGE- - www.linkedin.com/in/kira-budge-b9367a94 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I'm a freelance editor running my own online business as Kira B. Edits. I have a B.A. in English and varied experience in writing, editing, marketing, and tutoring. Most significantly, I was a founding member of the nonprofit Chapter One Events, which operates two young writers' conferences. My last clocked typing speed was 98 wpm, and my last clocked reading speed was approximately 900 wpm. I'm self-driven, results-oriented, well-organized, and empathetic. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Education Bachelor of Arts in English | Brigham Young University – Idaho January 2014 – July 2016 Earned a B.A. in English with an emphasis in literary studies Graduated with a cumulative 3.89 GPA Experience Business Owner and Freelance Editor | Kira B. Edits January 2019 – present Managing and marketing a sole proprietorship Performing copyediting and developmental editing on text sent by clients, with a focus on school papers, website copy, blog posts, and novels, especially YA literature Ward History Specialist | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints April 2017 – Present Editing quarterly newsletter for local church Freelance Creative Writer | Self-Employed November 2002 – Present Have written 19 as-of-yet unpublished novels, two of which won fan choice awards on Scholastic’s Write It! forums in 2008, 2009, and 2010 Multiple shorter pieces have won awards and been published, online by Scholastic’s Write It! and Teen Ink and in anthologies by Creative Communications and Los Alamos High School Continue to attend conferences, query agents, write new pieces, and participate in writing communities Master of Marketing | Chapter One Events January 2012 – January 2017 Assisted in the organization and management of the Chapter One Young Writers Conference, a conference for writers from middle school to undergraduate level with 30-50 annual attendees Managed Ch1Con social media accounts and contributed to website Marketed the conference through blog tours each year Edited and wrote for now-archived partner blog Teens Can Write, Too!, which had an average viewership of 1,200 per post Spoke at the conference in 2012 and 2014 Teaching Assistant | Brigham Young University – Idaho September 2015 – December 2015 Graded papers for Dr. Bird's ENG101 and ENG301 classes Conferenced with students and recommended revisions for their papers Animal Shelter Volunteer | Friends of the Shelter October 2010 – august 2014 Socialized up to 20 animals at a time in the cat room of the county animal shelter Fostered 4 cats Freelance Writer and Editor | Fiverr.com May 2013 – November 2013 Performed copyediting and developmental editing on content including query letters, full-length novels, and articles Ghostwrote and copywrote content including articles, product descriptions, website copy, and e-books, with topics such as business, technology, education, and fashion Head Copyeditor | The Paw Print January 2013 – May 2013 Copyedited all English-language content published in the Adams State University student newspaper Assisted with design and human resource issues Paper Deliverer | The Los Alamos Monitor June 2010 – March 2011 Delivered paper along a local route every day of the week except Mondays and Saturdays REFERENCES EMPLOYMENT: Julia Byers CEO and Founder of Chapter One Events, LLC 6932 Dakota Dr Troy, MI-- Dr. Robert Bird, PhD English Professor Brigham Young University – Idaho 320 Rigby Hall 525 South Center St Rexburg, ID-- ACADEMIC: Dr. Terry Gorton, PhD English Professor Brigham Young University – Idaho 372 Smith Building 525 South Center St Rexburg, ID-- Dr. Darin Merrill, PhD English Professor 314 Rigby Hall 525 South Center St Rexburg, ID-- CHARACTER: Lori Raymond MA in English Literature 912 N 600 W Orem, UT--