July 30, 2013
by Alyssa Banotai
Comments Off on Emily Adams ’14: Workshops
As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve finally turned 21 and have started attending Beat workshops in juvenile hall. The opportunity to work directly with incarcerated youth is one of the main reasons I chose this internship over the … Continue reading
July 25, 2013
by Alyssa Banotai
Comments Off on Alicia Ramirez ’15: The Art of the Handshake
Three weeks ago was all about breaking the routine. My supervisor and I took part of a conference at the nearby YMCA where our employer hosted a workshop called “The Art of the Handshake.” Rising high school seniors and college … Continue reading
July 10, 2013
by Alyssa Banotai
Comments Off on Emily Adams ’14: The Beat Without
In my last post, I promised I would talk more about The Beat Without letter project, a recent Beat Within program which I’ve been learning about over the past week. The Beat Without is a program designed to reach out … Continue reading
July 8, 2013
by Alyssa Banotai
Comments Off on Alicia Ramirez ’15: Trying to Find the Next Bestseller
A literary agent pitches a book proposal or manuscript to an editor at a publishing house in hopes that the book gets published (among other exciting things I will discuss at a later post). Before that can happen, someone has … Continue reading
June 28, 2013
by Alyssa Banotai
Comments Off on A Postcard From: Alicia Ramirez ’15
Name: Alicia Ramirez Class Year: 2015 Major: English and Creative Writing What’s happening? We’d love to hear how your internship is going: I am working at the Doris S. Michaels Literary Agency in New York City. DSM Agency specializes in … Continue reading
June 27, 2013
by Alyssa Banotai
Comments Off on Emily Adams ’14: A Day in the Life of a Beat Intern
I arrive at work at 10 a.m., sign in, and get settled at my computer. The Beat Within is a very small organization, but we work in the offices of a large ethnic news agency, so there are always plenty … Continue reading
June 20, 2013
by Alyssa Banotai
Comments Off on Meet the Blogger: Emily Adams ’14
Name: Emily Adams Class Year: 2014 Major: English (Russian/Spanish minors) What’s happening? We’d love to hear how your internship is going: I’m interning at The Beat Within in San Francisco. The Beat Within is an organization which offers writing workshops … Continue reading