Tuesday, May 7, 2024

MEET KB BROOKINS..........1 OF SPONSORS FOR AAALAC-CHASING YOUR DREAM BOOK TOUR & EXPO DFW AREA

 





























KB Brookins
Pronouns: they/them
Website: https://earthtokb.com/
Twitter, Instagram, TikTok: @earthtokb
Newsletter: https://earthtokb.substack.com/
Youtube: https://youtube.com/@earthtokb

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Find KB’s full list of prose and/or poem publications in their CV (also included in this folder).

KB Brookins is a Black, queer, and trans writer, cultural worker, and visual artist from Texas. Their writing is featured in Poets.org, HuffPost, Teen Vogue, Poetry Society of America, Oxford American, and elsewhere. KB’s poetry chapbook How To Identify Yourself with a Wound won the Saguaro Poetry Prize, a Writer’s League of Texas Discovery Prize, and a Stonewall Honor Book Award. Their debut poetry collection Freedom House was called “urgent and timely” by Vogue, and named a Best Book of 2023 by Autostraddle, Texas Observer, Chicago Review of Books, and The Poetry Question. Freedom House won the American Library Association Barbara Gittings Literature Award and the Texas Institute of Letters Award for the Best First Book of Poetry. KB adapted Freedom House into a solo art exhibit, which debuted at Prizer Arts and Letters in April 2024. Their debut memoir Pretty (Alfred A. Knopf) releases on May 28, 2024.

KB’s background in nonprofit management, student affairs, and K-12 teaching informs their cultural work. They founded and led two nonprofits with friends and community members to advance LGBTQIA+ justice and nurture/amplify marginalized artists in Central Texas. For two years, KB was the Program Coordinator of the Gender and Sexuality Center at the University of Texas at Austin, where they founded the Black Queer & Trans Collective and co-led the President’s LGBTQIA+ Committee. KB served as Project Lead for the Winter Storm Project; Do You Want a Revolution: ATX Artists on the Carceral State and Watch Dog: a zine about community surveillance and policing. They also facilitated a youth video poem workshop on policing in Austin, Texas schools (which can be viewed here), and hosted a variety show to raise funds for trans people’s gender affirming care. Most recently, they successfully petitioned for the creation of the city of Austin’s adult poet laureate program. They do public speaking; workshop facilitation; and consulting businesses, organizations, and individuals in their areas of interest.

KB has earned fellowships and residencies from National Endowment of the Arts, Sewanee Writers Conference, Lambda Literary, Tin House, Civil Rights Corps, and elsewhere. Their poem “Good Grief” won the Academy of American Poets 2022 Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize. KB starred in a short documentary titled “Earth To KB”, which premiered at the 2024 BFI Flare London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival. Currently, KB is an MFA candidate at The University of Texas at Austin. They are represented by Annie DeWitt at The Shipman Agency.



Follow KB online at @earthtokb, and subscribe to their sporadic opinions/updates through their newsletter, Out of This World.




KB Brookins 

earthtokb@gmail.com | earthtokb.com | pronouns: they/them 

EDUCATION 

M.F.A. — Creative Writing (Poetry), University of Texas at (UT) Austin, expected May 2025 B.A. — Writing, Journalism Minor, Texas Christian University (TCU), 2017 

BOOKS 

Pretty (memoir), Alfred A. Knopf, expected May 28, 2024 

Freedom House (poetry collection), Deep Vellum Publishing, June 2023 

Winner, American Library Association (ALA) Stonewall Book Awards - Barbara Gittings Literature Award, 2024 

Winner, Texas Institute of Letters Award for the Best First Book of Poetry, 2023 Finalist, Best of Austin, Texas - New Book by an Austin Writer, 2023 

How To Identify Yourself with a Wound (poetry chapbook), Kallisto Gaia Press, January 2022 Winner, Saguaro Poetry Prize (selected by ire’ne laura silva), 2021 

Winner, Writers League of Texas (WLT) Book Award - Discovery Prize (Poetry), 2022 Honor Book, ALA Stonewall Book Awards, 2023 

MORE FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS 

Walter E. Dakin Fellow (Poetry), Sewanee Writers Conference, July 2024 

Resident, Tasajillo Residency, March 2024 

Professional Development Award, UT Austin English Department, February 2024 Creative Writing Fellow, National Endowment of the Arts, 2023 

Resident (did not attend due to scheduling conflicts), Sundress Academy For The Arts, 2023 Nominee, Pushcart Prize, 2019, 2021, 2023 

Nominee, Best of Net anthology, 2019 (2x), 2021 (3x), 2023 (3x) 

Recipient, City of Austin Cultural Arts Division - Elevate Grant (for creation of City-wide Poet Laureate program), September 2023 

Lambda Literary Scholar, Fine Arts Work Center - Summer Workshop Program, August 2023 Artist Resident, Anderson Center at Tower View, July 2023 

Participant, Tin House Summer Workshop, July 2023 

Participant, American Short Fiction Workshop, May 2023 

Mini-Resident, Tasajillo Residency, May 2023 

Summer Research Fellowship, UT Austin English Department, April 2023 

Professional Development Award, UT Austin English Department, April 2023 Poet-In-Residence, Civil Rights Corps, 2022-2023 

2nd Place, River Styx International Poetry Contest (selected by Adrian Matejka), 2022 Recipient, UT Austin DDCE Graduate Student Professional Development Award, September 2022 Semifinalist, Queer Cat Productions Artist-in-Residence, September 2022 

Fred Ewing and Lola Austin Case Writer-in-Residence, Western Illinois University, September 2022 Waitlisted, MacDowell Fellowship, September 2022-February 2023 

Winner, Creative Worker Storytelling Grant, July 2022 

1st Place Winner, Academy of American Poets - Treehouse Climate Action Prize (selected by Alexis
Pauline Gumbs and Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali), April 2022

Artivism Fellow, Broadway Advocacy Coalition, January-May 2022 (view my fellowship project here) Longlisted, Frontier Poetry New Poets Contest, December 2021 

Longlisted, No Contact Summer Poetry Contest, August 2021 

Shortlisted, Desert Door Residency, August 2021 

Recipient, UT Austin's Services for Students with Disabilities clock, June 2021 

Longlisted, Frontier Poetry New Voices Contest, May 2021 

Fellow, PEN America Emerging Voices, May-October 2021 

Inaugural Fellow, African American Leadership Institute - Austin, March-October 2021

Winner, UT Austin Center for Community Engagement’s Glen Baumgart Award for Visionary Community Engagement, April 2021 

Winner, UT Austin’s Lavender Graduation AIR Award, April 2021 

Participant (did not attend due to scheduling conflicts), VONA/Voices Summer Workshop, April 2021

Semifinalist, Point Foundation Scholarship, March 2021 

Finalist, Planet Texas 2050 Artist-in-Residence at UT Austin, 2021 

Semifinalist, Omnidawn Chapbook Contest, December 2020 

Artist in Residence, First Baptist Church - Austin, November 2020-January 2021

Recipient, Southern Equality Studios Artist Grant, November 2020 

Winner, UT Austin Friar Society’s Tany Norwood Award, November 2020 

Inaugural Fellow, Equality Texas, October-December 2020 

Surreal Scholar, In Surreal Life, October 2020, with Shira Erlichman, Angel Nafis, and Sarah Kay

Finalist, Blood Orange Review Contest, 2020 

Semifinalist, Cutbank Chapbook Contest, 2020 

Recipient (did not attend due to scheduling conflicts), Vermont Studio Center Residency, 2019

Workshop Participant, The Watering Hole, December 2019, with Franny Choi, Tim Siebles, Dustin Pearson, and Monet Marshall 

Weekend Workshop Participant, The Hurston/Wright Foundation, June 2019, with Jericho Brown

Spring Workshop Scholar, Winter Tangerine, February 2019, with Nabila Lovelace, Xan Forest Phillips, and Deshara Suggs-Joe 

January Workshop Participant, The Speakeasy Project, January 2019, with Tanya Evanson

Participant, Lambda Literary Writers Retreat, August 2018, with Ryka Aoki 

Dave Kuhne Descant Award, TCU English Department, May 2017 

1st Place in Creative Writing, TCU Addran Festival, May 2017 

Sigma Tau Delta Inductee, TCU English Department, May 2017 

Distinguished Senior Award, TCU Inclusiveness and Intercultural Services, April 2017

Fellow, UT at San Antonio African American Literatures and Cultures Institute, June 2016

Ronald E. McNair Scholar, TCU, January 2016-May 2017 

Community Scholar, TCU, August 2013-May 2017 

1st Place in Poetry, NAACP ACT-SO Tarrant County Competition, June 2012 


PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS


Poetry


● Sundress Publications - Transmasculine Poetics Anthology: “Toxic Masculinity”. forthcoming 2024 
● West Trade Review - Ecobloom Spaces Anthology: “Sonnet Five”. forthcoming September 9, 2024 
● Sappho’s Torque: “Nina Emotes! At the Location”. May 2024

● Borzoi Reader (Alfred A Knopf’s tumblr): “We skip school to listen”. April 2024 
● The Rumpus: “Sir? Ma’am? And Other Things I Miss”. April 2024


SO SO SO MUCH MORE
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AND SEE WHAT'S NEXT!!!!!





NON-BOOK PROJECTS 

Earth To KB (documentary), March 2024 

Subject of short documentary that debuted at the 2024 BFI Flare London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 

Good (short film), expected 2024 

Starred in a short film that is currently in post-production 

Freedom House: An Exhibition (art installation), 2024 

Dougherty Arts Center (Austin, TX). expected August 10-October 5 

Prizer Arts & Letters (Austin, TX). expected April 13-May 11 

Write-up in Austin Chronicle 

Y(our) Town (art installation), August 10, 2023 

Fine Arts Work Center (Provincetown, MA). Curated by Ronaldo V. Wilson. Part of “Student Reception & Open Studio” group exhibit. 

Nothing Was The Cause of Their Deaths (zine), June 2023 

Final project for 2022-23 Civil Rights Corps residency; available for free download and at select locations in Harris County 

American History Vol. II (art installation). February 4-March 26, 2023 

RichesArt Gallery (Austin, TX). Contributed poetry to a group exhibition. 

With a Wound (spoken word EP in collaboration with Rocky Lane), November 2021 A New Relationship to Pain (zine), LibroMobile, February 2021 

Available for free download and at UT Austin’s Black Queer Studies Collection 

In Another Life (zine in collaboration with Jazz Bell), November 2019 

Available for free download 

Songs for Women (music and spoken word EP), August 2016 

Local (music EP in collaboration with Hotep the Pharaoh), June 2016 

SERVICE 

Guest Editor, Beestung Magazine, November 2024 issue 

Board of Directors Member, Sundress Publications, May 2024-Present 

Founder and Founding Consultant, Austin Poet Laureate program, May 2024-Present 

Successfully lobbied city council, the Austin Public Library, and the local literary community to found an adult poet laureate program in Austin, TX 

Subcommittee Member, AWP 2024 Conference, June 2023 

Mentor, Brooklyn Poets’ - “The Bridge”, February 2023-Present 

First Selection Committee Member, PEN America - Emerging Voices, February 2023 Judge, Texas Commission On The Arts - Poetry Out Loud semifinals, January-February 2023 Judge, St. Stephen’s Episcopal School - Poetry Out Loud, December 2022 

Judge, Austin Youth Poet Laureate, September-October 2022 

Board Member, Ground Floor Theatre, April 2022-April 2023 

First Selection Committee Member, PEN America - Emerging Voices, February 2022

Community Advisory Board Member, PrEP for ALL project - UT Austin Dell Medical School, January 2022-April 2023 

Judge, St. Stephen’s Episcopal School - Poetry Out Loud, December 2021 

Guest Editor (with Kimberly Nguyen), perhappened magazine - special issue for writers with ADHD, November 2021-January 2022 

Judge, Inaugural Austin Youth Poet Laureate, August-September 2021 

Community Advisory Board Member, Austin Public Health’s Austin/Travis County LGBTQ2IA+ Health Justice and Tobacco Prevention Initiative, June-August 2021 

Selections Committee Member, African American Community Leadership Award - UT Austin Division for Diversity and Community Engagement, April-May 2021 

Community Advisory Board Member, Texas Health Action, November 2020-August 2021

Advisory Board Member, Black Queer Studies Collection at UT Libraries, October 2020-July 2021 Research Advisory Board Member, City of Austin LGBTQIA+ Quality of Life Commission, September 2020-August 2021 

Member, City of Austin Equity Action Team, July 2020-July 2021 

Mentor, “Mentorship Day”. Future Front Texas. June 13, 2020 

Chair Elect, Pride and Equity Faculty and Staff Association, June 2020-July 2021

Co-Chair, President’s Advisory Committee on LGBTQIA+ Issues, February 2020-July 2021

Guest Editor, Foglifter Journal, Volume 5 Issue 1, August-December 2019 

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE 

Ensemble Member, Rock Pocket (freelance), October 2023-Present 

Serve various roles (screenwriter, actor, producer, director, and more) on the company’s independent films 

Submit films for the company’s production consideration on a yearly basis 

Co-create the company’s mission and vision 

Teaching Assistant, UT Austin English Department (part-time), August 2022-Present Attend lectures and grade work for professor of record’s semester-long class 

Lead and prepare lesson for class discussion sections 

Hold office hours, assist with exam creation, and provide mentorship as needed 

For Spring 2024 class, support and advise 12 students on the writing and revision of their poetry, prose, or hybrid thesis; deliver 2 craft lectures; assist students with preparing a performance for the final course reading; help coordinate the final public reading on Zoom 

Classes thus far: E310S The Films of Alfred Hitchcock (Fall 2022), E316M American Literature (Spring 2023), E314V / MAS 314 Mexican American Literature and Culture (Fall 2023), E3430 / MAS345G Contemporary Latina/o Literature and Culture (Fall 2023), CRW 370H Honors Creative Writing Project 

(Spring 2024) 

Self-Employed Artist, KB Brookins (freelance), April 2019-Present 

Write poems, essays, and other pieces for submission to various magazines and presses for publication

Write commissioned poems for individuals, organizations, and other venues 

Perform creative writing for colleges/universities, nonprofit organizations, and other venues

Create, conduct, and/or contribute to workshops, panels, lectures, and keynote speeches on areas of interest 

Seek out and attend professional development opportunities, including but not limited to: conferences, workshops, book festivals, and classes 

Develop art exhibitions based on creative writing 

Collaborate with an agent to negotiate book contracts and publish serial excerpts of books

Administrative tasks including, but not limited to: social media management, graphic design, email management, contract negotiation, tour management, shipping books and merchandise, virtual calls, meeting scheduling, website management, essay pitching, fellowship/grant/creative writing submissions Project Lead, Winter Storm Project (part-time), May 2021-February 2022 

Create a mission, vision, and structure for an anthology of Austin poets, prose writers, musicians, visual artists, and photographers documenting their experiences of the 2021 Texas Winter Storm

Manage project assistant and editors 

Co-plan outreach events, anthology disbursement, and release party (view here) 

Serve as liaison for funders; manage budget; fundraise ($8k secured) 

Create and nurture partnerships; speak in media appearances for the project 

Teaching Artist, The Library Foundation ATX (freelance), October 2018-April 2020 

Pitch and lead poetry workshops with various age groups (5th grade to adults) in a number of settings including but not limited to libraries, classrooms, and community centers on an as-needed basis Create all lesson plans used in workshops 

Learn and utilize different teaching methods (discussion, lecture, and interactive) to cater to different learning styles 

Co-Founder/Executive Director, Embrace Austin (part-time), June 2020-July 2021 

Co-founded a LGBTQIA+ 501c3 nonprofit and co-developed a mission statement, vision, values, strategic plan, job descriptions, memorandums, and budget with staff, board, and community stakeholders 

Organized arts events from concept to completion 

Developed, promoted, and co-produced Embrace Austin membership program and community events Conducted recruitment, evaluation, and professional development of Embrace Austin staff and board members 

Oversaw fiscal management and ensure sound fiscal policy, including invoices and reports

Assisted development team writing grants, speaking with possible donors, securing sponsors, recruiting for our membership, and fundraising 

Gathered information from communities we wish to serve through informal assessments and qualitative evaluations 

Community Climate Ambassador, City of Austin Sustainability Office (freelance), January 2020-May 2021

Partake in an inaugural ambassadorship of community members doing projects around climate change

Create a Community Action Project to contribute to the City of Austin Climate Equity Plan

Participate in workshops to learn more about equity, climate justice, and civic engagement

Attend monthly meetings to share experiences, discuss projects, and learn from guest speakers and other community climate ambassadors 

Conduct outreach to gather and share information about climate equity issues within Austin, TX 

Program Coordinator, Gender and Sexuality Center at UT Austin (full-time), September 2019-August 2021

Coordinated programming including but not limited to: executing all programs from concept to completion; controlling expenditures in accordance with our budget; managing programming committees; and fundraising 

Established partnerships and coordinate outreach to students, faculty, staff, administrators, and local community 

Supervised and mentor student organizations, student staff, and drop-in students via our advising

Sought out and participated in professional development opportunities 

Served as chair of UT Austin’s employee resource group for LGBTQIA2+ faculty and staff as well as advocacy committee of graduate and undergraduate students, faculty, and staff 

Co-found a collective of Black LGBTQIA2+ faculty, staff, and students at UT Austin Founder/Executive Director, Interfaces (part-time), January 2019-August 2021 

Founded and led a 501c3 nonprofit that works to nurture and amplify marginalized Austin-area artists through inclusivity, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA)-conscious arts programs

Created the initiative’s IDEA-conscious framework; submitted certificate of formation and 501c3 paperwork 

Oversaw fiscal management, people management, strategic planning, budgeting, program development, and board 

Gathered information from communities we wish to serve through informal assessments and qualitative evaluations 

Executed development and outreach tasks including but not limited to: securing product donations and sponsors for programs; maintaining collaborative relationships with surrounding orgs; co-writing and researching grants 

Assistant Editor, Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review (part-time), April 2019-March 2020 Read and evaluate assigned submissions, and help with the selection process 

Assist managing editor in selecting the featured poet for each issue 

Share proofreading and formatting responsibilities with the rest of the staff 

Assist with evaluating final proof of the journal 

Teaching Artist, Creative Action (part-time), March 2019-August 2019 

Teach all assigned classes, including snacks, outdoor play and homework help 

Generate and submit daily lesson plans and semester unit plans with the intentions of preparing students for an end-of-semester showcase 

Attend all required trainings throughout the year, and maintain consistent and timely communication with performance arts teaching artist team, campus team, direct supervisor, parents, students, and other program staff 

Support various events such as Youth Arts Festival, open house days, and more 

Associate Poetry Editor, Fields Magazine (part-time), December 2018-June 2019 

Read and evaluate assigned submissions, and help with the selection process 

Assist poetry editor with various duties such as proofreading, leading team meetings, drafting contracts, and corresponding with contributing poets 

Conduct and transcribe interviews for both the website and June and December issues Marketing Specialist, LearningCurv, LLC (part-time), December 2018-March 2019 

Consistently achieve or exceed monthly target(s) established by supervisor 

Accurately provide Salesforce Pardot beginner, specialist, and consultant-level training to clients Manage and utilize core marketing technologies and platforms such as Pardot, Salesforce, Microsoft Office, and G Suite 

Develop digital marketing campaign assets within Salesforce Pardot on behalf of clients

Assist in analyzing marketing data (conversion rates, traffic, campaign results, etc) to consult on future strategies 

Bookseller, Bookwoman (part-time), November 2018-September 2019 

Maintains general upkeep up the store including but not limited to data entry, cleaning, setting up for events, and opening/closing duties 

Unpacks, alphabetizes and shelves books, magazines, and wardrobe items for bookstore

Recommends books to owner and customers for purchase 

Poetry Reader, Fields Magazine (part-time), September 2018-November 2018 

Select, along with the editorial staff, the best poetry to appear in online and print 

Thoroughly read all poetry submissions, giving adequate time to analyze and fairly consider each one Editorial Intern, Fields Magazine (part-time), January 2018-April 2018 

Select, along with editorial staff, the best poetry to appear in online and print 

Thoroughly read all poetry submissions, giving adequate time to analyze and fairly consider each one

Assist current editors and designers with the creation of the magazine’s new website hosted by squarespace 

Conduct interviews and assemble weekly literary and music news for the magazine’s website AVID Tutor, San Marcos ISD (part-time), October 2017-April 2018 

Facilitate discussion regarding various class assignments and grade AVID assignments for a group of 6-12th grade students to prepare them for college-level work 

Arts and Culture Writer, Fort Worth Weekly (freelance), May 2017-August 2017 

Write incisive articles that keeps readers informed on music and culture happenings in the Fort Worth area 

Pitch stories and discuss current cultural trends and events in the area and at weekly writers meetings Arts and Culture Writer, Dallas Observer (freelance), May 2017-August 2017 

Write incisive articles that keeps readers informed on music and culture happenings in the Dallas area Pitch stories and discuss current cultural trends and events in the area and at weekly writers meetings Digital Media Intern, Fort Worth Magazine (part-time), January 2017-May 2017 

Cover local events for publication on the magazine’s online blog 

Promote web content and events via social media outlets (Facebook and Twitter) Founder, TCU Association of Black Journalists (part-time), August 2016-May 2017 

Corresponded with Student Media and the Student Affairs office at TCU to found a student organization that informed the campus community about the importance of black journalists through events and outreach 

Expanded professional development opportunities for black journalists on campus

Prepared application materials and sent to the National Association of Black Journalists Student Assistant, TCU African American and Africana Studies (part-time), August 2016-May 2017 Create promotional content such as official logo and event flyers using adobe photoshop and canva under the tutelage of a department head 

Pitch student events and ideas for departmental promotion via email and in-person departmental meetings 

Audience Engagement Editor/Digital Reporter, TCU Student Media (part-time), August 2016-December 2016 

Research ways to facilitate conversation with student media’s audience through social media and Parse.ly analytics 

Create stories on weekly deadline that incorporated text, images, social media or data visualization

Radio Show Host, KTCU (part-time), May-August 2016 

Collaborate with the station manager and producer to create, host, and record bi-weekly episodes of a radio show about up-and-coming musicians in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. 

Find and research potential guests for show, preparing questions and conversation-starters in advance of tapings 

Play music on the station during shifts 

Open and close the radio station headquarters as needed 

Student Office Assistant, TCU Admissions (part-time), October 2015-May 2017 

Work independently and as a team to assist administrative assistants, admissions counselors and prospective students/families via phone and in-person using clear and courteous communication and interpersonal skills 

Utilize software such as Microsoft word, outlook and excel to assist full-time employees with various tasks such as mail processing, data entry and student outreach 

Founder/President, TCUnderground (part-time), August 2015-May 2017 

Created a student organization that hosted themed shows and work to create a safe-haven for poets, comedians, musicians, and more to showcase their talent and connect with other artists in the Dallas-Fort Worth area 

Found a core team of students for marketing, PR, stage hands, and DJing purposes Developed and implemented all print and electronic marketing materials 

Spoke at organizational fairs and various other booths on behalf of organization 

Managed the organization’s social media presence plus event preparation, set-up and take-down Actively monitored campus news and proactively pitched local media to secure impactful media coverage, which resulted in campus radio and newspaper stories 

Vice President, E.Q.U.A.L.I.T.Y. (part-time), September 2015-May 2016 

Co-led a student organization that hosted multiple events including but not limited to public demonstrations, social media campaigns and educational discussions for the betterment of marginalized communities at TCU 

Executive Vice President, Off On a Tangent (part-time), June 2015-January 2017 

Managed event planning and event task delegation for a community initiative that brought visual and performing artists together for promotion, growth and collaboration with one another

Helped the organization attract an average of 150 people per artist showcase and created a revered and respected presence within the Central Texas arts scene 

SKILLS 

Performing (100+ readings and performances done) 

Public speaking (30+ panels/speaking engagements done, 50+ events hosted) 

Workshop facilitation and design (30+ workshops created and taught) 

Writing (poetry, memoir, cultural criticism, personal essay, book review, newsletter) Topics: books, TV, Hip Hop, Blackness, gender, sexuality, transgender and nonbinary issues, masculinity, pop culture, US politics, class, disability justice, creating and maintaining community arts spaces, LGBTQIA2+ justice, intersectionality, gentrification, climate change, policing, Prison Industrial Complex abolition, gynecological justice, reproductive justice, mental health, poetry as advocacy/activism, fatness, accountability, inclusive organizing, organizing trends, nonprofits, social media discourse, Texas 

Teaching (10+ classes created and taught) 

Book tour management (successfully organized and/or managed two 30+ stop US tours grossing $25,000+)

Book publicity (successfully managed and/or co-managed publicity campaigns that led to 1,000+ copies of two poetry books sold within one calendar year) 

Grant writing ($100,000+ secured January 2020-July 2022) 

Grassroots fundraising ($27,000+ raised June 2018-August 2021) 

In-kind fundraising ($15,000+ raised January 2020-August 2021) 

3rd party fundraising ($15,000+ raised January 2020-August 2021) 

Google Suite: gmail, calendar, hangouts, drive, docs, sheets, slides, forms, jamboard

Microsoft 365: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Sharepoint, OneDrive 

Project management: asana, discord, slack, trello, basecamp, confluence, groupme, habitica

Video communications: zoom meetings, zoom webinars, ringcentral, Skype 

Social media management: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Hootsuite

Marketing management: Pardot, Madmimi, canva, iMovie, Mailchimp, Substack

Website builders: Squarespace, Wordpress, Drupal 

Conflict facilitation (“Transforming Conflict” certification - Black Organizing Leadership and Dignity, July 2021)


















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