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kiara houston
1306 East 71st place Chicago, IL 60619
T: (312) 927 7019 E: kiarahoustonbusiness@gmail.com

Skills

- Proficient writing in a variety of genres

and performer

- Strong public speaker

- Collaborates well with others

choices in work and

- Makes defined
performance

- Easily takes a leadership role (if necessary)

and critique
Experience

After School Matters/ Creative Writing

- Open minded to ideas

October 2015- May 2016

I worked at Gallery 37 in the Creative Writing program where my peers

and I wrote a variety of genres such as dream fiction, monster, model
stories, and essays, work shopped each others and our own pieces,
read stories, and visited writing workshops/exhibits around the city.

Louder Than A Bomb/ Poet

November 2014- April 2015

I was a participant in Louder Than A Bomb with my poetry team at

Providence St. Mel.

Education

Providence St. Mel/8th grade diploma

August 2011- September 2015

I attended Providence St. Mel from 7th grade until my junior year of
high school. I graduated third in my class in 8th grade and received the
Terra Nova scholarship for having the highest standardized test scores.

ChiArts High School

I transferred to ChiArts in September where I enrolled in the creative
writing program while still pursuing academic success with AP and
Honors classes.