ZOE GORDON

513-545-0658
gordonze@mail.uc.edu

EDUCATION
University of Cincinnati 2020
B.A. English: Creative Writing
Rhetorical Professional Writing Certificate

RELEVANT COURSE WORK

Creative Writing and Social Change – Spring 2019
 Explored current social issues through reading and writing.
 Volunteered at the Winton Place Youth Center and collaborated with the staff to come up
with creative solutions for problems.

Environmental Writing – Fall 2019

 Researched the biodiversity of the bird population in Burnet Woods.
o The results of my work can be found on New Green Uptowns’ Website
http://www.newgreenuptown.org/projects/birds
 Presented our research and writing to various groups in the Cincinnati area.

Intro to Copy Editing and Publishing – Fall 2019

 Worked to meticulously edit and fact check documents.
 Practiced communicating with authors, how to give feedback on edited documents, and
how to meet deadlines.
 Learned to use style guides to edit documents

Creative Writing and Publishing – Spring 2020

 Revived and reorganized Short Vine, UC’s undergraduate literary journal.
o Found creative solutions to problems that arose throughout this process.
 Worked with a team of students to select and edit works submitted to the journal.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Keystone Bar & Grill

Server/ 2014-2015
Bartender/ 2015-2017
Shift Leader/ 2016-2017
 Responsibilities included running end-of-the-day reports, making sure the servers
completed their end-of-the-night tasks, and closing the restaurant.