Elena Uhlenkamp

Writer and Editor

CONTACT PROFILE
I am a graduate of University of North Dakota, where I learned to hone my
Phone: 333-3333
critical thinking and creative writing skills through various publishing,
mymail@mail.com writing, and editing courses and volunteering opportunities.
Grand Forks, ND
JOB EXPERIENCE
Barista at Starbucks 2021 – Present
EXPERTISE
Skills Gained:
Microsoft Office • Customer Service
• Teamwork
Submittable
• Inventory Control
Canva I help out with my fellow baristas to make sure the floor had everything
necessary to make the best drinks and that everything was clean and
Wix
presentable. I worked with customers to make the best experience possible
Adobe Photoshop from taking the orders to presenting their finished orders.

Adobe Lightroom
Restaurant Worker at Log Cabin Pizza 2018 – 2022
Adobe Acrobat Skills Gained:
• Manage Money
Google Workspace
• Customer Service
• Detail Orientated
I was in charge of opening and closing the restaurant, taking orders in-
EDUCATION person and over the phone, and preparing food. I communicated with my
boss to make sure the restaurant had everything we needed to keep things
English (B.A.)
running smoothly.
Certificate in Creative Writing
Certificate in Writing & Editing
VOLUNTEERING AND COURSEWORK
University of North Dakota – Grand Forks,
Contributor and Volunteer of Floodwall 2021-Present
ND
Skills Gained:
GPA: 4.00 • Time Management
2021-2023 • Communication
• Critical Thinking
AA Transfer Degree I have volunteered to be a fiction reader for issues 4 and 5 and was the co-
Central Lakes College – Brainerd, MN editor for the art and photography section of the journal for issue 6. I have
also worked on the literary magazine as part of ENGL 234 in Spring 2022.
GPA: 3.96
Finished 2021
 Elena Uhlenkamp
Writer and Editor

SKILLS VOLUNTEERING AND COURSEWORK CONT.

Detail Oriented
Student Helper of North Dakota Quarterly Fall 2022
Collaborative Skills Gained:
Team Worker • Collaboration
• Communication
Creative Thinker • Organizational Skills
Critical Thinker As part of ENGL 334 in Fall 2022, I worked with four other students to
place pieces for North Dakota Quarterly’s issue 89.3/4 in order and stay
Problem-Solver within the character count limit. We organized copies of past issues for the
Organized NDQ office, and scanned past issues to be placed in our digital archives. We
also proofread a translated novella for format and textual errors.
Communicative
Dependable Fiction Co-Editor for Greenway Press Fall 2021
Skills Gained:
• Critical Thinking
• Detail Oriented
REFERENCES • Communication
As part of ENGL 334 in Fall 2021, I helped create the new student run
On Request chapbook press for UND. We published three different chapbooks in the
genres of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. In divided groups, work with
selected authors, created the layout and cover art, copyedit and proofread,
and promote the final chapbooks. As part of the Fiction team, I helped bring
Jona L. Pedersen’s The Year of Brood VIII out to the world.

Member of Bent Pine Journal Club 2020 – 2021

Skills Gained:
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Decision Making
As a club, we received submissions of poems, short fictions, essays, and
various artwork. We selected pieces based on quality.

ACHIEVEMENTS
• Bent Pine Journal – “Wendigo and the Boy” (short story)
• Floodwall – “Red Truck” (photo; cover art); “Crystal Leaves”
(photo); “Conversation with Crow” (poem)