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Chiwan Choi |
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Los Angeles, CA 90014 |
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OBJECTIVE |
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I can help writers of any genre focus and finish drafts of their manuscripts.
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EDUCATION |
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September 2002 - May 2004 |
New York University/Tisch |
New York, NY |
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MFA
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September 1988 - June 1992 |
UC Irvine |
Irvine, CA |
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BA
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WRITING + EDITING WORK |
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March 2008 - Present |
Writ Large Press |
Los Angeles, CA |
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A small press focused on cultivating and publishing 2 to 4 new and emerging Los Angeles writers per year.
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October 2010 - Present |
CIRCA. |
Los Angeles, CA |
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Curate the poetry section of each issue, finding the poet that fits best, conducting interviews, and editing the submitted work.
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March 2006 - Present |
The Finishing School |
Los Angeles, CA |
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A weekly workshop designed for writers of all genres to come and strive to finish the books, the stories, and other specific writing projects they have been struggling with.
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1999 - Present |
Freelance |
Los Angeles, CA |
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One-on-one work with writers in all genres, helping them conceive, sculpt, write, and finalize their original visions.
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March 2006 - June 2007 |
The Women's International Perspective |
Monterey, CA |
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As Managing Editor, oversaw the global outreach for women journalists, sifted through the hundreds of submissions each month, edited/proofed each selected article, most of them written by non-native English speakers, and updated the site daily (TheWIP.net). In addition, organized and optimized our editorial team.
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June 2005 - August 2006 |
Wednesday Magazine |
Los Angeles, CA |
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Edited, designed, promoted and published this well received literary quarterly through its 2 year run.
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August 2009 - Present |
Writing the Real |
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PUBLICATIONS |
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Esquire (online); SuicideGirls.com; American Book Jam (Tokyo); ONTHEBUS; MO+TH; Moving Pictures; truth and lies that press for life; Twelve Los Angeles Poets; Westwood Insider; two collections: lo-fidelity lovesongs and time out of space (plastic ink); boomerangs (CD)
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OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE |
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January 2005 - September 2006 |
The Story Project |
Los Angeles, CA |
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Compiled video, photos, and music and created DVD's for in-class projects and fundraiser projects for this non-profit literacy program.
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2004 - 2006 |
UCLA Linguistics Dept (Freelance) |
Los Angeles, CA |
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Numerous freelance contracted work, editing/producing videos for various Linguistics Dept (Korean) projects; contact person was Diane Mee-Jeong Park, currently a professor at University of Hawaii
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September 2002 - May 2004 |
NYU/Tisch-Goldberg Dramatic Writing Dept. |
New York, NY |
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There was a film library to maintain and all those TVs, DVD players, camcorders, projectors, and other technical devices that needed to be prepped and run for all the wonderfully talented, yet technically challenged, screenwriting and playwriting professors.
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June 1998 - March 2000 |
Quintet Films |
Los Angeles, CA |
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Independently contracted by this small local production company of short films and television commercials. Directed two short films and a television commercial, for Pulmuone Foods, a large Korean natural foods company.
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May 1995 - April 1999 |
Debut Entertainment |
Los Angeles, CA |
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AVID editing and occasional copywriting on television commercials targeted at Asian-American market, including spots for Hyundai, Edison, and Sears.
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September 1993 - August 1998 |
Korean Youth & Community Center |
Los Angeles, CA |
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Part of a small team of dedicated locals that promoted volunteerism within the Korean-American youths in Los Angeles.
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SOFTWARE |
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MS Office, Adobe CS3, Final Cut, Movable Type, WordPress, iLife, FTP and blogging software
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SKILLS |
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Creative and Expository Writing, Editing, Managing Publications, Idea Development, Localized Outreach, Chicago Manual of Style and APA knowledge
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INTERESTS |
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All Things Written, Films, Travel, Community Events, Technology, Urban Life, Arts, Sports, Information
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