Lisa Alvarado

About Lisa Alvarado

Lisa Alvarado is an editor and proofreader at CDK, and also owns Studio A, dedicated to web design, branding, and social media management. She is also an editor, poet, novelist, and journalist. She founded La Onda Negra Press, authored Reclamo and The Housekeeper’s Diary; originally a book of poetry and now a one-woman performance. Her first novel was Sister Chicas, Penguin/NALHer book of poetry, Raw Silk Suture, released by Floricanto Press in 2008, was positively reviewed by Rigoberto Gonzalez.Lisa is the recipient of grants from the Department of Cultural Affairs, The NEA, and the Ragdale Foundation. She was awarded Hispanic Author of the Year by the State of Illinois. Publication2013 Cantologia, contributor/poetry anthology, Guild Complex2013 Under Cover, contributor/poetry anthology, Nightwing Publications2013 Light Sleeper, contributor/memoir, Memoir Journal2011 Still, Life, author, poetry and essays2011 Acentos Review, contributor, poetry. 2011 Me No Habla with Acento, contributor/poetry anthology, Rebel Satori Press 2010 Journal for the Study of Crypto-Judaism, poetry2008 Raw Silk Suture, Floricanto Press2007 La Bloga, and Blogcritics.org, literary criticism, interviews 2006 Sister Chicas, Penguin/NAL (written with Ann Hagman Cardinal and Jane Alberdeston Coralin)2004 Mexico, 90 days and counting, poem, Derriva, literary journal, Mexico City, D. Dark Water Speaking, The Housekeeper’s Diary, Author, Editor, Publisher1995 Reclamo/Reclamation, Author, Editor, PublisherSpecialties: Writing/Teaching/Performance/Consultation on Arts Programming/Curation

Experience

1. Curriculum Developer Instructor

   Outschool

   May 2018 — Present

   Development of curricula in composition, literature, classical studies, and popular culture.

Education

• Goddard College

  Master of Fine Arts - MFA, Interdisciplinary Art

• Vermont College

  B.A., Writing

  1998 — 2000

Skills

• Incopy
• Marketing Copy
• Copywriting
• Menu Creation
• Journalism
• Ghostwriting
• Newsletters
• Literature
• Fiction Writing
• Press Releases
• Office Management
• Blogging
• Print Journalism
• Public Speaking
• Raiser's Edge
• Higher Education
• Curation
• Advertising Copy
• Social Media
• Curating
• Office 2010
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Office 2007
• Memoir
• Publications
• Personal Chef
• Marketing Communications
• Copy Editing
• Research
• Oasis
• Publicity
• Books
• Published Author
• Mac
• Ap Style
• Editing
• Adobe Incopy
• Website Copy
• Poetry
• Magazines