Elina Taillon
4620 10th Ave West, Unit 501 | Vancouver, BC V6R 2J--Academics
2019-University of British Columbia: M.F.A. in Creative Writing.
2020Simon Fraser University Non-Degree Course: NPM380 (Financial Management for the Non-Financial Manager).
-University of Toronto: M.A. in French Literature.
-University of British Columbia: B.A., double major in French and Creative Writing. Dean’s honor list three years running.
Work Experience
2020- Executive Editor, Finance and Circulation at PRISM Magazine.
2019 Freelance book reviewer for Young Adulting and PRISM.
Contest reader for Pacific Poetry Prize (PRISM).
2018Teaching Assistant for FSL100 at the University of Toronto.
2017Lab Monitor for FREN 101 at the University of British Columbia.
Tea Server at O5 Tea Bar
Skills and Attributes
Fluently bilingual (English and French DALF C1 certified).
Successful grant application experience (SSHRC, BCAC, CC).
Writing and rewriting experience working on my manuscript with a professional editor.
Years of volunteer editing for acquaintances and professional contacts (including for NGOs and municipal campaigns).
High technological proficiency and experience with database management, administrative work, customer service, and financial management as part of my editorial position at PRISM.
Experience compiling and maintaining spreadsheets, scheduling, doing phone outreach, and overseeing literary contest judging as part of my volunteer work for Global Peace Alliance Surrey as Assistant to the President.
Academic basis in marketing and the publishing process through the Creative Writing MFA, especially through the industry-focused CRWR 530: Preparation for a Career in Writing.
