Me

Jessie Carty

I’m a poet, writer, editor and teacher.

I also work with photography and videography.

If you’d like to email me send to jessie.carty(at)gmail.com

Maiden name : Jessie Mae Arnesen.

And, 58 inches, well – that is my height
Yes – really!

Interviews

• Interview completed by Luna Park about Shape of a Box, my literary magazine
• Interview completed by Scott Owens about Shape of a Box and my chapbook, At the A & P Meridiem

Education:

• MFA at Queens University of Charlotte, January 2009
• May 1998–BA in English from UNC-Greensboro, Magna Cum Laude

Work Experience:

• July 2007 – present: Freelance writer, editor and teacher. Work has included substitute teaching for Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools – Middle Grades Language Arts; Founding and Managing Editor or the online, YouTube based, literary magazine Shape of a Box ; Writing books reviews forMain Street Rag; Writing book reviews and conducting author interviews for Poets Quarterly; freelance essay work as the Charlotte Author Examiner at Examiner.com; assisting with the screening/judging of poems for the 2009 Poem-A-Day Challenge sponsored by Writers Market through the Poetic Asides blog; Freelance courses such as: Jump Start Your Writing and Networking FTW have been created and taught in the Charlotte community.
• June 1998–July 2007: Auto Claims Representative for State Farm. I investigated, evaluated and negotiated property damage and bodily injury claims in a variety of environments. I was invovled in Arbitration Forums and served as a team leader.
• Prior 1998: During college I worked in several retail environments including serving as an Assistant Supervisor in both computers and merchandising at Best Buy.

Honors and Awards:

• 2009 Nomination for Best of the Net, courtesy of The Northville Review for my poem Drawn to Heros
• 2009 Nomination for Best of the Net, courtesy of Dead Mule for my poem Best Friends
• Finalist 2008 Camber Press Chapbook Contest
• Semi-Finalist Spring 2008 Black River chapboook competition
• 3rd Place 2008 Margie Review / St Louis Poetry Center Contest–Contest Judge Robert Pinksy
• 2nd Place 2008 Deane Ritch Lomax Poetry Prize–Charlotte Writer’s Club
• Finalist 2008 NCSU Poetry Contest poem Best Friends (later published in Dead Mule)
• 8th Place in 2007 Shadow Poetry Chapbook Competition
• From Undergrad ean’s List, University Marshal, Alpha Lambda Delta, Sigma Tau Delta.
• From High School:Recipient of the NC Teaching Fellows Scholarship, Rotary Scholarship and Young Business Woman’s Scholarship from Elizabeth City, NC.

Professional Affiliations:

• Member–AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs)
• Member–North Carolina Writer’s Network
• Member–Poetry Council of North Carolina, Contest Manager, Ellen Johnston-Hale Humorous Verse Contest
• Member–North Carolina Poetry Society
• Member–Charlotte Writer’s Club
• Member–American Academy of Poets