Literary Matters - Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers

Meet the ALSCW InternsBy Katherine Hala, ALSCW Office AdministratorALSCW’s Boston Office could not survive without the help ofinterns - undergraduate and graduate students interested in learninghow a literary non-profit functions who are willing to donate their timeand talents to help our non-profit function better.Samantha Rae Madway started as an intern in February 2010after responding to an ad posted by Rosanna Warren. Samanthaquickly proved to be responsible and innovative and is now theSupervising Intern. She works in the office two days a week andoversees the processing of all membership, gift, and conferenceforms. She is also building a relationship with Oxford University Pressso that she can answer any questions you might have about yourLiterary Imagination subscription.Samantha recruited Chris Blair last spring, and he’s beencheerfully assisting with a variety of projects. He recently organizedthe Literary Imagination archives to make room for another workspacein the office. Chris invited his friend Matt Connolly (see bio on nextpage) to join the ALSCW Intern Team, and Matt started volunteeringin September. He is a fast learner and is currently helping withmembership forms and copy-editing.Samantha Rae MadwayBoston University,University ProfessorsDual BA/MA Program,Class of 2011Her favorite poets are Neruda and Berryman.Seattle is the coolest place she’s ever been.She’s a big fan of eBay and the number three,But don’t try to get her to eat sushi.For a pet, she’d like a Great Dane or a shark,And she only uses blue pens to make her mark.poem-bio by Samantha Rae MadwayChris BlairBoston University,College of Artsand Sciences,Class of 2011If he could have any pet, it would be a Dragon.Its name would be Tunis. Can you even imagine?!His bike is the thing he needs to survive,But with bionic hearing, he’d surely thrive.He’d love to travel to the Middle East,And raw tomatoes are the food he likes least.August 2010: AnALSCW Staff NightOut (sponsored byChristopher Ricks)poem by Samantha Rae MadwaySamantha, Chris, and Matt will be at the ALSCW’s AnnualConference 2010 in Princeton (November 5-7). They will assist withregistration, distribute programs and nametags, process membershiprenewals and gifts, and attend as many seminars and panels aspossible. Their reports on the conference will be published in the nextissue of Literary Matters.We would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone whocontributed to this year’s Intern Fund to subsidize transportation,lodging, and meals so that our three interns can attend the conference.Many thanks to Christopher Ricks and Greg Delanty, to, who check inwith the office staff on a regular basis and treat us to dinners andmovies and much-needed coffee.Kathie DeMeritt (see bio on next page) started volunteering thispast summer and is our Technology Expert. She is organizing ourcomputer files, transferring documents to our new iMac, and ensuringthat our records are backed up and can be shared securely. She alsoserves as Office Mechanic from time to time.We are delighted to welcome five new interns who responded toads we placed around Boston University in September. Cynthia Huangand Jing Xu are undergraduates in BU’s School of Management andwill be working in the ALSCW Office as Finance Interns. ZoraidaCabrera is an undergraduate in the College of Arts and Sciences. Shewill be our Events Coordinator and is currently organizing the ALSCW’sparticipation in Boston’s Antiquarian Book Fair (see ad on previouspage). Finally, English majors Brendan Ryan and Ned Hinman havebeen helping with conference preparation for the past two weeks.After the conference, they will begin training with Samantha and helpprocess all the membership renewals we hope to receive in the nexttwo months.LITERARY MATTERS | VOLUME 3.4 | YEAR-END 2010 11