GINA ALEXANDRA SRMABEKIAN

18945 Harnett St.

Northridge CA, 91326
(818) 606-9325
gina.alexandra.s@gmail.com

EDUCATION
MA| English: Creative writing
BA| English: Creative writing

California State University, Northridge

California State University, Northridge

In Progress
Spring/2013

OBJECTIVE
The female body is often the setting of my writing, which attempts to posit a post-feminist, queer geography.

HONORS AND AWARDS

Damages
Glimmer Train Fiction Open, Finalist
Prometheus
Academy of American Poets Prize, Honorable Mention
Where Stray or Personal Thoughts Have Intruded:
Interruptions in Black Box and The Big Lebowski
Henry Van Slooten Award Winner, CSUN English Department
"Where Everything's Made Up and the Titles Don't Matter"
The Oliver Evans Award Winner, CSUN English Department
"Invocation of the Engineer"
The Rachel Sherwood Award, Honorable Mention, CSUN
Deans List

Winter/2013
Spring/2013
Spring/2013

Fall/2012
Fall/2012
Fall/2011Spring/2013

PUBLICATIONS
Chaparral Literary Magazine:
Prometheus
Kora
The Northridge Review:
Prometheus

Spring/2013

Fall/2013

The Northridge Review:

"Scar Maps"
"The Strange Places He Lived"
The Northridge Review:
"The Invocation of the Engineer"
"A Tree to Tie Your Dreams On"
"The Uncanny Valley"
"The Funerals"

Spring/2013

Fall/2012

PRESENTATIONS
Voices from the Valley LitCrawl, NOHO:
Heirlooms
Rally the Valley DTLAB Reading, Writ Large Press:
Heirlooms
(D)isjunctions Conference, University of California, Riverside:
Damages
Sigma Tau Delta, Iota Chi Chapter, CSUN:
Damages
Sigma Tau Delta, Iota Chi Chapter, CSUN:
The Poetics of an Unconditional Surrender
Associated Graduate Students of English, CSUN:
The Strange Places He Lived

Fall/2014
Fall/2014
Spring/2014
Spring/2014
Spring/2013
Spring/2013

WORK EXPERIENCE
Teaching Associate
California State University, Northridge
Planned and instructed a freshman composition class. Prepared lessons, prepared class
materials, assessed students and determined grades.
Supplemental Instructor
California State University, Northridge
Planned and executed a one unit lab that followed a freshman composition course.
Assisted professor in the classroom, and was available to help students in
designated office hours in addition to online.
Academic Success Center, Tutor
Los Angeles Mission College
Tutored students of varying backgrounds and developed strategic methods of supporting
English language learners as well as students with learning disabilities.
Learning Resource Center, Tutor
California State University, Northridge
Tutored students with the writing process and developing strategic
methods of approaching papers.

Fall/2014Present

Spring/2012Present

Spring/20132014

Spring/20132014

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Graduate Reading Series
California State University, Northridge
Duties include: organizing and cohosting readings.
Sigma Tau Delta, Iota Chi Chapter, Vice President
California State University, Northridge
Duties include: filling in when the president is unable to serve; facilitating in fundraising,
event planning and volunteering; and taking part in and coordinating the conference.
The Critical Theory Club, Press Secretary
California State University, Northridge
Duties include: cohosting events and creating publicity for the club.
Editor-in-chief, The Northridge Review
California State University, Northridge
Helped develop, facilitate conversation and edit the literary journal.
The Northridge Creative Writing Circle, Vice President
Filled in when the president was unable to serve. Contacted professional
and industry persons for readings and established communication between
the different committees.
Editor-in-chief, The Northridge Review
Helped develop, facilitate conversation and edit the literary journal.

Fall/2014Present
Fall/2014Present

Spring/2013Fall/2014
Fall/2012Spring/2013
Fall/2012Spring/2013

Fall/2011Spring/2012