First Graduate of the Professional Writing Program Scores Gig with The New York Times
The ink was barely dry on Devin Hendricks鈥� bachelor of arts — the first granted by the Professional Writing聽program — before the recent grad secured a choice assignment as an occasional contributor to聽The New York Times.
Devin may be a newly-minted professional, but she鈥檚 been a decidedly active regular contributing writer to Flaunt and Study Break as an editorial intern. For Flaunt, she鈥檚 covered everything from a Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition at The Broad and Stranger Things鈥� return to Netflix, to Kendall + Kylie鈥檚 Limited Edition Collection at Saks, and a Tommy Hilfiger auction benefiting Autism Speaks. The former program manager of , Woodbury鈥檚 student-run literary magazine, is now a public relations assistant for Hometech Construction & Design, an online resource for home improvement projects, and the author of Letting it Happen, a new chapbook.
鈥淚’ve spent my whole life working towards something,鈥� Devin says. 鈥淚 didn’t always know what it was, but I knew it was bigger than my current situation. And I knew that I could not stop, I had to keep pushing forward. But today I feel like I am exactly where I need to be.鈥�
鈥淒evin has the soul of a writer — dedicated to the craft, innately curious, and eager to share her insights and enthusiasm in ways that move people,鈥� says Linda L. Dove, Ph.D., adjunct faculty member in the Professional Writing program which is part of the College of Liberal Arts.