 Additional Services: Melissa has worked widely in Sales & Marketing, Marketing Design, Book Production, and Book Design. Her education and work experience exemplify a unique and seemingly disparate set of skills. Her understanding of sales & marketing, as well as art & design make her a valuable team member, with much to offer. Melissa began her creative life as a writing student at the University of Michigan. Ultimately, she ended up involved with Eastern Michigan University’s Cellar Roots: first as assistant editor, and later as Editor-in-Chief. This experience drastically shifted Melissa’s creative energies from writing to design. She began exploring non-traditional book design in 2005. Ways to contact: Email: melissa - at - pandoraink.com Phone: (734) 262 - 9689 Melissa on Facebook on LinkedIn on Coroflot | "A book comes and says 'write me'. My job is to try to serve it to the best of my ability, which is never good enough, but all I can do is listen to it, do what it tells me, and collaborate."Madeleine L'Engle About the Artist, Melissa Duckworth Melissa believes that the structure and design of the book, when equal to the quality of the writing itself, yields an object greater than the sum of its parts: an object which people can interact meaningfully with, creating an even more visceral literary experience. Melissa holds an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield, MI. She has been involved with books for over 10 years, first as a poet and author, then as an editor and publication manager, and finally as a graphic designer and book artist. Education: Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield MI M.F.A. 2D-Design Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti MI B.S. in Individualized Studies (Marketing & Arts Management) College for Creative Studies, Detroit MI Non-Matriculated, studies in Graphic Design University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI Non-Matriculated, studies in Creative Writing Publications: 2007 – Poems published by Alligator Juniper 2003 – Poems published by Main Street Rag 2003 – Poems published by Thrift Poetic Arts 2002 – Poems published by The MacGuffin 2001 – Short Story published by Writer’s Journal Awards, Nominations & Fellowships: 2010 – "Villanelle" awarded 1st place in "Beyond the Cube" exhibition (Detroit, MI) 2006 – Cranbrook Writer’s Guild Conference, Poetry (Bloomfield, MI) 2006 – Cellar Roots vol.35, nominated for ACP Pacemaker Award for Design 2005 – Cranbrook Writer’s Guild Conference, Prose (Bloomfield, MI) 2005 – Cellar Roots vol. 34, nominated for ACP Pacemaker Award for Design 2004 – Cranbrook Writer’s Guild Conference, Poetry (Bloomfield, MI) 2002 – The MacGuffin Student Writing Competition, Poetry awarded 1st place 2001 – Writer’s Journal’s Genre Fiction Contest, Short Story awarded 2nd place 1999 – Pen-in-Hand Writers’ Conference, Prose (Ilion, NY) Bibliography: August 14, 2007 – Gilding the Lilly, “Pandora Ink” http://sillysidilly.wordpress.com/ Spring 2006 – The Edge, “Cellar Roots Turns 35” March 2006 – Current Magazine, “EMU’s Literary Journal Celebrates 35” Spring 2005 – Exemplar University Magazine, “Roots of Creativity” (featured student) Professional Experience: Visual Designer, Compuware Corporation Instructor, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center Lead Graphic Designer, Instructor InsideOut Project Manager, Seattle Book Company / Rosetta Solutions Marketing Coordinator, ICS Support, Inc. Production Coordinator, Becker&Mayer! Book Producers Editor-in-Chief, Cellar Roots, Eastern Michigan University, Dept. of Student Media Marketing Consultant, InfoUSA / Polk City Directories Graphic Designer, Cellar Roots, Eastern Michigan University, Dept. of Student Media |
