Jackie Sizemore is a published author, educator and NACAC member whose writing has appeared in GOOD magazine, Ravishly, CollegeXpress, and many literary journals. She placed as a Notable Essay in the Best American Essays 2018 book series. Jackie has an MFA in Creative Writing and a BA from Carnegie Mellon University. She worked for two years as an Assistant Director of Admissions at Carnegie Mellon University where she read over two thousand applications. She has taught college English and creative writing on multiple campuses and worked as a University Writing Center consultant. Jackie is a “third culture kid,” living in Tokyo, Japan as a child and ten different places in the U.S. so far. She has driven across the country four times and is always looking for new experiences to write about. Point of View Consulting is driven by her extensive knowledge of narrative and her deep understanding of admissions and selection committees. You can contact her directly at jackie@pointofviewconsulting.com. (NOTE: POINT OF VIEW CONSULTING IS ON HIATUS FOR 2023. EMAIL WILL BE CHECKED MONTHLY.)
Boise State University 2016
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (Fiction)
Carnegie Mellon University 2010
B.A. with University Honors in Creative Writing and Social & Cultural History
Minor in Photography
Magazine features and articles in GOOD magazine, Overture, CollegeXpress, and Artrepreneur.
Craft writing at Author Magazine.
Creative Nonfiction published in Ravishly, Sierra Magazine, Mikrokosmos, Eastern Iowa Review, Citron Review, Crab Orchard Review, and The Evansville Review.
Fiction published in Opossum, Paper Darts.
Quotes
In The Atlantic City Lab article “Finally Writing Programs take a practical turn.”
Ascend Education Fund (AEF) Scholarship Reader 2019-2020
Best of the Net 2019
Fiction Reader
Scholastic Writing Awards 2016-2022, State of Idaho,
Flash Fiction category, Science Fiction & Fantasy category, Personal Essay category
International Literary Awards 2018 (by Salem College Center for Women Writers)
Reader for Fiction Category
Boise State University President’s Writing Awards 2014-16
Fiction and Research Essay categories
Shortlisted for the Alpine Fellowship in 2022.
Longlisted for the Alpine Fellowship in 2018, 2019, and 2021.
Wyoming Arts Council Professional Development Grant for Individual Artists, 2017
Fiction Finalist, Money for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, 2016
Kustra Fellowship at Boise State University, 2013
Guest English Instructor, special lesson on scholarship essays, Red Rocks Community College, 2019
Guest Fiction Instructor, special lesson on flash fiction, Red Rocks Community College, 2018
English 1010, Laramie County Community College, Albany County Campus, 2017
English 102, College Research Writing, Boise State University, 2013-2016
English 206, Intro to Fiction, Boise State University, 2014-2016
English 101, Boise State University, 2013