Erik Rhey
E-mail: erikrhey@yahoo.com

EDUCATION        
The New School, Master of Fine Art, Fiction, 2007
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Bachelor of Arts, 1997
Major: Mass Communication, Emphasis: Print Journalism, Minor: English
University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1992-1994

WORK  EXPERIENCE        
2000–present
Senior Editor, PC Magazine, New York, New York

1998–1999
Copy Editor/Copywriter, Creative Perceptions, Detroit, Michigan

1998
Proofreader/Administrative Assistant, McDowell & Associates, Ferndale,
Michigan        

1997–1998
Editorial Assistant, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1997
News Editor, UWM Post, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1997
Editorial Intern, Milwaukee Magazine, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1996
Freelance Copy Editor, The Cream City Review, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin                

PUBLICATIONS (PRINT AND ONLINE)
Fiction
Plum Biscuit, 2006
The Melic Review, 2004
The Copperfield Review, 2000
The First Line, 1998
The Attic, 1996

Nonfiction
Swindle, 2007
Lost, 2006
PC Magazine, 2000-2007
Digital Life, 2004
EWeek, 2002
Metro Detroit Visitors Guide, 1998
The Herald Times, 1997
Shepherd Express, 1996
Milwaukee Magazine, 1996

GRANTS AND AWARDS
Creative Writing Grant, The New School 2006–2007
General Excellence Award (Workshop Leader), New York Theraputic
Community, 2005
Workshop Grant (for volunteer workshop with New York Writers Coalition),
Poets & Writers Magazine and the New York State Council on the Arts, 2004
Excellence Award for Magazines, MBAA Detroit, 1998

AFFILIATIONS
Member, The Writers Room, (organization that provides creative space and
support for writers), 2002–2003

Volunteer workshop leader, New York Writers Coalition (a nonprofit organization
that conducts writing workshop for those who have traditionally been deprived of
a voice in society; currently teach a workshop with the men and women of
Serendipity, a residence facility for the formerly incarcerated and those seeking
substance abuse treatment), 2003–2006

Volunteer, New York Cares (a nonprofit organization that provides a variety of
services to New Yorkers; participated in meal programs for the homeless, oral
history projects with seniors, and computer skills for adults), 2002–present
Copyright 2007 Erik Rhey