Current Student Taylor Michael Named ‘A Public Space’ Editorial Fellow

Current Writing student Taylor Michael was selected as the inaugural A Public Space Editorial Fellow. This new fellowship for aspiring editors aims to support the next generation of editorial talent and encourages a more diverse publishing community. She was chosen among almost 200 applications and began her work in March. 

According to A Public Space, “This nine-month program integrates education, experience, mentorship, and the opportunity for innovation, with the fellow receiving intensive training in all aspects of editing, from evaluating submissions through to publication of a piece.” 

Regarding her selection, Michael said, “The fellowship at A Public Space has been one of my best professional experiences thus far in my career. I get to have ownership over the projects I'm working on and am developing a working knowledge of the publishing industry. I've grown a lot and it's only been about two months. I'm excited to see how I'll grow between now and the end of the year.”

A Public Space is an independent nonprofit publisher of an eponymous award-winning literary, arts, and culture magazine, and A Public Space Books. Under the direction of founding editor, Adjunct Assistant Professor Brigid Hughes since 2006, it has been our mission to seek out overlooked and unclassifiable work, and to publish writing from beyond established confines. Subscribe today, and join the conversation.

Taylor Michael is an essayist from Mount Vernon, NY. In her own writing, whether political or personal, she considers how power and privilege operate in society. She has also worked as an editorial assistant at Benchmark Education, an Educational Publishing Company, and interned at Edelman, a corporate communications firm. She received a BA in English, Nonfiction Writing Track and Africana Studies at Brown University.