***** JACOB ​BUTLETT *****

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--> I hold an Associates of Arts degree from Northeast Iowa Community College and a bachelor's degree in Creative Writing from Loras College.

--> I worked as an English tutor at NICC before I transferred to Loras College, where I continued to tutor. During my final year at Loras, I worked at Catfish Creek (literary journal) as the poetry editor and at The Limestone Review (literary journal) as a submission reader.

--> I received a Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards Gold Key for fiction, the Bauerly-Roseliep Scholarship for excellence in literary studies and creative writing, and a Pushcart Prize nomination for poetry.

-->In 2019, I was selected as a finalist in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards residency competition.

--> The Shallows selected my short story "Lawn Gnomes on Spikes" as Editor's Favorite, Free Lit Magazine selected my short story "Something to Prove" as a Feature, and Panoplyzine selected my poem "The Hail" as Editors' Choice.
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​More about me and the overarching ideas of my site can be found via the sub-tab Myself As a Writing Major and LinkedIn.

NOTE: My undergraduate work and reflections throughout the Web site have remained untouched, but my CV and other biographical material will be updated regularly.