Storyteller
Sara Conway, ’21 Art History minor – AsiaStore Social Media Intern / Intern for Literary Agent Brent Taylor
“I am a storyteller. I tell stories through my writing and my photography, and I witness many stories through the texts I read for my major and minors. However, I was not always sure how I would intersect my desire to tell stories with a career I would want to pursue. This past summer, I had two internships: as the Social Media Intern for the Asia Society’s AsiaStore in New York City and a remote internship at the literary agency Triada US. Through these internships, I explored my interest in storytelling within professional settings and made connections within some of the most influential institutions in the United States and in the world. While my position at the Asia Society may not seem like it has anything to do with storytelling on the surface, I redesigned, photographed for, and headed the AsiaStore’s Instagram page in order to curate a more cohesive narrative about the AsiaStore’s mission. My internship at the literary agency was more directly linked to telling stories: I read through manuscripts sent by the agent and then wrote thoughtful reader’s reports on these projects which assessed the strengths and weaknesses. I saw firsthand how the stories we see out in the world are created. I am not only curious about the editorial side of publishing; now I am also interested in a career that deals with publicity and marketing”.
