Michael Zapata
MFA Faculty at StoryStudio Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolMichael Zapata is an award-winning novelist, founding editor of MAKE Literary Magazine, and a dedicated MFA faculty member at Northwestern University with nine years of professional experience blending literary craft, pedagogy, and nonprofit leadership. His novel The Lost Book of Adana Moreau earned national recognition and prizes, while his work supporting translation, staged readings, and the Lit & Luz festival demonstrates a commitment to community-centered literary ecosystems. He brings deep classroom experience from teaching at-risk high school students to advising at arts institutions, pairing practical student-centered pedagogy with editorial and board-level governance. Based in Chicago, he balances creative practice with academic mentorship and nonprofit stewardship—an uncommon mix that fuels both his fiction and his efforts to amplify emerging writers.
9 years of coding experience
Advanced Professional Degree: Secondary English Education, Licensure in IL, EDUCATION, 7-12, Advanced Professional Degree: Secondary English Education, Licensure in IL, EDUCATION, 7-12 at University of Iowa
Github Skills (1)
api4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
travel-bug/server
Aug 2019 - Aug 2019
The API for our travel bug client
Contributions:59 PRs, 42 pushes, 18 branches in 17 days
apitravel
zapmi/fedmoto
Nov 2019 - May 2022
Motorcycle shop built with React
Contributions:40 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 6 months
reactbuilt-with-reactshopreduxmotorcycle
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