Olivia Murphy-Major is an English and creative writing student in the honours stream at Concordia University. Her work has been recently published in the summer 2024 print edition of Catamaran Literary Reader and the 2024 summer print edition of yolk literary. Her writing focuses on girlhood, familial relationships, and the convergence of self and the natural world. 


CONTACT


Email: liv.catmurphy@gmail.com 

Phone: 210-998-0410



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WORK AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE 

  • Soliloquies Anthology, Montreal, Quebec—Web Content Manager and Content Creator

08/2024-present

Responsible for editing three fiction pieces per month to be published and writing one fiction piece per month to be published.

  • Soliloquies Anthology, Montreal, Quebec—Prose Editor 

08/2023-04/2024 

Responsible for reading all prose submissions and deciding on works for the print issue, working closely with authors to edit their pieces so they are fit for publication. Soliloquies Anthology publishes two issues per semester, and I have worked as prose editor for both this semester and the fall 2023 semester. 

  • pixie literary magazine, Montreal, Quebec—Staff Writer 

09/2022-04/2023, 08/2023- 04/2024 

Responsible for writing a piece of short fiction roughly once a month.  

EDUCATION 

  • Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec— Bachelor of Arts 

Expected Graduation: May 2025 

SEPTEMBER 2020 - PRESENT 

Major: Honours English Literature and Creative Writing 

Minor: Professional Writing 

CUMULATIVE GPA: 3.71

  • Burr and Burton Academy, Manchester, Vermont– High School Diploma

CUMULATIVE G.P.A. 4.05 

PUBLICATIONS  

  • “Any Day Now,” Catamaran Literary Reader, Volume 45, Summer 2024, print.

  • “Hold,” yolk literary magazine, Volume 4.1, Summer 2024, print.

  • Neighbours” Soliloquies Anthology, 2024, online

  • FloatSoliloquies Anthology, 2024, online

  • Saltpixie literary magazine, 2023', online

  • Rabbitspixie literary magazine, 2023, online


AWARDS AND ACADEMIC RECOGNITION 

  • Honours Program in English Literature and Creative Writing, Concordia University, 2021 to the present

  • Honour Roll and Dean’s List, Concordia University 2021 - 2022 

  • BURR AND BURTON LITERARY SOCIETY AWARD Spring 2020. 

  • National High School Honors Chorus, Carnegie Hall, NY, April 2019. 

  • Honors Chorus Member: Burr and Burton Academy, Fall 2018-Spring 2020 .

  • Bell Tower Merit Scholarship, Fall 2016-Spring 2020.