CAROLINE
TIEN
Currently: Hearst Journalism Fellow completing a rotation at The San Antonio Express-News. Previously: freelance science and culture writer with bylines in Newsweek, Inverse, Insider, The Zoe Report, Verywell Health, Real Health, POZ, and Cancer Health, among other publications. Alumna of the American Society of Magazine Editors' (ASME) prestigious internship program.
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Photo by Wanyi Yang.
About Me
Á la a college orientation session, I'll begin this section by tossing off a few fun facts about myself: I have twin brothers, I once camped on the Great Wall of China, and I currently own a dog, a tortoise, and three cats.
I'm a recent college graduate and an early-career journalist. I've worked as a freelance writer, a peer tutor for the Haverford College writing program, a news editor for the Haverford Clerk, and an editorial intern for Smart + Strong Publications. Besides healthcare, I cover ecology, scientific research, pop culture developments and my personal life. I've won multiple accolades for both my creative writing and journalism, including a Scholastic Art and Writing Award (2014), a merit scholarship to Westtown School (2015), a semifinalist title in Cultural Weekly's Jack Grapes Poetry Prize (2019) and a finalist title in the Atlanta Review's Dan Veach Prize for Younger Poets (2020).
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Originally from the small town of Barrington, Rhode Island, I've also lived in Shenzhen, China; Beijing, China; Haverford, PA; Dublin, Ireland; and New York, NY. As a result of my stint in Beijing, I can speak Mandarin fluently (and have a deep and abiding love for jiaozi). You can contact me with writing commissions and employment opportunities (or just for more information) at the bottom of this page or at carolinetien612@gmail.com.
Recent Editorial Experience
Hearst Journalism Fellow,
August 2021-Present
I am a general assignment reporter for The San Antonio Express-News, one of the most widely-read newspapers in Texas. I also cover City Hall proceedings for the municipality of Windcrest.
Freelance Science and Culture Writer,
June 2020 - Present
I wrote news articles and features for a variety of websites and magazines. You can check out samples of my writing by clicking on the "Articles" tab at the top of the page.
Editorial Intern for the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME),
Summer 2019
I was selected for this competitive internship on the strength of submitted writing samples and employer recommendations and was subsequently assigned to write for several magazines owned by the healthcare publishing giant Smart + Strong. During my tenure, I mastered technical tools such as CMS, Photoshop, and InDesign as well as editorial ones such as pitching, researching, writing, line-editing, and copy-editing. In total, I completed some 50 news articles, op-eds, and features, several of which achieved Internet virality.
Senior News Editor of the Haverford Clerk, Spring 2019 - Spring 2020
I oversaw editorial operations—ensuring that there are no glaring gaps in coverage, recruiting staff as needed, and following through on long-term projects—for Haverford College's online newspaper. Several pieces I wrote or edited have accrued over 10k hits.
Peer Tutor for the Haverford College Writing Center,
Fall 2018 - Spring 2020
I tutored students, many of whom do not speak English as a first language, in the basic tenets of creative and academic writing, including conventions of grammar, style, and punctuation.
Communications Intern for the Haverford College Communications Department,
Fall 2017 - Spring 2020
I wrote articles on everything from campus events to cool classes for publication on the Haverford College website and in the Haverford College alumni magazine. Some major projects I was involved with include the "Summer Centered" blog series, which focuses on current students and their summer pursuits; the "Where They're Headed" blog series, which focuses on recent graduates and their plans for the future; and the "What They Learned" blog series, which focuses on senior theses. In addition, I profiled professors and students, reviewed photography exhibitions and film screenings, and wrote histories of campus traditions.
Education
September 2016 - May 2020
Haverford College
I majored in English with a concentration in creative writing at Haverford College and minored in biology at Bryn Mawr College. I also took classes in history, psychology, anthropology, art history, classics, political science, and advanced Chinese. Recently, I was profiled for an article about my creative writing, which can be found on the Haverford website here.
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January 2019 - May 2019
University College Dublin
I took classes in Irish history, Irish literature, Irish archaeology, zoology, and travel writing while studying abroad for the semester. While there, I seized the opportunity to broaden my cultural horizons by traveling to Prague, Madrid, Barcelona, Istanbul, Amsterdam, Belfast, Paris, and Brussels.
August 2013 - June 2016
Westtown School
I graduated from this small Quaker boarding school with honors. While a student, I received the Jackson Denton Poetry Prize, the English Award, and the Scholar-Athlete Award (all 2015) for my creative and academic writing, and the Foreign Language Award (2016) for my study of Mandarin Chinese.
Contact Me
1 Rumstick Circle
Barrington, RI 02806
Tel: (401) 996-8182