Emma Townley-Smith

You can see my latest work-related writing on Medium. I spend most of my writing and editing time on Path to Product, a publication for early-career and aspiring product managers.

Select Medium Work

I've always had a passion for creative writing. I spent three years in the OCSA's award-winning creative writing conservatory, and continued to write in university. Most recently, I completed a Levinthal tutorial under the guidance of Josephine Rowe, writing fiction about family ties over distance.

Honors and Awards

U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts -- Creative Writing
YoungArts Foundation Finalist -- Creative Writing
Foyle Foundation Young Poet of the Year
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: National Silver Medal for Poetry, American Voices Nominee

Select Creative Publications

Women in Programming -- Stanford Digital Humanities
Kindred Britain and Scholarship -- Stanford Digital Humanities
Student Leader Reflection -- National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
Westminster Abbey (poem) -- Red River Review
Metrics in the Mission District (poem) -- Leland Quarterly
Delicate Cycle (poem) -- The Blue Pencil Online

Experience and Education

Selected for a Levinthal Tutorial -- competitive independent project with Stegner Fellows
Stanford coursework in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Journalism
University-level writing tutor at the Stanford Hume Writing Center
Editor: Path to Product, The Adroit Journal, Inkblot
Three years of study in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and novel-writing at the OCSA Creative Writing Conservatory