Production has begun on the second season of Hurt, created by Craig Selbrede and Liam Gilbey. Olivia joined the writers’ room this season, penning two episodes. Her first credited episode is now in production. Check out these shots from set, shared by Selbrede on Instagram:Read More →
Well, it turns out Olivia made her 2022 recap post too early! In the final hours of the year, Trash to Treasure Literary Magazine accepted her poem “We Talk About Taxes Now.” The piece was published today–what a great way to ring in the new year! TTTL aims to provide a home for writers’ “trashed” work. Each piece includes an excerpt from the author about why it got kicked to the curb. Olivia shared that “I do not consider myself a poet; I’ve never been one for flowery language or expelling human emotion as clearly and cleverly as poets do. But sometimes my emotions areRead More →
2022 was a year of such growth for me. I accomplished many professional and personal goals. As I look to 2023, I want to celebrate this year’s wins in preparation for the journey next year will take me on. Personally, I graduated magna cum laude from Bates College in May. After spending the summer working for The Telling Room in Portland, ME, I drove across the country to Denver to begin teaching middle school theater. Moving out has been quite the learning curve. I started putting all those Pinterest pins to good use and have become a very messy cook and baker. It’s been especiallyRead More →
Olivia is excited to announce that she will be joining the writing team for season two of the mental health dramedy “Hurt,” created by Craig Selbrede and Liam Gilbey. She is currently set to write two of the forthcoming eight episodes. According to ACC Publishing Ink, “‘Hurt’ follows Stone Scriven as he plans for his own death… at least until he meets Fin Snell, another young man struggling with the weight of the world. Together, they will help each other learn to live.” The first season, set to premiere its first half in November 2022, has already received numerous accolades. This includes winning Best Pilot/WebseriesRead More →
Olivia is so excited to once again be featured in Snaggletooth, Bates College’s literary magazine. Her short piece was spawned at The Telling Room in Portland, ME, so it once again feels only right that it wind up in a Maine-based publication. She would like to thank the editorial team for welcoming her back (this time as an alum) and Najá Crockett for his beautiful accompanying artwork, “Car Crash in Primaries” (seen above). You can enjoy the issue here.Read More →
Olivia is pleased to announce that her short story “Petersfield” is now published in the sixth issue of Snaggletooth, Bates College’s literary magazine. She would like to thank the editorial team for their support. It’s been a dream of hers to be published in these pages since her first-year, and she’s so excited that this piece, so deeply rooted in Maine, is able to find its home here.Read More →
Olivia is pleased to announce that her first short story, “The Snow Globe,” has been published in the tenth issue of Miniskirt Magazine. She would like to thank the editorial team for their support of her story, as well as her Advanced Fiction Workshop for all their insights, her roommate for being a wonderful reader, and LinkedIn, Kelsea Ballerini, and Taylor Swift for providing the inspiration. You can read the story–and those by the other lovely contributors of Issue 10–here.Read More →