Monika Dziamka, Writer + Editor
SAMPLE WORK
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A Gorgeous Excitement by Cynthia Weiner (Crown)
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Easy Weeknight Dinners by Emily Weinstein and New York Times Cooking (Ten Speed Press)
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Italian American Forever by Alex Guarnaschelli (Clarkson Potter)
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Bi-Polar by Cory Richards (Ten Speed Press)
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John Sonsini + David Pagel: Broad Reminders by John Sonsini and David Pagel (Radius Books)
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Cameron Welch: Mosaics by Cameron Welch and Alexis Belis (Radius Books)
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Day Jobs edited by Veronica Roberts (Radius Books)
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America’s Women Down Range by Steven Clevenger (Museum of New Mexico Press)
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New Mexico Poetry Anthology 2023 by Levi Romero and Michelle Otero (Museum of New Mexico Press)
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New Mexico Treasures 2024: Engagement Calendar by Don J. Usner (Museum of New Mexico Press)
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Harwood Centennial: 100 Works for 100 Years by Nicole Dial-Kay and
Emily Santhanam (Museum of New Mexico Press)
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Two Rivers: The Power of Collaboration by Sheri Roussarie and
Kelly Macken-Marble (Warren Publishing)
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Dear Patriarchy: The Gaslit Woman’s Guide to the (Corporate) World by
Jennifer Audrie and Lisa Lynn (Warren Publishing)
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Compass to Vinland by Dani Resh (Warren Publishing)
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Now and at the Hour by Bess Kercher (Warren Publishing)
The New Golden Rule by Emily Golden (Warren Publishing)
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“A Mechanism to Reduce Medical Supply Shortfalls During Pandemics” by Elizabeth Hastings Roer and Isla Globus-Harris (The RAND Corporation)
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Empire of Funk: Representation in Filipina/o America by Mark R. Villegas,
Kuttin’ Kandi, and Roderick N. Labrador (Cognella, Inc.)
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Personal Essays:
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Can You Hear Me? (Second-place winner, judged by Sarah Gerard, Blue Mesa Review, Spring 2024)
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Hate Valentine’s Day? Try Celebrating It Anyway (Pasa por Aquí, February 2024, New Mexico Humanities Council)
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Krampus is Coming: Why Halloween is Actually Just the Start of Spooky Season (Pasa por Aquí, Dec. 2023, New Mexico Humanities Council)
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Eyelashes (Beautiful Things, Feb. 14, 2022, River Teeth: A Journal of Narrative Nonfiction)
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Safe as Houses (winner of an Honorable Mention as part of the Medium Writers Challenge, 2021)
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Articles:
Five Books to Gift This Season (Dec. 2024 issue, New Mexico Magazine)​
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Spooky Strolls Through Old Town (August 2024 issue, New Mexico Magazine)
Your Guide to Traveling Slow (June 2024 issue, New Mexico Magazine)
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Road Trip on These Scenic Byways (June 2024 issue, New Mexico Magazine)
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19 Must-Try Taco Spots in New Mexico (May 2024 issue, New Mexico Magazine)
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Shop New Mexico’s Antique Shops: Celebrate Earth Day by bringing new life to old goods from antique stores throughout New Mexico (April 2024 issue, New Mexico Magazine)
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These Motels Take You Back in Time: Experience the nostalgia of Tucumcari’s
Route 66 motels (March 2024 issue, New Mexico Magazine)
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22 Giftworthy Page Turners (co-written with Molly Boyle, Dec. 2023 issue,
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True Heroes: Elizabeth Potter (Dec. 2023 issue, New Mexico Magazine)
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True Heroes: Leba Freed (Dec. 2023 issue, New Mexico Magazine)
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A Home for Honking Good Vegan Food (Nov. 2023 issue, New Mexico Magazine)
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A Look Into Lucy R. Lippard’s Life (Oct. 2023 issue, New Mexico Magazine)
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True Heroes: Bianca Encinias (Dec. 2021 issue, New Mexico Magazine)
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True Heroes: David Howard (Dec. 2021 issue, New Mexico Magazine)
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Roots Farm Café Celebrates Local Food (Nov. 2021 issue, New Mexico Magazine)
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Reviews:
Prairie Edge: A Novel by Connor Kerr
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This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud
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Rabbit Hole: A Novel by Kate Brody
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Here in the Dark: A Novel by Alexis Soloski
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Brutalities: A Love Story by Margo Steines
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Witness: Stories by Jamel Brinkley
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Down Along With that Devil’s Bones by Connor Towne O’Neill
All The Songs We Sing edited by Lenard D. Moore
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Interviews:
Ada Limón, editor of You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World
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Zuska Kepplová, author of The Moon in Foil
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Adriana Chartrand, author of An Ordinary Violence
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Natasha Trethewey, author of Memorial Drive
Molly McCully Brown, author of Places I’ve Taken My Body
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Jenn Shapland, author of My Autobiography of Carson McCullers
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