Just
months
after
graduating
from
BW,
Ashely
Hawley
'16
put
pen
to
paper
and
began
a
successful
career
as
a
freelance
writer
and
editor.
As
a
student
at
BW,
Hawley
studied
creative
writing
and
found
immense
support
from
the
English
department.
"This
department
was
a
second
home
to
me
for
four
years,"
Hawley
said.
"I
will
never
forget
the
ways
[the
faculty
and
staff]
helped
me
to
grow
not
only
as
a
scholar
and
professional,
but
as
a
person."
Writing
with
many
voices
Fresh
out
of
BW,
Hawley
started
her
own
freelance
business,
Ashely
Hawley
Freelancing,
and
used
her
student
writings
to
create
an
impressive
portfolio.
In
an
interview
with
a
freelance
writing
blog,
Hawley
explained
that
she
tried
all
sorts
of
different
styles
and
genres
of
writing
while
a
student.
"I
think
that
helped
me
not
only
decide
what
kind
of
writing
I
liked
and
didn't
like,
but
it
also
helped
me
to
build
up
samples
of
things
to
show
off
my
various
skills,"
said
Hawley.
Hawley
was
quickly
hired
as
an
editorial
assistant
for
the
website
Dear
English
Major
after
proactively
reaching
out
to
the
website's
owner.
She
also
works
as
a
freelance
writer
for
Home
Scribe
Creative,
a
role
that
involves
writing
blog
posts
profiling
neighborhoods
for
real
estate
agencies.
"I
write
a
lot
of
list
posts,
mostly
about
things
like
different
restaurants
and
fun
activities
in
areas
that
you
can
explore,"
Hawley
explained.
Nonprofit
work
Hawley
is
also
working
as
a
full-time
grants
coordinator
for
Providence
House,
a
Cleveland
area
nonprofit
focusing
on
helping
children
and
families
in
crisis.
Hawley
is
grateful
for
her
experiences
studying
grant
writing
while
at
BW.
With
the
support
and
encouragement
of
professors,
Hawley
says
she
was
able
to
"realize
how
much
I
love
this
type
of
work."
