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OLIVIA OPARA
A Journalist's Portfolio
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MY STORY
Behind the Words
Heylo!
My name is Olivia Opara.
Welcome to my Blog and Online Portfolio.
I am a writer and poet whose words not only have meaning but provoke thought and emotion. I always strives to use my voice to amplify others.
EXPERIENCE
To be added upon completion
Below is a list of various opportunities through which I have been able to gain experience as a writer and a journalist.
EXPOSURE PARTNERSHIP
I officially became a volunteer writer/blogger for Exposure. You can find out more here
Date: 02/07/2020
CREATIVITY UNLEASHED
I officially became Blog Manager and Notes from Editors Coordinator and Writer. You can find out more here
Date: 25/10/2021
EDUCATION/TRAINING
"Education of the Mind without Education of the Heart is no Education at all"
~ Aristotle
HORNSEY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
Sep 2014 - Aug 2019
I attended Hornsey School for Girls where I completed my GCSEs.
I achieved 8 grades of 8s, 7s and 6s.
WOODHOUSE SIXTHFORM COLLEGE
Sep 2019 - Aug 2021
I attended Woodhouse College where I completed my A-Levels.
I studied English literature and an Extended Qualification Project (EPQ).
My EPQ is a dissertation that discusses both the Romantic movement and the Age of Enlightenment.
INTERNSHIP
Oct 2021 - April 2022
I trained as a Junior Journalist and Editorial Assistant at the Pioneers Post during my intership with them - writing about social enterprise and entrepreneurship, social investment and procurement and more.
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“A non-writing writer is a monster courting insanity”
Franz Kafka
CONTACT
Thank you for reviewing my official Journalist Portfolio. Please get in touch to find out more about me and my work.
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