PROFILE
- Class of 2020. BA in English, minors in Creative Writing & Journalism, Editing & Publishing
EMPLOYMENT
- Reporter for the Capital Journal in Pierre, South Dakota
- Abby researches, interviews, writes, and take photos for both the print and digital editions of the Capital Journal.
ENGLISH AT WAC
- Abby's thesis was titled "The ‘Dreamlike Downward Career of a Girl’: Compounding Trauma in Jean Rhys’s Voyage in the Dark"
- " I can’t give the Elm enough credit for shaping me into the reporter I am today. I learned how to ask tough questions of people in authority positions and that has behooved me in my coverage of state politics here."
CONTACT & CONNECT
Our Graduates: Abby Wargo
Abby Wargo
Class of 2020 • JournalismPROFILE
- Class of 2020. BA in English, minors in Creative Writing & Journalism, Editing & Publishing
EMPLOYMENT
- Abby researches, interviews, writes, and take photos for both the print and digital editions of the Capital Journal.
ENGLISH AT WAC
- Abby's thesis was titled "The ‘Dreamlike Downward Career of a Girl’: Compounding Trauma in Jean Rhys’s Voyage in the Dark"
- " I can’t give the Elm enough credit for shaping me into the reporter I am today. I learned how to ask tough questions of people in authority positions and that has behooved me in my coverage of state politics here."
CONTACT & CONNECT
Abby graduated in 2020. During her time at WAC, she won the Maureen Jacoby Prize and
was a finalist for the Sophie Kerr Prize. She was Editor in Chief at The Elm for two
years, Cherry Tree production intern for the Literary House, and intern for the Literary
House Press. For her SCE, she worked closely with Dr. O'Connor and explored how different
types of trauma—specifically sexual and postcolonial trauma—influence and ultimately
break the protagonist in Jean Rhys's Voyage in the Dark. Her time at the Elm prepared
her for her current journalism job at the Capital Journal. At the Capital Journal,
Wargo has covered COVID-19, marijuana legalization in South Dakota, state politics,
general health and wellness, social services, and education.
Read Abby's SCE here: "The 'Dreamlike Downward Career of a Girl': Compounding Trauma in Jean Rhys's Vogage in the Dark"
Read Abby's work for the Capital Journal here: Abby Wargo
Abby Wargo
Tim Marcin was an English major with minors in Creative Writing and Business. During his time at Washington College, Tim wrote and edited for The Elm, was a part of the soccer team, won the Beacham and Warner Writing Prize in 2012, and eventually won the Sophie Kerr prize his senior year. He currently works as a culture writer for Mashable in NYC.More About Tim
Teddy is a current junior majoring in English with minors in Creative Writing and Art & Art History. This past summer, they interned at he Rose O'Neill Literary House here at Washington College.More About Teddy