Introducing the Spring 2024 YSW Intern - Lee Krauss

Hello! My name is Lee Krauss (They/Them), and I am the new intern for Young Scholars in Writing. I’m a York College of Pennsylvania senior majoring in Professional Writing and Literary and Textual Studies. I’m involved around campus as a peer writing tutor in the Writing and Communication Studio, the secretary for YCP’s chapter of Delta Alpha Pi, and the print editor of the upcoming 30th volume of The York Review. When I’m not in classes or working, I enjoy reading, writing, playing video games, and spending time with my cat, Enid. 

When I first started college at York, I had only declared a Literary and Textual Studies major. Growing up as an avid reader, I thoroughly enjoyed analyzing and discussing literature, so it would be the perfect major to pursue. However, after a few semesters of taking literature classes, I realized a key component needed to be added to my education, which I found in the few writing classes I had the opportunity to take. Thus, I declared a second major in Professional Writing, which has allowed me to strengthen my creative and technical writing skills while also being immersed in literature. The professional writing major has also allowed me to explore aspects of writing studies I hadn’t originally considered, such as equity and social justice in writing spaces. For example, I’m currently conducting a research project examining accessibility (or lack thereof) within the Writing Center at YCP.  

I’ve had the opportunity to interact with YSW in several of my writing courses and have been able to participate in the peer review process in classes such as Teaching and Tutoring Writing and Digital Writing. I’ve also had the opportunity to practice my copyediting skills in my Professional Editing class, where I assisted in editing Dana Diab’s article, “Bridging the Gap: Black Women in the Civil Rights Movement” and Stephanie Leow’s “Types of Peer Feedback Training, The Feedback Provider, and Performance: Toward a Process/Product Perspective.” Participating in this process allowed me to develop more copyediting experience and introduced me to an academic journal’s editing process. 

I’m looking forward to gaining more experience and skills while working as an intern for YSW. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed working with the journal in the past, and I’m excited to have a more in-depth role in its production. After college, I plan on furthering my education by getting my M.F.A. in Creative Writing, with the ultimate goal of working in the publishing industry.