Writing Samples

I worked on a media kit for Historical Smithfield Plantation, here are some of my work samples from the media kit:

This abstract is a summary of the work I did for Smithfield Plantation. The abstract was put at the front of the media kit and given to the director of Smithfield Plantation. Abstract

The backgrounder is a small document that summarizes the history of Smithfield Plantation and provides general information about the property. This backgrounder can be given to media writing a story on an event Smithfield will be hosting. Backgrounder

Before I started working with Smithfield Plantation they had no basis media. I created this fact sheet to serve as a reference for the volunteers at Smithfield and the visitors alike. Fact Sheet

Smithfield Plantation relies mostly on the support of their loyal patrons to stay in business. I created this newsletter to help the donors stay abreast of the latest Smithfield Plantation news. Newsletter

Smithfield Plantation is a non-profit organization so I created this Public Service announcement to serve as free advertising for Smithfield. This PSA can be read on the radio to promote events and tourism. PSA

Additionally, for my Professional Writing class I wrote an article that was published in Young Money Magazine. The article is about two Virginia Tech students who travel the world on a small budget. Please feel free to download the article.

Young Money Article

Fast Facts

Name:Katelynn Michelle Reilly

Email: Reillyk@vt.edu

College: Virginia Tech Class of 2009

Major: Communications

Minors: Marketing, Special Events Planning, Professional Writing

Internships: Make A Wish Foundation, National Conference Services

Interests: Traveling, Summer Time, Reading