Natasha Hakimi, Intern

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Natasha Hakimi holds both a B.A. in Spanish and a B.A. in English with a creative writing concentration from the University of California, Los Angeles. She has received several awards for creative writing, including the May Merill Miller Award for Poetry in 2008 and 2010, the Ruth Brill Award for short fiction in 2010 and the Falling Leaves Award in 2010.

Natasha’s passion for revealing the truth through writing has also led her to journalism. She has been published in Los Angeles Magazine, where she interned, and continues to blog for them about Los Angeles events. She hopes to continue writing for all three genres, balancing her passions for fiction and non-fiction, while often combining them in her creative work.