Thea Engst
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Thea Engst

Author, Food + Beverage Consultant, Professional Writer, Published Poet, Attempted Novelist

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Co-authored nonfiction bar book with Lauren Vigdor

Published by Adams Media, an imprint of Simon and Schuster in 2017

Rated one of the ‘Best Booze Books of 2017’ by ‘Forbes Magazine’

Rated one of Hanna Lee Communications’ Favorite Books

Available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Target, and local stores if you ask! (Please ask!)

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My first solo book, published February 2023

Published by Adams Media, an imprint of Simon + Schuster

Created all 78 recipes

Includes an intro to Tarot, astrology, home bartending, herbal magic, and syrup recipes

Rated one of Hanna Lee Communications’ Favorite Books

Available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Target, and local stores if you ask! (Please ask!)

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Co-authored cocktail book with podcaster + Greek mythology expert, Liv Albert

Published by Adams Media, an imprint of Simon + Schuster in 2022

Created all 75 recipes

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Further Recipe Work

I worked as a cocktail recipe developer for the Unofficial Disney Parks Drink Recipe Book + its follow-up The Unofficial Disney Parks EPCOT Cookbook available now through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and more!



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Services Offered

I offer several services based on my specialties. Priced per request.

  • Private Party Cocktail Menu/Bartending

  • Content Writing

  • Copywriting

  • Social Media Management

  • Cocktail Recipe Development

  • Restaurant Consultation
     

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Resume

When I was fifteen I published my first poem. I knew then I’d never stop writing and as I grew, I realized that if I could write for a living, I’d be the happiest version of myself. So here I am!

I have an MFA in Writing from Emerson College and a BA in Literature from Hobart and William Smith College.

I am a hospitality veteran, with eleven years in restaurants under my belt and nine years of cocktail development.

I have a strong background in social media management from managing restaurants and their social media pages along with several other businesses along the way.

Below is just some of my experience, download my resume for more details!

 

Experience

Copywriter
EF Education First May 2022 to present

Recipe Developer
Adams Media, an imprint of Simon and Schuster
September 2020 to September 2022

Content Writer
Various Companies
July 2020 to present

Social Media Manager
Various Companies
November 2012 to present

 

Education

MFA Creative Writing
Emerson College
2009 - 2012

BA Literature + Poetry, Minor in Theater
Hobart and William Smith College
2004 - 2008

 

Skills

Microsoft Office

Twitter

Instagram

Facebook

TikTok

LinkedIn

Wordpress

Squarespace

 

References

Available Upon Request

 
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 Poetry Publications

PS I Love You - The Fishermen’s Wife

Medium - What To Do With That Mason Jar

Medium - A Whole Awful Lot

Remington Review - Negroni Kisses

Poets Reading the News - The Price of the Farm

The Same - Your Table

The Same - Chip and the Bitch

of Juliet - For His Son (print only)

The Paragon Journal - What Happened to the Dog; Charleston, SC

Poets Readings the News - I’m Safe in [Insert City Here]

SWWIM Every Day - Mermaid

Poets Reading the News - We Knew This All Along

Poets Reading the News - What Tom Petty is to my Father and Me

Up the Staircase - The Shotgun

Sugarhouse Review - Conversation About Water (print only)

Gutter Eloquence - Debt

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