Kirby Keith

I am Kirby Keith, and I will be turning twenty-four this July of 2013. I have an AB English and literature degree. I have been an ESL instructor for four or five years, handling grammar, vocabulary, writing, and conversation strategy classes before I started my career in a publishing company. I started out as an editor, where I edit manuscripts to adhere to the Chicago Manual of Style and Society of Biblical Literature guidelines before they proceed to the layout, printing, and eventually, publication stages. Right now, I am a book publicist. I write and distribute local [US based] and international press releases for the books we publish every week.

I have also been a freelance academic, creative, content, feature, and marketing writer for almost five to six years. My clients include students and professionals alike.

Writing and reading has been one of my most passionate hobbies since I was a kid. My other hobbies include reading mangas and manhwas [Japanese and Korean comics respectively]; watching Japanese animes, cartoons, TV series, and movies during my spare time; and I also enjoy the hobby of cosplaying. I am a core member, pioneer, and cofounder of a local art guild (graphic and performing arts, but we do specialize in cosplay) called Anigumi Joukai (or AniJou for short).

In my sober mood (not that I drink a lot and get wasted [I don’t actually drink since I have allergy with alcohol]), I write poetry focusing on pain, death, depression, and whatnots. I also write short fiction, and I have even written a few novels, which have not been published.