Krista Beucler, UMW ’20 on UMW Study Abroad
Krista Beucler ’20 recently published her first short story, a piece that originated in her first creative writing class at the University of Mary Washington with Professor Warren Rochelle. Krista completed her degree this spring with a major in English: Creative Writing and minors in Spanish and Museum Studies. While at UMW, Krista was the recipient of the Laurie Mansell Reich ’79 and Henry E. Reich Jr. Scholarship and was a finalist for the Barbara Thomas Phillips Creative Writing Scholarship. Krista was the Editor-in-Chief for Issue 7.2 of the Rappahannock Review, the literary journal published by the University of Mary Washington. Working with Professor Rochelle as her advisor, Beucler’s graduated in Spring 2020 with departmental Honors by completing the Honors project “Introduction to the Publishing Industry.”
Krista’s story “Rooks Mate for Life” is available online in From Whispers to Roars: An Arts & Literary Magazine, Vol. 3, Issue 1.