About
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A professional writer for more than 25 years, Alice Roche Cody wrote a weekly column and reported for The Record (Bergen County), worked as a promotions specialist at Rutgers University, taught journalism at County College of Morris and served as a media strategist for a local political committee. She has written features, profiles, news stories, cover stories, columns, speeches, grants, annual reports, stewardship reports, donor wall vignettes, newsletters, email blasts, brochures and press releases. Her client list includes preparatory schools, universities, a sports agency, start-ups, non-profits, foundations and hospitals.
A favorite part of Alice's freelance business is the assistance she provides to high school students crafting their college essays. A seasoned interviewer, Alice asks pointed questions during consultations to help students discover their story. She then assists with the revision process, helping students develop evocative and compelling essays. Successful applications include Georgia Tech, Rutgers, Penn State, University of Maryland, Pitt, George Washington, College of Charleston and University of Miami.
A member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators, Alice is finishing a middle-grade novel about a 12-and-under baseball travel team. She’s a frequent contributor to The Rumpus. Her personal narrative, “A Sacred Gift,” was one of 60 essays selected from more than 100,000 submissions for inclusion in the book, This I Believe: On Motherhood (Wiley).
A favorite part of Alice's freelance business is the assistance she provides to high school students crafting their college essays. A seasoned interviewer, Alice asks pointed questions during consultations to help students discover their story. She then assists with the revision process, helping students develop evocative and compelling essays. Successful applications include Georgia Tech, Rutgers, Penn State, University of Maryland, Pitt, George Washington, College of Charleston and University of Miami.
A member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators, Alice is finishing a middle-grade novel about a 12-and-under baseball travel team. She’s a frequent contributor to The Rumpus. Her personal narrative, “A Sacred Gift,” was one of 60 essays selected from more than 100,000 submissions for inclusion in the book, This I Believe: On Motherhood (Wiley).
