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 for Rutgers, taught college journalism classes and served as a media strategist for a local political committee. She has written features, profiles, news stories, cover stories, columns, grants, speeches, annual reports, donor wall vignettes, newsletters, essays, email blasts, brochures and press releases. Her client list includes prep schools, sports agencies, universities, start-ups, soup kitchens, non-profits, foundations and hospitals.
A favorite part of Alice's work 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 work 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).