Britny Cordera

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I am a poet, blerd, journalist, and sound artist living in St. Louis Missouri. My beats include environment, climate solutions, (pop) culture, and ecowomanism. I report at the intersections of Black and Indigenous communities.
Member since 2022

Portfolio

Britny is available for

I want to do non-narrated, long-form storytelling and gain more experience as an audio journalist and producer. I am very new to journalism and the audio industry, but I would love to gain more experience doing sound design.
  • Fact Checking
  • Editing
  • Producing
  • Recording
  • Reporting
  • Scripting
  • Voice
  • Writing

About Britny

Cordera is a published poet, nonfiction writer, and emerging journalist who investigates the intersections between environment, climate change, religion, (pop) culture, and ecowomanism. Cordera was a finalist for the 2020 Narrative 30 Below contest. Her work (poetry and nonfiction) can be found or is forthcoming in Grist Fix, The New Territory, Rhino, Narrative, and PANK. She received her MFA from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. When she is not reporting, or writing poetry, Cordera teaches for St Louis Poetry Center and roller skates in her free time.

Britny's Portfolio

Extreme Weather Uproots Spanish Lake Farmer’s Routine and Bounty
Urban farmer Mitchell Pearson provides nutritious fruits and vegetables to food insecure neighborhoods in North St. Louis. He’s also passionate about teaching young people how to farm sustainably. He worries that climate change is making it more difficult to grow culturally important crops like okra, tomatoes, and mustard greens.

Experience

Skills

  • Tape Syncs
  • Story Editing
  • Sound Design
  • Research
  • Reporting
  • Producing
  • Interviewing
  • Grant Writing
  • Field Recording