Mags Chmielarczyk

Mags Chmielarczyk is the development assistant at PEN America. They were born in rural Alaska and raised in Santa Fe, NM. Chmielarczyk is a recent graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, where they concentrated on writing and journalism. At Sarah Lawrence, they were particularly invested in public policy and social movement theory, which led them to intern in PEN America’s Prison and Justice Writing Program in 2019. Prior to rejoining PEN America, Chmielarczyk worked in development at a documentary organization and covered arts and culture for Brooklyn Magazine.