Meet The Tutors

Colleen Michaels

Colleen Michaels is the director of the Writing Studio at Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, Massachusetts, where she hosts the Improbable Places Poetry Tour, bringing poetry to unlikely places like tattoo parlors, laundromats, and swimming pools. Yes, in the swimming pool. Her poems have been published, anthologized, and commissioned as installations for The Massachusetts Poetry Festival, The Peabody Essex Museum, and The Trustees of Reservations. She serves on the board of trustees for the Beverly Public Library. She is the author of Prize Wheel (Small Bites Press,2023).

Jude Arnott

I’m Jude Arnott (He/Him/His), and I’m a current Second Semester Junior in the Writing and Visual Narrative Program. My interest in writing frequently crosses paths with my love for spectacle, maximalism and bright visual flair. I’m known around campus for my outfits and love of color. I adore conceptual theater, experimental comics, DIY music and fashion subculture, and nearly every realm in which writing and concept plays a core role towards a striking multi-sensorial product. I am enthusiastic and encouraging to bounce ideas off, and believe that even the strongest pieces can be aided by a strong conversation.

Cady Doughty

My name is Cady, and I am currently a Junior concentrating in Animation. I primarily write to work out ideas, create clear narratives and build fictional worlds, skills which I often use for making comics and films. As a peer tutor, I strive to help students feel supported while developing their writing skills, as it’s important to me that I create an environment where everyone feels comfortable learning and expressing their ideas without judgment.