Meet Zoe Talbot

Zoe Talbot is a senior at The College of New Jersey, where they are studying English and Secondary Education. They have been involved with the Alpha Epsilon Alpha Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta since fall 2020, and will be serving as Co-Vice President for the chapter for the 2022-2023 school year! When they aren’t student teaching, Zoe works as a writing tutor and a theatre technician on campus. They love Dungeons & Dragons, baking, and playing with their cats. Zoe is so excited to be serving as the 2022-2023 Associate Student Representative for the Eastern Region!

1. I chose to become an English Major because teaching rhetoric and making people love English as much as I do has always been a passion of mine!
2. My favorite part of being an English Major is working to make mentor texts more accessible to others.
3. The last book I read was Book Lovers by Emily Henry.
4. My favorite book is The Princess Bride by William Goldman.
5. A book character I identify with is Jo March from Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott.
6. The last book I bought was The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons, but I have not yet read it.
7. My favorite book to series adaptation is Bridgerton.
8. I’m both a reader and a writer.
9. My favorite style of writing is narrative.
10. My go-to children’s book is Chicka-Chicka Boom Boom, by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault.
11. My favorite childhood memory is going to the safari with my grandparents.
12. Growing up, I was sure I would be a tattoo artist . . . and an explorer . . . and a marine biologist . . . and a physical therapist . . . and an ice skater . . . and an art therapist.
13. My first job was as a camp counselor.
14. My dream job is to be an an English teacher.
15. I like to spend my free time baking & reading.
16. The destination at the top of my travel bucket list is The Philippines and London.
17. The literary place I’d most like to visit is Florin (The Princess Bride).
18. If I could move anywhere in the world, I’d live in North Carolina (to see my extended family more often).
19. If I was stranded on a desert island, the three things I would bring with me are a fresh water converter, a sleeping bag, and a first aid kit.
20. The one song I could listen to on repeat is “Everybody’s Lonely” by Jukebox the Ghost.
21. The best gift I ever received was a minifigure of my Dungeons & Dragons character.
22. The best gift I’ve ever given is a comic book of our adventures together.
23. If you find me in the kitchen, I’m typically whipping up cookies!!!!
24. If I could try any food from a book or series, it would be butterbeer from the Harry Potter series.
25. The author (dead or alive) I’d most like to spend a day with is Emily Henry.