Hi! My name’s Elina, and some people like to call me Lina.
A few things I like: morning dew, dog yawns, the smell of St. Petersburg’s metro, community & diaspora, childhood photographs, knafeh, my mother’s elbows. It’s really nice to meet you.
I’m a creative with educational and professional backgrounds in the spheres of communication, marketing, publishing, event coordination, and journalism. From running social media accounts to designing e-newsletters, from writing copy for advertising campaigns to facilitating UX design, from editing manuscripts to organizing literary readings—I give my all to any project I work on, any team I am a part of.
A self-starter, I make time to pursue my passions, whether it’s writing a poetry book or developing recipes. Both are heavily influenced by my family’s and my own immigration stories, which I’ll happily share with you over a cup of Earl Grey if you’d like. Wanna chat?