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Matthew Ortile is the managing editor of Catapult magazine. He has written for BuzzFeed News, Out, Into, Details, and Self. He was also the founding editor of BuzzFeed Philippines. He graduated from Vassar College, which means he now lives in Brooklyn.
At the MacDowell, he finished the first draft of his essay collection The Groom Will Keep His Name, forthcoming in summer 2020, from Bold Type Books, an imprint of Hachette.
The Groom Will Keep His Name (Essay collection)
Matthew Ortile worked in the Barnard studio.
Originally built near MacDowell's Union Street entrance, the Barnard Studio — which was funded by Barnard College music students — was re-located to its current site in 1910. When the small structure was moved, its size was doubled with the addition of a second room. This remodeling, financed by Mrs. Thomas E. Emery of Cincinnati…