School
University Of Memphis
Expertise
Italian Cuisine, Global Food Culture, Food History
- Genci Papraniku has been writing and editing for Static Media since 2022.
- Growing up in Memphis, Tennessee, Genci worked at his family's Italian restaurant, "Villa Castrioti," giving him the chance to learn all about food and the service industry.
- An avid traveler, Genci enjoys discovering new cuisines; however, his guilty pleasure is seeing how other parts of the world do their hamburgers.
Experience
Genci Papraniku has been editing and writing in various roles for the last six years. He joined the Takeout news editing team in 2024 and has been editing and writing about some of his all-time favorite franchises for Looper since 2022. After publishing his first short story in a local college magazine, he was able to put his writing expertise to use by tutoring fellow university students; upon graduating, he continued to teach writing as a Peace Corps volunteer in Kosovo for two years. Genci spent 2021 to 2023 working as an editor and writer for Sportskeeda, covering combat sports and WWE news, in addition to working as a private English tutor online.
Education
Genci double majored in creative writing and history and earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Memphis in 2017. During his workshop-heavy course load, he studied under established authors such as Sarai Walker and Cary Holladay.
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