Dylan MacDonald was accepted into Harvard University’s in-person Pre-College Program in Creative Writing after an extensive application process that included recommendations and five involved essays. 

In June, Dylan moved onto Harvard’s campus for two intensive weeks of college-level study. Under acclaimed author and professor Steve Almond, he spent his days reading, analyzing, writing, and rewriting, learning one of the most important lessons of the summer: in a short story, every word has to earn its place.

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Dylan describes the experience as both inspiring and humbling. His classmates challenged him to push his own writing further, and he left Harvard not only a stronger writer, but with friendships he hopes will last well beyond the program.

During the summer, Dylan reached another milestone when he officially became an international runway model at Bangkok Fashion Week. Working alongside professional designers, choreographers, makeup artists, and photographers, he experienced the international fashion world from the inside before stepping onto the runway himself.

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He also took part in a daring editorial photo shoot throughout Bangkok, where busy streets, extraordinary temples, and unexpected corners of the city became his set, even including an unforgettable encounter with a tiger.

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From being challenged and humbled among gifted writers at Harvard to walking an international runway in Bangkok, Dylan spent his summer dreaming big, working hard, and discovering just how far his passions might take him. Dylan next runway venture will be on his birthday, October 18 for LA Fashion Week, for which he sketched his own clothing piece. He is also going to co-author once more with Brave Healer Production in “100 Poems and Possibilities for healing, Volume 4” this fall.