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I've written about food, lifestyle, travel, health & parenting for USA Today, Better Homes & Gardens, Forbes Travel Guide, Spirit, Susquehanna Style, CakeSpy.com, Punchfork.com, Rain Taxi, PA Pursuits, Central PA magazine & more. I copyedit and fact-check cookbooks, websites and magazines. Clients include Parragon Books & Feast magazine (St. Louis).
In 2007, Chronicle Books published my cookbooks, KILLER PIES and KILLER CHILI. I'm also a former magazine managing editor. I teach college-level journalism and am skilled in multimedia storytelling.
What do I bring to the table? Stylish wordsmithing. Meticulous editing. Compelling storytelling. Strong reporting and research. Experience.
I'm ALWAYS looking for new projects. I have a flexible schedule and am close to Philadelphia, D.C./Baltimore & NYC.
E-mail: stephanieawitmer (at) gmail (dot) com
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HEALTH & WELLNESS |
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(Central Penn Parent 2012 Maternity & Baby Guide, 12/1/2011)
The benefits of exercise -- in particular, prenatal yoga -- during pregnancy
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(Better Homes & Gardens, 3/1/2011)
Food experts -- Mark Bittman, Melina Jampolis, David Kessler, Brian Wansink and the Real Food Moms --- weigh in on the easiest ways to improve you & your family's eating habits
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(Central PA magazine, 10/1/2005)
As the title says, migraines are more than just headaches.
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HOME & GARDEN |
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(SusquehannaStyle.com, 3/1/2012)
A roundup of Easter craft ideas from around the web
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(Susquehanna Style magazine, 3/1/2011)
Kid-friendly room and closet design
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(Susquehanna Style magazine, 9/1/2010)
An inside look at a funky city warehouse-turned-loft & the super-stylish couple that inhabits it.
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(Susquehanna Style magazine, 9/1/2009)
What's one of the quickest, cheapest and easiest ways to freshen up your space? A new coat of paint!
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(Central PA magazine, 9/1/2005)
A Pennsylvania family and their English-style cottage prove that less is sometimes more.
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(Central PA magazine, 9/1/2004)
A tour of the kitchens of two restaurateur couples
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BOOK REVIEWS |
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(Rain Taxi, 7/1/2004)
A review of Amanda Stern's novel "The Long Haul" (Soft Skull Press, 2004).
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FOOD |
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(Susquehanna Style magazine, 6/27/2012)
Getting kids to eat their veggies, starting with the summer's bounty of squash and zucchini
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(Susquehanna Style.com, 6/27/2012)
Recipes and ideas for food that kids will actually want to eat
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(Susquehanna Style magazine, 3/1/2012)
A look at Easter food traditions, including a family recipe of my own.
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(CakeSpy.com, 12/17/2011)
A family favorite: Christmas chocolate-crinkle cookies
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(Punchfork.com, 8/26/2011)
A round-up of unusual ice cream flavors, including candied bacon and duck fat caramel soy sauce
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(SmittenBlog.com, 9/18/2010)
Think you don't like Brussels sprouts? Think again.
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(Pursuits magazine, 9/1/2010)
Food article about Harvest, a environmentally focused, local-foods restaurant in Hershey, Pa.
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(SmittenBlog.com, 6/29/2010)
Musings and memories about summer's favorite crop
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(Spirit magazine, 5/1/2008)
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(Killer Pies (becker&mayer!/Chronicle Books), 3/1/2007)
Raspberry-rhubarb pie from Cascadia Bakery in Victoria, BC, Canada
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(Killer Pies (becker&mayer!/ChronicleChronicle Books), 3/1/2007)
Old-fashioned apple pie from The Little Pie Company, New York City
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(Central PA magazine, 1/1/2007)
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(Central PA magazine, 10/1/2006)
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(Susquehanna Style magazine, 1/1/2006)
Ideas and recipes for planning a more "the-more-the-merrier" kind of Valentine's Day
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(Central PA magazine, 5/1/2002)
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MISCELLANY |
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(Susquehanna Style magazine, 11/1/2012)
Short profiles of the winners of the magazine's kids' photography contest
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(Central PA magazine, 8/1/2004)
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(Evil Genius magazine.com, 7/1/2003)
Profile of David Rees, creator of the cult-fave, critically acclaimed comic strip "Get Your War On"
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(Evil Genius magazine.com, 1/1/2003)
Q&A with Seattle filmmaker/musician/juggler Greg Bennick
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(Central PA magazine, 2/1/2002)
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(Central PA magazine, 11/1/2001)
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(Central PA magazine, 5/1/2001)
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(Central PA magazine, 5/1/2000)
Feature about the Carlisle Indian School, a boarding school for Native American children. Won IABC Gold Award for Feature Writing. Nominated for CRMA feature-writing award.
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BLOGS |
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(Susquehanna Style.com, 12/28/2010)
My bimonthly column (since January 2011) about all things kids!
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(8/1/2009)
My blog about about mamahood, food, life (and my decent-ish photography)
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PARENTING + FAMILY |
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(Susquehanna Style.com, 11/1/2012)
A web round-up of kid-friendly Thanksgiving recipes and other fun holiday diversions
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(Susquehanna Style.com, 10/1/2012)
A web round-up of fun (and spooky) Halloween activities to do with the kiddos
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(Susquehanna Style.com, 1/5/2012)
A roundup of the best Valentine's Day crafts and treats for kids
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(Susquehanna Style.com, 11/1/2011)
Roundup of great gift ideas from around the web
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(Susquehanna Style magazine, 9/1/2011)
Tips from photographers for getting perfect family photos
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(SusquehannaStyle.com, 9/1/2011)
Roundup of spook-tacular (yep, I said it) Halloween ideas from the web
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(Central Penn Parent, 9/1/2011)
The challenges and triumphs of single parenting
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(Susquehanna Style magazine, 5/1/2011)
Planning guide for kids' birthday parties
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(Susquehanna Style magazine, 1/1/2011)
Choosing the right doctors for your child
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(SmittenBlog.com, 10/31/2010)
On toddlers and the word "no"
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ESSAYS |
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(SmittenBlog.com, 2/3/2012)
How yoga has made me a better mother, wife, person, and the lessons its taught me about balance, strength and peace
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(The Bird Sisters Blog, 12/30/2010)
I was invited to be a guest blogger on novelist Rebecca Rasmussen's blog, for which I wrote about motherhood, writing and finding some time for myself.
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TRAVEL |
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(Forbes Travel Guide/Startle.com, 11/15/2012)
A destination guide for the Laurel Highlands region in Pennsylvania
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(Susquehanna Style magazine, 5/1/2012)
Tips for traveling with kids by car, by train and by plane
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| Work Info |
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Expertise |
| Copy Editor |
10 Years |
| Editor |
13 Years |
| Writer |
16 Years |
Specialty |
| Food |
13 Years |
| Health |
16 Years |
| Lifestyle |
16 Years |
Total Media Industry Experience
16 Years |
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
FEAST magazine (copy editing, fact-checking) (11+), Susquehanna Style magazine (11+), Central Penn Parent (3-5), Pennsylvania Pursuits magazine (3-5), ExplorePAHistory.com (copy editing) (3-5), Better Homes & Gardens (1-2), CakeSpy.com (1-2), Fig Lancaster/Moxie House (1-2), Forbes Travel Guide/Startle.com (1-2), Punchfork.com (1-2), USA Today.com (1-2) |
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
ExplorePAHistory.com/WITF, Inc. (3-5), Parragon Books (3-5), Keybridge Communications (copyediting) (1-2), Yoga at Simply Well.com (copy editing) (1-2), Creative Vision (1-2), Electrolux/Weber Shandwick (1-2) |
Other Work History
blogger, freelance writer, freelance editor, proofreader, fact-checker, managing editor, online magazine founder/editor, book author, book editor, writing instructor |
Computer Skills
Mac, Windows, MS Office Suite, Dreamweaver, Quark XPress, HTML, Photoshop, InDesign, SoundSlides, SEO |
Technical Skills
Photography, photo editing, blogging, podcasting, magazine design, multimedia story packages, digital storytelling, SEO |
Equipment
MacBook Pro laptop, printer, DSLR camera, fax machine, scanner, copier, podcasting equipment, digital voice recorder, iPad, iPhone |
Awards
Gold Award for feature-writing, International Association of Business Communicators (2001); nominated for CRMA Feature-Writing Award (2001); nominated for PSU English Dept. Teaching Award (2005) |
Associations
Society of Professional Journalists, American Society of Journalists and Authors, Editorial Freelancers Association, Association of Food Journalists, Freelance Success |
Other
I graduated from Penn State University's M.F.A. program for nonfiction writing. I taught creative-writing courses at Penn State University, Harrisburg Area Community College, and now at Shippensburg University. I have extensive knowledge of and experience in magazine writing. I've been freelancing for 16 years, and worked as a magazine editor for 4 years before grad school, first as an assistant editor, and then 2 years as managing editor. I founded, designed, and edited an online magazine, Evil Genius magazine.com (now defunct).
I'm available for all sorts of freelance writing and editing jobs. I live close to Philly, Pittsburgh, DC, Baltimore & NYC.
I've appeared on TV (baking pies on a Comcast InDemand cooking show) and on radio (on MSL's Sirius morning show and during WITF-FM's coverage of the 9/11 attacks in 2001).
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Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, PA. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car. |
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