Professional/Personal Overview
Writer Kerry Newberry covers food and wine, farms, travel and lifestyle. Her work has taken her from behind-the-scenes and in-the-kitchen at the International Pinot Noir Celebration to starlit grape-sorting during the rush of crush in Oregon wine country. Shes traveled by skiff off the coast of Oregon with oyster farmers and hiked to a buffalo range in remote eastern Washington; shes interviewed lamb farmers and fisherman, coopers and chefs. She loves chasing stories about people through food, wine and farms.
Work Info
Expertise
Social Media
4 Years
Writer
8 Years
Specialty
Food
6 Years
Lifestyle
6 Years
Travel
5 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
6 Years
Computer Skills
Social Media Savvy, Wordpress, Photoshop
Equipment
Audio Recorder, Nikon DSLR, Flip Camera
Work Permits & Visas
EU Passport
Awards
Special Mention: James Patrick McDermott Scholarship for Social Change through Food Writing, Greenbrier Symposium for Professional Food Writers 2010 2010 Edible Communities, EDDY Award Winner Best Editorial Food or Cooking Focused Story: Sea-salt Kiss 2010 Edible Communities, EDDY Award Finalist Best Editorial Political or Social Issue Coverage Story: Vital Stats From the Fields Special Mention: Greenbrier Scholarship & Edible Communities Scholarship, Greenbrier Symposium for Professional Food Writers 2009 The Finkelstein Family Fellowship, celebrating creatively writing about wine with excitement and verve, 2009 Symposium for Professional Wine Writers at Meadowood Napa Valley Robert Mondavi Fellowship, celebrating writing that is passionate about exploring what wine means in a larger context with food and the arts, 2008 Symposium for Professional Wine Writers at Meadowood Napa Valley
Associations
Slow Food
Other
Masters degree in Educational Leadership for Sustainability from Portland State University; Intermediate Certification with the Wine & Spirit Education Trust.
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near Portland, OR. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.