Professional/Personal Overview
A prolific and versatile writer, my clips cover travel, business, green technology, books, culture, the arts, and general interest topics. I've written numerous features, columns, profiles, blog pieces, and advertorials. Ive contributed to four books, three of which came out in late 2010. I can mark-up in HTML and I'm skilled at SEO.
Work Info
Expertise
Content Editor (online)
10 Years
Copywriter
10 Years
Writer
22 Years
Specialty
Arts & Humanities
20 Years
Books & Literature
20 Years
Travel
14 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
22 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
Guernica Magazine (11+), The Atlantic (11+), The New Yorker (11+), TheAtlanticWire.com (11+), Conde Nast Traveler (3-5), Museyon Publications (1-2), Reaktion Books (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
BMW (11+), Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts (11+), Mexican Tourism Office (6-10), Tourist Office of Spain (6-10), MGM Grand (3-5), AIG (3-5), American Airlines (3-5), History Channel (3-5), InfoSeek.com (3-5), John Hancock (1-2), Luminato Art Festival (1-2), CIT (1-2)
Other Work History
Senior Editor, Guernicamag.com
Computer Skills
MS Office for Lion and Windows 7, HTML, Factiva, ProQuest, and Nexis
Technical Skills
Adobe, light Web design, research and fact checking
Equipment
MacBook Pro, Acer One Aspire, Canon digital camera, audio recorder
References
Upon request
Awards
Scholarship (also known as "waitership"): Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, Conference Grant: Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, Fellowship: Summer Literary Seminars (Russia), Nominee: Million Writers Award. Short story I selected and edited: Caine Prize for African Writing.
Associations
CLMP
Other
CELTA-certified to teach ESL
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near New York, NY. I am willing to travel anywhere.
Work Samples
Writing Samples: Travel
(Museyon Pulbications , 5/1/2009)
I contributed to this new guidebook series, published by Museyon. My chapter was on the American South. For it, I conducted a great deal of reasearch, using Nexis, Factiva, Imdb Pro, interviews, and some travel. Piece centered on movie locations located throughout the South.
(The New Yorker , 11/19/2007)
Write this travel piece on very tight turnaround on the Mexican Riviera.
(Time Out New York )
For Time Out New York's annual Essential New York section, I wrote about the plaques that can be found on the streets of the city, in unexpected places.
(The New Yorker )
Wrote this piece on the American Virgin islands
(Conde Nast Traveler )
Wrote this piece on travel to Scottsdale
(Conde Nast Traveler )
Write this piece on travel to Arizona
Writing Samples: Books
(Reaktion Books , 3/1/2007)
Wrote this chapter on books set in New York City, published during the 1970s. Books was highly praised by the critics, and distributed by the University of Chicago Press.
(USAir Magazine )
I interviewed the writer Gay Talese on home and childhood. The magazine had a regular column called Coming Home.
(USAir Magazine )
I wrote a round-up review of the best guidebooks out there.
(The New Yorker )
This piece was praised on various literary blogs for its useful information and thorough reportage on this publishing industry phenomenon, the bestseller.
(Forbes British Living & Style )
Published by Forbes, this magazine was all about the UK, and sold on newsstands. I regularly wrote about museums, travel, and books for the publication
(The New Yorker )
I wrote about trends in the children and YA segments of the publishing industry.
(The New Yorker )
I wrote this piece on the changing market for YA in the publishing industry. I interviewed various publishers, writers, and agents for the piece.
Writing Samples: The Atlantic
(The Atlantic , 12/30/2009)
The was a month-long blog, filled with links that I selected, for The Atlantic. The attached is a PDF because when The Atlantic redesigned the site, the blog was lost in the shuffle. I posted the links in HTML, using Movable Type.
(The Atlantic )
I covered the 2010 World Economic Forum from a small-business point of view. I blogged twice a day during the conference.
Writing Samples: Entertainment
(Maxim Magazine )
Wrote a quick, humorous piece on how to pick a lock.
(Maxim )
Wrote this rundown of movie awards for Maxim, where I was a contributing editor.
(Maxim )
I used to be Contributing Editor of Maxim. I mostly wrote film reviews, and here's a sample.
(Maxim )
Silly piece on the beautiful women of Sci-fi.
(TV Guide )
I wrote many reviews for TV Guide. This is only one of them
(Time Out New York )
I interviewed the crowds outside of The Today Show, looking to see what kinds of people gather there,
(Time Out New York )
I interviewed Mayor Koch for a TV show he was launching.
(The New Yorker )
I conducted a variety of interviews and read a great deal of history on the Crusades for this piece.
Writing Samples: Advertorials
(The History Channel )
I wrote this to mark the premiere of History Channel's examination of the true history behind Thanksgiving.
(Altria )
I wrote this about Altria's contributions to education.
(PBS )
I wrote this for PBS, to coincide with the premeire of their documentary on America's National Parks System, "America's Best Idea."
(Luminato Arts Festival )
Wrote this under a very tight deadline for Canada's premier arts festival.
(BP )
Wrote this as an image piece for BP. Also acted as liaison with client.
(American Airlines )
Write this piece for American Airlines.
(AIG )
This booklet appeared in The New Yorker. It was later used by school teachers as a friendly way to teach history.
(WinStar Cruises )
I wrote this advertorial piece for a cruise line. It appeared in Conde Nast Traveler
(MGM Grand )
Wrote this advertorial for MGM Grand
Writing Samples: Fiction
(elimae.com )
This is a super-short story I wrote for elimae. It was praised on numerous blogs.
(Our Stories Literary Review )
Wrote this for Our Stories Literary Review. It was nominated for a Million Writer's Award
(Noo Journal )
A very-short story I wrote for the online and print journal, Noo.
Writing Samples: Nonfiction Essays
(Mr. Beller's Neighborhood )
Wrote this piece for the Web site, Mr. Beller's Neighborhood, which is edited by the novelist, Thomas Beller. It's a lauded nonfiction site centered on New York City.
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June 4, 2013 | San Francisco
