Professional/Personal Overview
Publisher/Editor of Long Island Parent magazine and www.liparentonline.com through the company I created, Wordsmiths Media. I manage a freelance staff of writers, artists, sales people and all production, including working with printers and distributors. I also organize and run related events and work with other media partners, including radio and TV. My companion Web site is updated daily with news, videos, exclusive content, contests, blogs, columns, polls and resource guides, and I send out bi-weekly e-newsletters. In addition I freelance as a writer in the parenting, health and lifestyle categories. I am also a children's book author, and a motivational speaker/expert on getting your work published. And I teach college journalism classes as well. That's how I divide my time as an award-winning journalist, author and editor. Visit my Web site at www.lizaburby.com.
Work Info
Expertise
Book Author
20 Years
Editor
20 Years
Writer
30 Years
Specialty
Family, Children & Teenagers
23 Years
Health
30 Years
Women's Issues
30 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
31 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
Newsday (11+), Newsday's Parents & Children magazine (11+), Parents magazine (11+), Writer's Digest (11+), Better Homes & Gardens (11+), Long Island Parent (11+)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Barron's Educational Series (11+), Rosen Books (11+), Square One Publishers (6-10), Adelphi University (6-10), National Book Foundation (1-2)
Other Work History
Children's book author of 39 nonfiction and fiction books, author of How to Publish Your Children's Book, lecturer on topics from parenting to writing, and an adjunct journalism professor.
Computer Skills
Word, In Design, In Copy, Excel
References
Rudy Shur, Square One Publishing; Andree Sanquini, Patch.com, Bridgette Nicolini, Reach for It Media
Awards
Parenting Publications of America, Press Club of Long Island, New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age
Associations
Society of Professional Journalists, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, American Society of Journalists and Authors, Press Club of Long Island
Other
As author of How to Publish Your Children's Book, I speak about the children's book publishing industry at writer's conferences. I was an author in residence for the National Book Foundation, and I frequently make author visits to schools.
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near New York, NY. I am willing to travel regionally. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.
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June 4, 2013 | San Francisco
