Eva Leonard

New York, NY USA
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Professional Experience

As a freelance writer and editor with more than 12 years of experience, I specialize in writing about travel (from jungle biking in St. Lucia to doing business in Copenhagen), interior designers (rising stars from New York to Paris), restaurants (hot spots from Shanghai to D.C.) and luxury goods (from $15,000 briefcases to $25,000 watches). I have written extensively about New York City, in particular its restaurants and hotels, for travel guidebooks, magazines and Web sites. As former editor in chief of two upscale consumer magazines, I've also produced interior design, cover, restaurant and luxury goods shoots, scouting products, locations and photographers. In the process I've established an international network of freelance writers, photographers and artists and have traveled extensively to report on both leisure and business destinations. I'm also strangely smitten with line editing and very good at it.

Expertise

Editor
12 Years
Writer
12 Years

Specialty

Food
12 Years
Travel
12 Years
Other, Specify
11 Years

Industries


Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
4 Years
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
11 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

12 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Business Traveler (10+), Passport Luxury Travel Newsletter (3-5), Where New York Magazine (1-2)

Other Work History

MetroSource Magazine, Editor in Chief Business Traveler Magazine, Editor in Chief and Editor at Large FIND New York Magazine, Publisher and Editor Detour's New York, Co-Author Frommers New York, Contributor Upside Magazine, Contributor Planetout.com, Contributor QW Magazine, Contributor Outweek Magazine, Contributor

Foreign Language Skills

Working knowledge of German, some Danish

Computer Skills

Quark Xpress 6.5, Microsoft Word

Equipment

IMac G5, fax/scanner/copier, Kodak EasyShare digital camera

References

References available upon request

Showcase

Writing Samples

Muddy Waters
(Business Traveler 6/1/2004)
Eva Leonard leaves St. Lucia's beaches behind for off-road biking in a tropical jungle
Global Alliances
(Business Traveler 8/1/2004)
Fusion fare rules in D.C., from Latino dim sum to upscale American comfort food spiked with international flavors. Eva Leonard reports
Gear
(Business Traveler 10/1/2005)
Pump up your power profile with these ultra-high-end briefcases