After taking Jane Black's "Breaking into Food Writing" course at mediabistro, food lover Zena Polin's recent article, "Sol Food" published in the Washington Flyer has her savoring the taste of success.

"I never would have had gotten the commission with The Washington Flyer without mediabistro and the freelance marketplace," she said. "That membership was priceless, since the article is just so lovely."

But this is not Zena's first published piece. She is a woman of many trades - managing editor and principal writer of two destination magazines, Visitor St. Kitts and Nevis and Discover St. Kitts, author of two guidebooks, The Other Side of Sydney and The Pub, Club and Grub Guide to Washington, D.C, owner of The Winning Ticket, a public relations, marketing and communications firm that specializes in food, restaurants, travel and lifestyle clients, and she also writes a food and wine column in Dollhouse magazine.

Having taken several other mediabistro courses with Barbara Martin, Karen Shallet, and Kristin Harmel, she says "...All of them have inspired me to write and convinced me that editors are approachable, whether you are doing public relations or sending pitches. They helped humanize the process."

--William Battaglia

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