Lynn Michelle Ermann

New York, NY USA
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Professional Experience

FREELANCE WRITER: (1997-2012; 2023-present) essays/short memoir/features in national publications, including The New York Times (City Weekly; Real Estate; Home; "Generations" column), The Washington Post (Magazine; Style; Arts), The New York Daily News (CitySmarts; Now; Food; Arts; Health; Workplace; Travel), The Wall Street Journal, In Style, E-The Environmental Magazine, Architectural Record, Saveur, ARTnews, Muse-Science Magazine for Kids, and Glamour/RESEARCH & BOOKS (2006-present): several repped but unsold book projects (two in samples); on-site interviews/observation over nearly two years at NYC crisis respites--after obtaining access (examining pilot programs/writing project); narratives/oral histories for nonprofits; fun, if not quite successful, attempt at an educational graphic novel script for kids; ongoing: reported essays; reported screenplay; radio and print pitches; research/DEVELOPMENTAL EDITOR/COACH (2008-present), focus: memoir

Expertise

Editor
7 Years
Writer
18 Years

Specialty

Industries


Newspaper - National
18 Years
Newspaper - National
18 Years
Book publishing - all
8 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

16 Years

Other Work History

volunteer & paid writing instructor/tutor for adults and teens; literacy specialist at NYPL after school program; volunteer & paid advocacy/community outreach specialist, including education efforts with a Test & Trace team in highly impacted neighborhoods and on-site testimony collection from victims of abusive NYPD policies; marketing assistant for Ragle Photo, my husband's studio

Equipment

Marantz PDM 661/shotgun microphone

Associations

American Society of Journalists and Authors; Editorial Freelancers Association; Association of Independents in Radio

Showcase

Family

Family & Mental Health Memoir/Investigation: "Left Behind" for The Washington Post Magazine
(The Washington Post Magazine/2005 9/3/2005)
9/2005
Family Essay: "When Parents Leave The Nest" for The New York Times 'Generations' column
(NYt 6/8/2023)

History & NYC

FEATURE: "The Power of Water" for The New York Times
(The New York Times, City Weekly 5/2/1999)
HISTORICAL NARRATIVE: "Learning Freedom in Captivity" for The Washington Post Magazine
(The Washington Post Magazine 12/4/2020)
FEATURE: "Beyond the Sock Market" for The New York Times
(The New York Times, City Weekly 8/8/1999)
FEATURE: "In Hartford, A World Bizarre" for The Washington Post
(The Washington Post 1/27/1998)
BOOK PROPOSAL: based on story in WaPo German POW article plus additional characters/significant research--repped, 2006-2010; submitted to new agents, 2017/can make research available to scholars/also interested in docu collabs
(unsold 4/10/2024)

Wildlife Trade & Invasive Species

FEATURE: "Silent Auction: Mangy Elk and Crippled Camels" for The Wall Street Journal
(The Wall Street Journal 10/27/1996)
FEATURE: "Wild In The Streets" for New York Daily News
(New York Daily News 10/26/1998)
"Who Invited You?" (2018) graphic novel script for an educational (100% factual except for the kid story framework) environmental mystery for Middle Grade readers (for use in schools), repped 2018-2019
(for MG environmental mystery 3/29/2024)
"Who Invited You? When Species 'Invade'" for Muse--Science Magazine for Kids
(Muse 6/5/2023)
4/2023

Advocacy Projects

Thomas on NYPD harassment, one of 70+ testimonies I collected using my iPhone, with assistance/access from local activists and leaders, for the Police Reform Organizing Project (more on PROP channel)
(PROP 1/1/2021)
(click on title)
FUNDRAISING NARRATIVE: excerpts from "Where Kids Rule: A Campaign for Hearts, Minds, and Lives at the Boys & Girls Republic of New York"
(Henry Street Settlement 1/2/2010)

Architecture & Art

FEATURE: "Technology Transfer Remains A Nascent Movement" for Architectural Record Magazine
(Architectural Record 10/1/2003)
FEATURE:"They Have Jobs On The Slide" for The Washington Post
(The Washington Post Magazine 2/14/1999)
FEATURE: "On Top of Mt. Slag, Homes Sprout" for NYT
(NYT 10/28/2018)