Bonnie Mason

Brunswick, ME USA
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Professional Experience

Magazine, newspaper and ezine journalist with 300 plus articles over a span of 25 + years while I was also teaching creative writing in DeKalb Schools in Atlanta, Georgia. See my recent work since moving to Maine at www.bonniemason.com.

Expertise

Editor
2 Years
Reporter
28 Years
Writer
28 Years

Specialty

Arts & Humanities
6 Years
Lifestyle
28 Years
Women's Issues
28 Years

Industries


Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
3 Years
Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
28 Years
Newspaper - Local/Regional
28 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

28 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Atlanta Magazine (1976-1980) (6-10), Atlanta Singles Magazine (10+), Creative Loafing in Atlanta 1975-1980) (10+), DivineCarolineOnline Magazine (10+), Feature Editor, Neighborhood Newspaper Atlanta (10+), Times Record Newspaper and Atlanta Journal-Constit (10+), Port City Life Magazine (2007-2009) (3-5)

Other Work History

Writing group facilitator, creative writing teacher, DeKalb County Schools, Atlanta, Georgia (1965-2000)

Equipment

laptop, audio recorder

Awards

International Reading Association Award, for outstanding reporting on reading, 1979

Associations

Maine Media Women Maine Writers & Publishers

Showcase

Writing Samples

The Tide Turns for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
(Maine in Print Newspaper for Maine Writers 2/15/2007)
The new interest in Longfellow and what it means to this generation of poetry lovers
Anne Rivers Siddons
(Port City Life Magazine 6/1/2008)
Anne Rivers Siddons talks about the writing life and her new book about Maine, Off Season.

General

Pioneer of the Deep
(Port City Life 11/1/2008)
Article about John Chatteron, one of world's best divers. See books, Shadow Divers and The Titanic's Last Secrets.