Joelle Hann

New York, NY USA
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Professional Experience

An energetic freelancer, I specialize in wellness and yoga--the practice, lifestyle, trends, health issues, and celebrities of the yoga and wellness world. I am a yoga teacher in New York, and I've been practicing for more than 10 years which gives me great access to people and new developments. As a journalist, I've also written a feature on an international literary festival in Brazil; conducted an interview with contemporary artist Elaine Reicheck; written many, many book reviews, and covered food: from raw foods to curry to dinner parties and family traditions. All of these subjects are passions of mine. Publications include: The New York Times, Time Out New York, Poets & Writers, Fit Yoga, Cravings.com, Drunken Boat.com, Slimfast.com, ArtKrush.com, Geist Magazine, and Quill & Quire. I also have extensive editing experience in educational publishing, both print (editor) and online (content developer, instructional designer), and I'm a solid copy editor.

Expertise

Content Editor (online)
5 Years
Editor
12 Years
Writer
17 Years

Specialty

Books & Literature
17 Years
Education
10 Years
Other, Specify
10 Years

Industries


Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
3 Years
Online/new media
5 Years
Other
7 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

17 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Time Out New York (10+), Slimfast.com (6-10), Cravings.com (6-10), Fit Yoga (3-5), The New York Times (1-2), Poets & Writers (1-2), The Paupered Chef.com (1-2)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Facts on File (3-5), Cabinet Magazine (3-5), Museum of Modern Art (1-2)

Other Work History

Editor, Bedford/St.Martins Director of English Language Arts, TestU.com Instructor, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University freelance editing and writing for individuals (including artists and writers).

Technical Skills

Good working knowledge of instructional design for the Web.

Foreign Language Skills

Intermediate French and Portuguese. Very quick to pick up languages.

Computer Skills

HTML, MS Office, Dreamweaver

Equipment

Laptop, digital recorder, tape recorder, cell phone.

Work Permits & Visas

US green card; Canadian citizenship; British citizenship; EU

References

Available on request.

Awards

Two grants from the Canada Council for the Arts; numerous publications in poetry and creative non-fiction since 1990, including the anthologies "Broken Land: Poets of Brooklyn" NYU Press, 2006; and “Breathing Fire: Canada’s New Poets,” Harbour Publishing, 1995.

Showcase

Writing Samples

Between Poses, a Barrage of Pickup Lines
(New York Times 8/23/2007)
The comedy sketch “Inappropriate Yoga Guy” raises issues about the wrong moves to make in yoga class.
Invention & Intention: Cooking with Sarah Trelease
(Fit Yoga 2/1/2007)
Interview with yogini and chef Sarah Trelease of OM Yoga. We discuss how her yogic intention plays a role in her cooking, and her playful cooking plays a role in her yoga. Recipes included. Please request PDFs of subsequent pages.
FLIP: Head Over Heels in Parati
(Poets & Writers 3/1/2006)
A feature article on the intenational literary festival--Festa Literaria Internacional de Parati (FLIP)-- in Brazil, 2005. First article page attached. Please request subsequent pages.
Twisting & Turning
(Time Out New York 9/7/2006)
Predictions of yoga developments, fall 2006.
Goal Mate
(Time Out New York 12/14/2006)
A survey of yoga trends in New York City.
Fancy Pants
(Time Out New York 12/14/2006)
Yoga clothing company, featuring organic and unusual materials (silver, bamboo), opens in New York.
Lady Matters
(Time Out New York 11/30/2006)
Book review of Yogini: The Power of Women in Yoga.
Raw and Order
(Time Out New York 10/19/2006)
Interview with raw food enthusiast, chef, and delivery service provider, Matt Amsden.
Om Sweet OM
(Time Out New York 9/14/2006)
Review of new spa services at Om Yoga Center, New York,
Curried Cauliflower and Peas
(The Paupered Chef 2/22/2006)
A personal essay about my family, curry, the British Empire, and cooking up a delcious dinner for friends.
Class Menagerie
(Time Out New York 11/9/2006)
Review of new "power of positive thinking" class at Equinox Gym.
Cosmic Con
(Time Out New York 9/14/2006)
Review of the Path of Yoga conference in New York, Sept. 2006. Includes interviews with four yoga celebrities.
Man of the Our
(Time Out New York 9/7/2006)
Interview with integrated living guru, Ken Wilber.
For Total Posers
(Time Out New York 8/10/2006)
Round-up of interesting new yoga books, summer 2006.