Kristyn Lewis

Durham, NC USA
Website: http://www.kristynkuseklewis.com
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Professional Experience

For fifteen years, Ive been writing for many of the nations top, front-of-the-newsstand publications, including O: The Oprah Magazine, The NY Times, Real Simple, and Readers Digest. I specialize in lifestyle pieces, food, travel, and health. Assignments have taken me to Botswana, where I accompanied the UN on an investigation of the HIV/AIDS crisis; to Hawaii, where I wrote about learning how to surf; to Utah, where I scuba dove inside of a crater. Versatility is my strong suit. Im a former health columnist for the NY Daily News and a former relationships columnist for Redbook. Im happy working in the field or poring through research at my desk. I have a strong reporting background and an MFA in creative writing. My solid reputation comes from years of delivering lively, exactly-what-you-asked-for pieces. I've worked with most of my editors for over a decade. Im happy writing for a variety of publicationsmagazines, newspapers, web, etc.

Expertise

Editor
13 Years
Writer
13 Years

Specialty

Health
11 Years
Lifestyle
13 Years
Women's Issues
13 Years

Industries


Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
13 Years
Newspaper - National
13 Years
Online/new media
9 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

13 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Men's Health (1-2), Latina (1-2), Prevention (1-2), More (6-10), Redbook (6-10), Real Simple (6-10), Reader's Digest (3-5), Health (3-5), Glamour (3-5), O: The Oprah Magazine (3-5)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Kellogg's (1-2)

Other Work History

Health Columnist, The NY Daily News Health Columnist, Redbook Relationships Columnist, Redbook Contributing Editor, Organic Style Health and Fitness Editor, New Woman Lifestyle Editor, Child Assistant Editor, Glamour

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, OS 10, Windows XP, Quark

Equipment

Laptop, digital camera, audio recorder

References

Upon request

Awards

"Ovarian Cancer: The facts that could save your life," Redbook, submitted by the magazine for a National Magazine Award, 2003.

Associations

The Authors Guild The American Society of Journalists and Authors The North Carolina Writers' Network

Showcase

General

"How to Get the Life You Want"
(Redbook 1/1/2007)
A comprehensive lifestyle piece about women who've achieved their dreams along with service-driven lessons for readers.
"At Last! All the Secrets of Happiness Explained!"
(Redbook 5/1/2006)
A feature about the growing amount of research related to the science of happiness.
"In Your Dreams"
(Real Simple 11/1/2007)
Wild, wonderful, scary, weird--dreams may be more than just random brain patterns. What scientists have discovered about the personal truths that dreams reveal.
"Surfing the Internet Via the Step Machine"
(The New York Times 4/1/1999)
A trend piece about new computer technology in health clubs.
"Burglarproofing Your Home"
(Real Simple 7/1/2007)
A guide for the magazine's "Life" section about how to prevent home burglaries.
"Maids, Bellhops and Now, A Psychologist"
(The New York Times 5/1/1999)
A trend piece about high-end hotels staffing in-house psychologists for their guests.
"Application Denied: How new credit card tricks and traps can ruin your life."
(Reader's Digest 8/1/2007)
A piece about how sneaky credit card penalties and fees keep Americans in debt.
"Raising Children Today: They're Home, You're Not. Now What?"
(Reader's Digest 2/1/2005)
A feature written in conjunction with the results of a year-long survey commissioned by the magazine about latchkey kids and what they're up to when their parents aren't home.
"America's Next Great Diet Craze"
(O: The Oprah Magazine 8/1/2006)
A health feature in the magazine's "Body Wise" section in which I interviewed several of the nation's top nutrition experts about popular diet plans.
"Keeping the Weight Off"
(More 2/1/2008)
Ten women tell how they lost weight and kept it off, with commentary from researchers about why their strategies work.
"The Hungry Woman's Guide to Healthy Eating"
(More 5/1/2007)
Interviews with five, high-profile, over-40 nutritionists about their own eating habits--and how they balance walking their walk with eating the foods they love.
"Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires"
(Reader's Digest 12/1/2007)
How regular people get rich.
"Everything You Wish You Could Ask Your Doctor"
(Glamour 4/1/2008)
A health feature in which I ask medical experts all of the questions that patients are too polite to ask, like, "Why are you always late?" and "Would you admit it if you made a mistake?"