Lynn Michelle Ermann

New York, NY USA
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Professional Experience

100+ Essays and Features in National Publications (1995-2010; Dec 2022-present), including The New York Times (Metro, Real Estate, and Home sections), The Washington Post (Magazine, Style, and Arts), The New York Daily News (CitySmart, Food, and Arts), In Style, Architectural Record, Saveur, ARTnews, Entertainment Weekly, MUSE Science Magazine, Glamour, Good Housekeeping/narratives and oral histories for nonprofits/Several repped book projects, including a nonfiction narrative and a nonfiction graphic novel for MG readers/mental health fiction project based on two years of research; Member: American Society of Journalists & Authors; Editorial Freelancers Association

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

Developmental Editor & Writing Coach

Work Samples

New York City

FEATURE: "The Power of Water" for The New York Times
(The New York Times, City Weekly 5/2/1999)
FEATURE: "Beyond the Sock Market" for The New York Times
(The New York Times, City Weekly 8/8/1999)

History

NARRATIVE: "Learning Freedom in Captivity" for The Washington Post Magazine
(The Washington Post Magazine 12/4/2020)
FEATURE: "In Hartford, A World Bizarre" for The Washington Post
(The Washington Post 1/27/1998)

Family

MEMOIR: "Left Behind" for The Washington Post Magazine
(The Washington Post Magazine 9/3/2005)
ESSAY: "When Parents Leave The Nest" for The New York Times
(The New York Times 12/27/2020)

Wild Animals

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)
FEATURE: "Who Invited You? When Species 'Invade'"
(MUSE (science magazine for kids) 4/30/2023)

Vanity

ESSAY: "To The Beauties Go The Spoils" for The San Francisco Chronicle
(SF 5/2/2001)
ESSAY/FEATURE: "Could You Live For A Week Without A Mirror?" for Glamour Magazine
(glamour 12/27/2020)

Advocacy Projects

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)
TESTIMONY: playlist from a community impacted by abusive NYPD policies
(PROP 1/1/2021)
(click on title)

Home

FEATURE: "On Top of Mt. Slag, Homes Sprout" for front page of NYT HOME section
(NYT 10/28/2018)
"My Neighborhood" column for NYT Real Estate section
(The New York Times 1/3/2021)

Art & Architecture

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)