Susan Van Benthuysen

Los Angeles, CA USA
Website: http://www.susanvanallen.com
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Professional Experience

Award winning author of "100 Places In Italy Every Woman Should Go"--(more info: www.susanvanallen.com), who also has written for television (including "Everybody Loves Raymond"), National Public Radio, magazines (including "Town & Country" and "Tastes of Italia"), newspapers and websites. If you're looking for an entertaining writer who charms readers and makes them laugh, I'm you're gal.

Expertise

Book Author
2 Years
Copy Editor
10 Years
Writer
24 Years

Specialty

Food
6 Years
Travel
10 Years
Women's Issues
10 Years

Industries


Academia Teaching
2 Years
Broadcasting - Ent - TV (National)
7 Years
Nonprofit
4 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

14 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Travelers' Tales Publishers (1-2), Inland Empire Magazine (6-10), Divine Caroline website (3-5), Dream of Italy newsletter (6-10)

Foreign Language Skills

Read and write Italian -- Intermediate Level

Unions

Writers Guild of America West

Computer Skills

Word

Equipment

Digital cameria, audio recorder

References

James O'Reilly, Travelers' Tales publisher Phil Rosenthal, Television Producer

Awards

San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Award (for play, "Jersey Girls") Eric Hoffer Award for non-fiction, for "100 Places In Italy Every Woman Should Go"

Associations

Author's Guild

Showcase

General

Susan Van Allen
(Website 12/2/2024)
Here you will find excerpts from "100 Places In Italy Every Woman Should Go"--under 100 Places/Guest Blogs and also, under Stories, writing samples from radio, magazines, newspaper, and websites under Stories