Tina Donvito

Website: tinadonvito.wordpress.com

Professional Experience

An experienced writer on topics ranging from parenting to travel to entertainment, I've visited the set of Harry Potter, written for The New York Times and interviewed everyone from Beyoncé to James Franco. As the former editor-in-chief of the tween magazine Twist, I am well-versed in pop culture and service topics. I've also written extensively on women's issues, health and pregnancy. My writing was featured in the anthology Eat Pray Love Made Me Do It: Life Journeys Inspired by the Bestselling Memoir.

Total Media Industry Experience

16 Years

Other Work History

Freelance writer: Publications include The New York Times, The Washington Post, Cosmo online, Good Housekeeping online, FitPregnancy.com, The Huffington Post, Scary Mommy, The Berry, Reader's Digest, Long Island Pulse, IN New York, In Travel Magazine Editor-in-Chief, Twist magazine Executive editor, M magazine Associate editor, On DIRECTV (DirecTV's entertainment guide) Assistant editor, CableView magazine Freelance TV reviewer, Time Out New York

Technical Skills

CMS including WordPress

Foreign Language Skills

French

Computer Skills

InDesign, Word

Equipment

Laptop, iPhone, profession quality digital camera, audio recorder

General

I regularly cover women's health, pregnancy and parenting for FitPregnancy.com.
I interviewed Jackie Cruz of the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black for this multi-page feature.
My essay "Reaching My Boiling Point," a travel piece about a hike to Dominica's Boiling Lake, was selected by Riverhead Books and author Elizabeth Gilbert to be included in this anthology celebrating the tenth anniversary of Eat Pray Love.