Position:
writer at Oregon ArtsWatch, Writer in the Schools at Wordstock, writer at Oregon Music News, writer/reviewer/teacher/poet/photographer at Angela Allen, Writer, writer, photographer, at self-employed, writer, board member, committee chair at Association of Food Journalists
Work:
Oregon ArtsWatch
- Portland, Oregon Area since Feb 2012
-
writer
Wordstock
- Portland, Oregon Area since Sep 2010
-
Writer in the Schools
Oregon Music News
- Portland, Oregon Area since Feb 2010
-
writer
Angela Allen, Writer
since Apr 2006
-
writer/reviewer/teacher/poet/photographer
self-employed
- Portland, Oregon since 2006
-
writer, photographer,
Association of Food Journalists
since 1992
-
writer, board member, committee chair
Fishtrap, Harney Basin Writers
Mar 2009 - Jun 2009
-
Eastern Oregon Writer in Residence
Institute of Food Technologists
2006 - 2008
-
writer
The Columbian
1983 - 2006
-
writer, columnist
The San Diego Union-Tribune
Jul 1997 - Oct 1997
-
Restaurant reviewer, food writer
Education:
Pacific Lutheran University 2011 - 2014
MFA, Creative writing/poetry
University of Oregon 1977 - 1984
Masters, Journalism
Centre College 1973 - 1975
BA, MA, English, art history
University of Pennsylvania 1971 - 1973
Skills:
Creative Writing, Feature Writing, Photography, arts writing, freelance journalism, travel writing, music reviewing, writing tutoring, Music, Freelance Writing, Feature Articles, Fashion, Art, Travel Writing, Writing, Food, Newspapers, Journalism, Publications, Poetry, Editorial, Editing, Copywriting, Books, Blogging, Copy Editing, Web Content, Publishing, AP Style, Storytelling, Press Releases, Publicity, Content Management, Magazines, Proofreading, Teaching Writing, Literature
Interests:
tennis, photography, all of the arts, especially music and visual arts, poetry (book coming out in 2009 with three other poets), skiing, cooking, reading, flowers
Honor & Awards:
Phi Beta Kappa, many newspaper journalism awards, National Endowment for the Arts and Columbia School of Journalism grant to study music (2005), Peggy Daum Assoc. of Food Journalists grant to study at Greystone Culinary Institute in St. Helena, Calif.; Lila Wallace Readers Digest grant in graduate school; teaching assistant, Univ. of Ore. School of Journalism (photography).