LYNN BROWN
120 Haven Ave, Apt 25, NY, NY 10032 • -
-· linkedin.com/in/lynn-brown-writer/
MEDIA EXPERIENCE
CONTENT CREATOR/CONSULTANT, Literary Lynn, LLC., New York, NY
Oct 2003 - PRESENT
Create, educate and help promote content in the travel and culture sphere, specializing in diverse storytelling for a
variety of media outlets, companies, and nonprofit organizations.
EDUCATION
San Francisco State
University,
CA— MFA,
Creative Writing
May 2016
Writer
Extensively write travel and cultural journalism pieces in well-known media outlets such as
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Broadly, Conde Nast Traveler, GQ, Fodor’s, Ebony magazine and others.
Serve as a travel columnist with AARP’s Sisters Letter vertical, which focuses on destinations
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of interest to African American female travelers.
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Wrote Moon: Deep South upcoming in 2020 for Moon Travel Guides.
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Create freelance content (ebooks, whitepapers, blog posts, speechwriting, web content and
more) for businesses and nonprofits such as We Transfer, San Francisco State University,
Duke University, Marriott, Precision Hawk, JSTOR, Scholastic and others.
Create educational curriculum content for Defy Ventures.
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Editor
Naropa University,
CO — BA,
Interdisciplinary Studies
May 2010
SKILLS
CMS (Wordpress/Drupal)
Photoshop
InDesign
Email Marketing Software
Publisher
Developmental and copyediting experience for print and digital, including fiction, nonfiction
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and journalism pieces.
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Commissioning pieces, including a current roster of freelance writers in a variety of niches.
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Sensitivity reading for authors, companies, and nonprofits including the Journal of College
Academic level research and fact-checking.
MEMBERSHIPS
ASJA
NABJ
AWP
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Adjunct Writing and Literature Instructor, Medgar Evers College
VOLUNTEER
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Adjunct Writing Instructor, Shaw University
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OLLI (Extended Learning) Writing Instructor, Duke University
Admission.
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Educator
Publicist
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Creation of press materials including press releases and media lists.
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Planning and execution of promotional events.
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Digital and print promotion of events, including newsletters and social media.
ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Craig Newmark School J-School at CUNY, NY, NY
AUGUST 2018 - PRESENT
Craigs Newmark Graduate School of Journalism is both one of the premier journalism schools in the
Co-Curator, Voices From the
Margins (reading series for
writers of color)
Publicity Intern, Harper
Collins
Digital Editorial Intern,
Berrett-Koehler Book
Publishers
Features Intern, Colorado
Daily News
city and the only publicly funded graduate journalism school in the northeastern US.
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Co-teaching for a Craft II class focused on solutions journalism.
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Teach January Academy workshops on Travel Writing and the Business of Freelancing.
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Helped students create a multimedia journalism project in response to the coronavirus
pandemic in New York city.
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Began as a guest lecturer in travel journalism, the business of freelance writing and writing
about diverse communities.
SOCIAL
@Lrdbrown79
@Lrdbrown79
ASSOCIATE EDITOR, Strangers Guide, Oakland, CA
MAY 2018 - JUNE 2019
Stranger’s Guide is a literary travel magazine and website, which uses long-form storytelling about
place to help bridge divides and promote understanding about the locations they cover.
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Commission and edit pieces from freelance writers
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Researching and writing quirky content for both the “Call Out Box” section of the magazine
and the “Field Guide” newsletter.
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Writing history and culture-themed content for the "Dispatches" column.
ASSOCIATE LITERARY AGENT, Larsen Pomada Literary Agents, San Francisco, CA
APRIL 2013 - FEBRUARY 2015
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Representation of SFF, romance, and multicultural literature titles.
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Editing and evaluation of incoming queries and manuscripts.
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Event planning and on-site coordination for two annual conferences: The San Francisco
Writers Conference & Writers for Change Conference.
“BUZZ” COORDINATOR (Outreach, Social Media & Publicity), Sacred Land Film Project,
Berkeley, CA
FEBRUARY 2011 - JANUARY 2012
Sacred Land Film Project is a small documentary film company that creates educational films focusing
on the struggles of indigenous communities worldwide.
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In charge of publicity, distribution and overall “buzz” for the upcoming film.
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Management and updates for the website.
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Content creation for website, newsletter, blog and social media platforms.
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Event planning and coordination of movie screenings, conferences, and fundraisers.
