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Marcia Passos-Duffy
Keene, New Hampshire
603-357-8761
marcia@backporchpublishing.com
Award-winning business writer/editor with 25+ years of experience available for short- or long-term
business or consumer writing/editing assignments.
Online media: writing/editing for newsletters, e-zines, website content
Magazines: online and print editor/writer
Newspaper/magazine: writing/editing news, feature writing, advertorials
Public relations writing: brochures, newsletters, press releases
Book author/editor: nonfiction
Content curator: online
Capabilities:
• Accomplished and versatile writer and editor
• Able to edit content for clarity without changing writer’s “voice”
• Thoroughly familiar with AP and Chicago styles
• Skilled in producing copy that is creative, clear and concise
• Solid interviewer and online researcher
• Creative story idea generator
• Independent worker yet strong team player
• Able to grasp technical ideas and transform it into readable content
• Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills
• Experienced SEO writer/editor/content curator
Writing Credits: Online and print:
• Yahoo Finance
• Fox Business News
• The Weather Channel’s Forecast Earth
• The NY Times Lifewire
• Bankrate.com
• AAA Home & Away Magazine
• Smart Business Magazine
• Parenting Magazine
• National Federation of Independent Businesses
• American News Service
Online portfolio at www.backporchpublishing.com/portfolio.html
Published Books:
• Be Your Own Boss (Wetfeet, 2006)
• Farm Stays (Booklocker, 2007)
• The Heart of New England's Main Meal Recipes (e-book)
• Fiddlehead Recipes (e-book)
Magazine Editing:
Print:
• Co-founder/editor, Monadnock Table magazine, an award-winning quarterly local food publication.
• Founder/editor, The Business Journal, a regional business-to-business publication
• Founder/editor, atHome magazine, a regional home and garden publication
Online:
• Publisher/Editor: The Heart of New England, a weekly online travel e-zine.
SEO Clients (writing/editing):
• QuinStreet
• Bankrate
• Best Bed Guide
• National Federation of Independent Businesses
Industry Experience:
• Small business/entrepreneurship
• Personal finance
• Agriculture
• Sustainable/green living
• Food/travel
• Home and garden
Technology:
• MS Word
• MS Excel
• MS Office
• inDesign
• Photoshop
• HTML
• Yahoo Site Builder web design software (Java)
• CMS (EPiServer, CAPSA)
• Google AdWords, AdSense
Employment:
• Business writer, editor, publisher and communications consultant: (1995 - present)
• Editor, The Keene Sentinel (which purchased two of my magazines, The Business Journal and Monadnock Table)
• Analyst and reporter: Off the Record Research, San Francisco, CA (1998 - 2001)
• Feature and business writer: The Keene Sentinel, Keene, NH (1995 - 1999)
• Marketing associate: Laerdal Medical Corporation, Armonk, NY (1988 - 1992)
• Account supervisor: Makovsky & Company, New York, NY (1985 - 1987)
• Technical writer/marketing: Superex Business Software, Yonkers, NY (1984 - 1985)
• Account executive: Tromson Monroe, New York, NY (1982 - 1984)
Education:
BA, Cum Laude, LeMoyne College, Syracuse, NY
Awards & Professional Memberships:
• New England Press Association Award Winner
• APEX 2012, 2013, Award for Publication Excellence
• Editorial Freelancers Association
• Garden Writers Association
• Certified Granite State Ambassador
Marcia Passos-Duffy
Keene, New Hampshire
603-357-8761
marcia@backporchpublishing.com
Award-winning business writer/editor with 25+ years of experience available for short- or long-term
business or consumer writing/editing assignments.
Online media: writing/editing for newsletters, e-zines, website content
Magazines: online and print editor/writer
Newspaper/magazine: writing/editing news, feature writing, advertorials
Public relations writing: brochures, newsletters, press releases
Book author/editor: nonfiction
Content curator: online
Capabilities:
• Accomplished and versatile writer and editor
• Able to edit content for clarity without changing writer’s “voice”
• Thoroughly familiar with AP and Chicago styles
• Skilled in producing copy that is creative, clear and concise
• Solid interviewer and online researcher
• Creative story idea generator
• Independent worker yet strong team player
• Able to grasp technical ideas and transform it into readable content
• Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills
• Experienced SEO writer/editor/content curator
Writing Credits: Online and print:
• Yahoo Finance
• Fox Business News
• The Weather Channel’s Forecast Earth
• The NY Times Lifewire
• Bankrate.com
• AAA Home & Away Magazine
• Smart Business Magazine
• Parenting Magazine
• National Federation of Independent Businesses
• American News Service
Online portfolio at www.backporchpublishing.com/portfolio.html
Published Books:
• Be Your Own Boss (Wetfeet, 2006)
• Farm Stays (Booklocker, 2007)
• The Heart of New England's Main Meal Recipes (e-book)
• Fiddlehead Recipes (e-book)
Magazine Editing:
Print:
• Co-founder/editor, Monadnock Table magazine, an award-winning quarterly local food publication.
• Founder/editor, The Business Journal, a regional business-to-business publication
• Founder/editor, atHome magazine, a regional home and garden publication
Online:
• Publisher/Editor: The Heart of New England, a weekly online travel e-zine.
SEO Clients (writing/editing):
• QuinStreet
• Bankrate
• Best Bed Guide
• National Federation of Independent Businesses
Industry Experience:
• Small business/entrepreneurship
• Personal finance
• Agriculture
• Sustainable/green living
• Food/travel
• Home and garden
Technology:
• MS Word
• MS Excel
• MS Office
• inDesign
• Photoshop
• HTML
• Yahoo Site Builder web design software (Java)
• CMS (EPiServer, CAPSA)
• Google AdWords, AdSense
Employment:
• Business writer, editor, publisher and communications consultant: (1995 - present)
• Editor, The Keene Sentinel (which purchased two of my magazines, The Business Journal and Monadnock Table)
• Analyst and reporter: Off the Record Research, San Francisco, CA (1998 - 2001)
• Feature and business writer: The Keene Sentinel, Keene, NH (1995 - 1999)
• Marketing associate: Laerdal Medical Corporation, Armonk, NY (1988 - 1992)
• Account supervisor: Makovsky & Company, New York, NY (1985 - 1987)
• Technical writer/marketing: Superex Business Software, Yonkers, NY (1984 - 1985)
• Account executive: Tromson Monroe, New York, NY (1982 - 1984)
Education:
BA, Cum Laude, LeMoyne College, Syracuse, NY
Awards & Professional Memberships:
• New England Press Association Award Winner
• APEX 2012, 2013, Award for Publication Excellence
• Editorial Freelancers Association
• Garden Writers Association
• Certified Granite State Ambassador
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