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Marcia Passos Duffy
Keene, New Hampshire
603-357-8761
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Award-winning journalist with over 20 years  of professional writing experience:

Newspaper/magazine: news, feature writing,advertorials
Public relations: brochures, newsletters, press releases
Online media: newsletters, e-zines, web site content
Books: ebooks and softcover

Capabilities   

Strong and versatile writing/editing skills
Thorough research and interviewing capabilities
Ability to work well under deadline pressure
Skillful story idea generator
Able to decipher technical ideas into readable content

Experience        

Feature and news writer for newspaper, on-line media, magazines, advertorials, wire
service: developed and written hundreds of published articles on business, food,
organic farming and turf management, parenting, consumer products and health care.    

Stories have appeared in Parenting Magazine, Smart Business Magazine,
The American News Service (national wire service), Poets & Writers Magazine, Golf
Course News, The Keene Sentinel (daily newspaper), Business New Hampshire,
Consultants News, Farming Journal, Turf Magazine, New England Farmer,
Executive Recruiter News, Parenting Bay Area Teens, among others.  
See Portfolio.

Book Author: “Be Your Own Boss” (Wetfeet, Inc.  2006) & "Farm Stays - Your Guide to
an Unforgettable Farm Vacation" (Booklocker.com, 2007)

Editor and Publisher: The Heart of New England, a monthly online magazine on
travel, food and culture of Northern New England; write and edit features stories;
designed web site:
www.TheHeartofNewEngland.com

Editor & Publisher: Home Office Weekly, a guide to happily living and working
under the same roof.  Web site:
www.HomeOfficeWeekly.com

Public relations writer and consultant for high technology, real estate and travel
industries.

EDUCATION      
BA, Cum Laude, LeMoyne College, Syracuse, NY.

AWARDS   
New England Press Association Award, 1997