Independent Writer & Nature Photographer
Portland, Oregon Area
- Past
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- Associates degree/Business
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Bonnie Bruno’s Summary
Professional writer for 28 years, with a focus on books, articles, columns, and greeting cards for both the inspirational and general marketplace. My work has been published over 450 times in 40+ different magazines and newspapers, including a three-year stint as a family computing columnist for Newsday.
I've created greeting cards ("whole concept" cards - i.e. text plus art concept) and gift products for Hallmark International, Paramount, Argus Communications, Oatmeal Studios.
Most recent book:
When God Steps In: Stories of Everyday Grace (Standard Publishing)
ISBN: 0784720665
Coming soon! Weird & Wacky, Strange & Slimy, for 'tweens (Standard Publishing, release date: July 2009)
Bonnie Bruno’s Specialties:
Nature photographer based in the Pacific Northwest. Equipment:
Canon EOS 5D & the following lenses:
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM,
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Raynox DCR-250 lens converter
Wacom Intuos3 Digital Pen Tablet
Photoshop CS2
Bonnie Bruno’s Experience
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Children's Books expert
About.com
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; NYT; Internet industry)
1999 — 2002 (3 years)
As Children's Books guide, I created content for About.com in the following areas: reviews, interviews, latest trends, tips/techniques for writers, publishing info, forum topics, Q/A area, and articles about children's literature.
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Faculty/Instructor
Institute of Children's Literature
(Writing and Editing industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years)
Edited and guided the work of students enrolled in the creative writing course for children.
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Family Computing Columnist
Newsday
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; TRB; Newspapers industry)
1997 — 2000 (3 years)
Wrote 2 columns per month for Newsday, which included profiles of fascinating people, product reviews, and creative tips/techniques for families who were new to computing.
Additional Information
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Bonnie Bruno’s Interests:
photography, reading, history, research, music, grandchildren!
