Bonnie Bruno

Past

Children's Books expert at About.com
Faculty/Instructor at Institute of Children's Literature
Family Computing Columnist at Newsday

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Education

Associates degree/Business

Connections

74 connections

Industry

Writing and Editing

Websites

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.

Most recent books:
When God Steps In: Stories of Everyday Grace (Standard Publishing)
ISBN: 0784720665

Weird & Wacky, Strange & Slimy, for 'tweens (Standard Publishing)

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

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.
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.
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.