Ginger Liu

Current

Entertainment Columnist at National Arts & Entertainment Examiner: Inside Hollywood Reporter at The Examiner
Entertainment Columnist at Regent Media
Contributing Editor/Photographer: Los Angeles Art and Entertainment at Ragazine.cc NYC

Multimedia/Digital/Online/Video Journalist at Ginger Liu
Travel Author at Author
Producer/Managing Editor at I Really Want To Direct
Film Production, Development, Research, Writer at Ginger Media & Entertainment
Expert Blogger and Newsletters at Pocket Change LA
Interviewer, Reviewer, Photographer at Beatcrave
Freelance at Freelance Journalist, Photojournalist, Content Management Producer
Script and Feature Writer at Writer
Managing Editor at LA From The Apartment The Size Of My Ass
Social Media Marketing/SMO/SEO/Publicist 4 Film & Media at Ginger Media and Entertainment
Event, Portraiture, Fine Art Photographer at Ginger Liu Photography
Fine Art, Conceptual Artist/Photographer/Digital Artist at Ginger Liu Photography
Environmentalist; Internationalist; Human and Animal Rights Activist at Environmentalist; Animal Rights Activist; Human Rights Activist, Holistic Health Expert

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Past

Associate Producer, Development Manager, Talent and Literary Management at Omniquest Media/Entertainment
Development and Creative Consultant at Factor Media Group
Independent Contractor - Copy/Content Creator at Eurobookings.com

Owner/Private Chef/Diet Consultant at Ginger Gourmet and Photocake
Sales, Managing Editor, Project Manager, Career Consultant, Tutor, Social Network Manager at California Culinary Academy
Counselor/Advocate for Anti-Violence Project at Anti-Violence Project for Center on Halsted, Chicago; Volunteer LGBT Center, San Francisco
Network Engineer (NOC) at Onetel
English Tutor in Berlin at English Tutor in Berlin: Self-Employed
Music Buyer: London at HMV London
Music Buyer: London at Virgin Records

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Education

New College of California
The Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago.
City College of San Francisco

University of Westminster
Southport College of Art & Design

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Recommended

2 people have recommended Ginger

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500+ connections

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Ginger Liu’s Summary

Traveled the world and lived in 3 countries so far...

Graduate of the top Film, Media, Digital Imagery, Art and Photography University in Europe: The University of Westminster, London UK: BA (Hons) Contemporary Media Practice.

Film Development, Creative Consultant, Production, Financing, Distribution: Hollywood Rep for Xenon Media UK.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3502907/

Events, editorial, documentary and travel photography.
Conceptual Artist, Fine Art Photographer, Digital Artist and Journalist.
Current Exhibit: DRKRM Gallery, Los Angeles. CA.

Photo and Literary Agency: accepting clients.

Social Media Marketing and Public Relations: Digital Media.

Unit Publicity, Stills Photographer
Promotion and Marketing for Art & Entertainment
Digital Journalism
HD Visual Art
Aggressive PR Marketing Campaigns
SMO/SEO Expert
Social Media and Online Public Relations
Independent Film Producing and Development
Consultant
Content Producer
Journalist
Photographer

"Ginger is the best...she really elevated the visibility of 9909movie!!!"
Howard Wexler, Director, Producer
http://www.9909movie.com/Home.html

Boutique Social Media Marketing and Public Relations firm specializing in independent film and media.
SEO, SMO, Viral Marketing, Buzz, Forums, Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, Wordpress creation and updated, Design, Blogging, Content Management Production and Development, Analytics, Research, Broadcast, Press and Blog Contacts, Fundraising, Film Distribution, Festivals, Event Screenings and Organization.

Published author and entertainment columnist for LA/NYC based magazines. Red carpet events, interviewing.

Ginger Liu Photography:
Events, Portraiture, Fine Art, Reportage.

Entertainment Columnist, Critic and Interviewer for numerous magazines: US, UK.

Travel writer and author.

Human, Animal, Environmental Rights Activist.

Chef. Holistic Health, diet & food, food & wine pairing expert. Le Cordon Bleu culinary trained.

Ginger Liu’s Specialties:

SMO/SEO, Unit Publicist, PR Director, Social Media Management, Journalism, and Photojournalism
Set Up: Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, Blog, YouTube, Forums, Content Management Producer.

Independent production support through project research, tracking and development. Talent and literary management.
Travel and food writer and author.
Event Photographer, Portraiture, Fine Art.
Journalist, Author, Writer, Editor.

Ginger Liu’s Experience

Entertainment Columnist at National Arts & Entertainment Examiner: Inside Hollywood Reporter

The Examiner

(Newspapers industry)

2009 — Present (less than a year)

Columnist, editor, journalist, interviewer, event photographer. Content production and management.

For broadcast, Ginger uses the Flip Mini HD for interviews.

Independent film, docs, shorts, reviews, web, news, interviews, box office.

Examiner.com serves 60 major markets across the country and is quickly becoming the premier online brand for local information and events. We are a division of the Clarity Media Group, owned by the Anschutz Company, one of the largest media companies in the country. Our content is contributed by passionate, informed people known as Examiners. Examiners are people in your community with a common desire to share their knowledge and expertise with others.

Please contact me to submit your feature or documentary screener, or music for featured REVIEW.
Entertainment Columnist

Regent Media

(Entertainment industry)

April 2009 — Present (9 months)

GayWired Media:
http://www.gaywiredmedia.com/

SheWired.com
Entertainment Reporter. Stringer.

GayWired.com
Features entertainment, daily news, opinion, travel packages and bookings, national calendar listings of pride events, circuit parties, theater and charity events, and shopping store. Includes an uncensored interactive area via instant messaging, personals, chat, classifieds, web based e-mail, forums and photo profiles.

Entertainment Columnist - "Box Office Buzz": Round up of movie news from Hollywood and beyond, reviews, box office numbers.
Gay Tube: Review of TV series new to DVD.

Based in Los Angeles, GayWired Media is one of the leading digital media companies targeting the LGBT consumer. GayWired Media includes some of the most well respected digital brands serving the LGBT community including flagship sites GayWired.com, LesbiaNation.com and 247Gay.com and an additional 18 other micro-niche sites targeting the diverse interests within LGBT culture spanning entertainment, news, social networking, business, travel and sports.
Contributing Editor/Photographer: Los Angeles Art and Entertainment

Ragazine.cc NYC

(Entertainment industry)

January 2009 — Present (1 year )

Ragazine.cc: the on-line NYC magazine of arts, information & entertainment. A collaboration of artists, writers, photographers, poets, travelers & interested others. The name ragazine came alive in the mid-’70s in Columbus, Ohio, as the title of an alternative newspaper/magazine put together by a group of friends. It was revived in 2004 as ragazine.cc, the on-line magazine of arts, information and entertainment, a collaboration of artists, writers, poets, photographers, travelers and interested others.
Ginger Liu's broad-based work experience includes music media, film and television, print journalism, new media, blog and website development. She was involved with the film and media industry in the UK, started a Hollywood company in film project development, and has lived and worked in Berlin, London, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles. Her personal work, avant garde and reportage focusing on the underground art/alternative scenes, has been published in the US & the UK. She has traveled extensively in Europe, China, the USA, and Australasia. In addition to freelance work, Ginger contributes to a number of entertainment magazines in Los Angeles. She is a graduate of the University of Westminster in London.
GinGer Liu, Los Angeles. Ginger Liu is a one-woman arts fest, who in addition to photographing events in Los Angeles, and writing about them, provides online public relations, promotions, publicity, social media marketing, and more. The British ex-pat has lived in LA for about two years. GinGer’s writing, and photography reflect her background as someone who has embraced two defining cultures (both UK and US). She has lived in Australia, New Zealand, Germany and China, the latter to complete her quest for culture and identity. Invariably traveling solo, you can find GinGer traveling on a train through the heart of China, hiking the Great Wall, or riding a bike in the middle of Amsterdam.
Multimedia/Digital/Online/Video Journalist

Ginger Liu

(Publishing industry)

2009 — Present (less than a year)

Video Journalist: Flip Mini HD interviewer and journalist.
Social media journalist: Twitter, Blogger, etc.
Digital/Online Journalist
Entertainment Interviewer.
Mini HD: Shanghai Stories, China Doc.
Short film: "The Johanneans"
Travel Author

Author

(Publishing industry)

June 2009 — Present (7 months)

"2WKS" Travels with my aunt: China.

"The Expat Info Guide to Los Angeles" E-Book

Content writer for Eurobookings.com: hotels, travel, tourism, transport, restaurants, nightlife for 30,000 hotels in all European towns and cities.
Producer/Managing Editor

I Really Want To Direct

(Entertainment industry)

2008 — Present (1 year )

"I Really Want To Direct" is a new Blogmag, Webisode, and Reality TV series showcasing the heroes and the unsung heroes of the film industry, and follows a day in the life of each and every job in the moving pictures.

"I Really Want to Direct" is a celebration of the film industry and of all the components that go into making a movie, from idea to distribution. We will interview directors, producers, actors, production assistants, sound mixers, casting agents and assistants, distributors, teamsters, everyone involved in making movies, EVERYONE. We want the horror stories, we want the passion, and we want the details.
Film Production, Development, Research, Writer

Ginger Media & Entertainment

(Motion Pictures and Film industry)

May 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)

FILM DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH CONSULTANT - UK AND US MARKETS.
TALENT AGENT.
Independent production support through project research, tracking and development. Talent and literary management.
Production and Development company with the following features in development:
"2 Weeks" - Short Doc. Film
"Royal" - set in Lancashire, London and Los Angeles
"Silver Lake" - set in Los Angeles
"Sister City" - Set in Liverpool and Shanghai
We have a number projects in development:

In development: "I Really Want to Direct"
LA From the Apartment the Size of My Ass
In development: Documentary: Shanghai Stories
The Riches Season 2. TVM Productions: Prop Journal Entries for Quinn’s Journal Entry
Scriptwriter/Multi-Media Producer
Script Coverage and Develpment
Provides services in all stages of independent production management, script development, distribution, research, marketing and promotion.
Expertise in USA, UK and European development process and complete packaging: Business Proposals, Funding Agent, Script Development, Scheduling, Online Marketing, Consulting, Creative Assistant, Global Festivals.

Production and Development
Agent/Manager/Finder: independent features in UK/USA, musicians.
Shanghai Stories:University reunion and Shanghai's modern world of music, LGBT, filmmakers, contemporary artists, and avante garde
Journalism
Researcher for film/tv

In development projects for Xenon Media Group - UK

I'm an entertainment writer based in Hollywood, CA. I provide Script Coverage to clients in Hollywood, New York, and the UK. I can provide you with a Script Coverage one-sheet that will give positive feedback on the following:
Synopsis
Story
Plot
Character
Dialogue
3-part Structure
Development

PR/Marketing - viral marketing - USA/Europe/Australia/India
Expert Blogger and Newsletters

Pocket Change LA

(Online Media industry)

April 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)

Expert Bio: http://pocketchangenyc.com/expertbio.asp?eid=176

"Pocket Change is a First Class cabin journey into the depths of decadence. Allow us to present the city's most expensive goods and services for every multi-millionaire on your list. As you will find, there are a multitude of sumptuous experiences available, and we do our best to present them with the poise and posture they command. They drink the drinks, eat the eats and subsequently try to get someone else to pay for them. What's not to heart?"
Interviewer, Reviewer, Photographer

Beatcrave

(Online Media industry)

2008 — Present (1 year )

Music journalist, interviewer, event photographer. Content production and management.

Part of the UCrave network. BeatCrave.com is about our obession with music. Honest opinions by passionate people.

Breaking news, exclusive interviews, reviews and a ton of giveaways make up a normal week at the BeatCrave offices.

We love what we do here at BeatCrave and part of what makes it so enjoyable is sharing our passion for music with our readers.
Freelance

Freelance Journalist, Photojournalist, Content Management Producer

(Writing and Editing industry)

January 2007 — Present (3 years )

Video Journalist: Flip Mini HD interviewer and journalist.
Social media journalist: Twitter, Blogger, etc.
Digital/Online Journalist
Filmcommunity.com blogger
Ragazine.cc
Culture Vulture
Feature writer for LA.com
Feature writer for LA2DAY
Celebrity Examiner at Examiner.com
Expert blogger for PocketchangeLA
Beatcrave
Eurobookings.com: WEB Content/Copy Writer, SEO, HTML, CSS.
Manstouch Photo Tour: http://manstouch.co.uk/usa/hollywood-photo-tours.html

The Riches Season 2. TVM Productions: Prop Journal Entries for Quinn’s Journal Entry

Content management producer, editor, project manager.
Drupal, Wordpress, Joomla

Researcher.
Web Promotion for Production Companies, Start-up, blogging for web presence, PR/marketing at conferences, press releases, reportage and PR photography. Specialize in green business, entertainment, music.
PR/Marketing: Services include: Viral Marketing, Press Kits, Photography, and Pitching USA, UK, Global. Web 2.0: Social Networks. Multimedia Development, and Social Media Expert. Clients: Big Machine Media, Factor Media Group, Era of Angels. Experienced in managing and moderating online communities; creative content. Intimate knowledge of blogging, tweeting, photo uploading and online social interactivity. Creat and manage content post using WordPress-style CMS.
Script and Feature Writer

Writer

(Motion Pictures and Film industry)

2007 — Present (2 years )

Script: Features: "Twin Cities" (set in Shanghai and Liverpool 1930-40's.
"Royal" set in London's 90's clubbing scene and 70-8o's Lancashire.
"Silver Lake Crawl" 48 hours of drunken debauchery and soul searching in Los Angeles hip town.

http://reelladies.ning.com/profile/gingerliu

Glimmer Train: Finalist 2007 Fall Short Story Award for New Writers competition.
Managing Editor

LA From The Apartment The Size Of My Ass

(Online Media industry)

January 2007 — Present (3 years )

Columnist, editor, journalist, interviewer, event photographer. Content production and management.

Syndicated in Germany.

Rant and Raves from a Hollywood Apartment.

Ginger Liu's blog about town: Entertainment, Food & Dining, Music, Film & TV; Multi-Media, In-Depth Interviews; Celebrities, Photography, Fashion, Travel, Lifestyle, Art & Culture.

Culture, avant garde, photography, travel, food and dining, entertainment, interviews, music, events, politics.
Social Media Marketing/SMO/SEO/Publicist 4 Film & Media

Ginger Media and Entertainment

(Motion Pictures and Film industry)

2006 — Present (3 years )

PR for Arts and Entertainment
SMO/SEO
Online Public Relations
Set-up and maintain: Facebook, Twitter, Myspace – 7 days a week
Independent production support through project research, tracking and development. Talent and literary management.
Fundraising
Launch, Festival, Theatrical Release
Online PR and buzz generation
Events, Screenings organization
Unit PR
Film Distribution, Release
Search Engine Optimization
Pay Per Click keyword marketing
Viral & email marketing
Social Media Marketing
Website analytics & reporting
Blogging, Forums, Multi-media press contacts
Press releases, press kits
production, development, research
Content management and production
Journalistic writing skills
Photography and photo editing
Design and implementation
Consulting
7 days a week
Managing the design, development, and ongoing maintenance of an online community
Project Management
Marketing, Digital Marketing
Creation and execution of social media marketing and community event campaigns to drive traffic and community involvement
Strategize and implement initiatives to improve member communication and recognition
Track community growth, performance, and participation
Solicit, track, and report community feedback to internal departments.

On top of emerging technologies and use of these to develop new programs and strategies.
analysis of web traffic data
Excellent documentation and reporting skills.
social networking, web PR, viral, video networks, and Web 2.0 efforts using keyword-optimizing content
researching bloggers and journalists, crafting pitches, and securing coverage.
SEO/SMO

Good Film, LLC
Cause Entertainment: 9.9.09 MOVIE
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1386583/
http://www.9909movie.com
Xeneth Entertainment UK
Charlie Fernandes
SPOSA.COM - SMO/SEO

"Ginger is the best...she really elevated the visibility of 9909movie!!!"
Howard Wexler, Director, Producer
http://www.9909movie.com/Home.html
Event, Portraiture, Fine Art Photographer

Ginger Liu Photography

(Photography industry)

January 1994 — Present (16 years )

Specialize in PR/Marketing Music, Film, TV; Fine Art; Documentary; Event Photography, Red Carpet; Head Shots, Portraiture, Entertainment; Live Shows; Musicians; Burlesque; Portraiture; Travel; Weddings; Pets; Children; Landscapes; Industrial Landscapes.
I also work with PR firms in London, NYC, and LA in providing publicity for tomorrow's stars: CD release parties, red carpet.

Event Types
Wedding
Banquet / Dinner
Private Party
Corporate Event
PR / Marketing Event
Meeting
Conference
Convention
Lecture / Speaker
Stage Performance

Photography Education:
Post Graduate Photography Classes: Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. London. UK.
BA (Hons) Contemporary Media Practice: Photography, Film, Media at University of Westminster. London. UK.
BTEC Photography: Southport College of Art and Design. Lancashire. UK.
Photoshop Classes: City College. San Francisco. CA. USA.

I have traveled throughout the world and lived in 3 countries...so far...
Fine Art, Conceptual Artist/Photographer/Digital Artist

Ginger Liu Photography

(Photography industry)

1989 — Present (20 years )

Exhibits:
DRKRM
Featured:
MTV
Ragazine.cc
Beatcrave
Mini HD: Shanghai Stories, China Doc.
Short film: "The Johanneans"
http://gingerliu.wordpress.com/clips-and-photo-page/
www.ragazine.cc
www.myartspace.com
http://pa.photoshelter.com/gingerliu
http://gingerliu.tumblr.com
http://gingerliuphotography.wordpress.com/
www.gingerliu.com

I've been a photographer for 25 years. My emphases is on the abstract and the real, hence, Avante Garde and Reportage. My professional education spans 7 years and I've been influenced by Arbus and the American social realists and the European avante garde scene in London, Paris, and Berlin from early 20th century.

Photo editing, retouching, and finishing

Photography Education:

BA (Hons) Contemporary Media Practice: University of Westminster, London. UK. (Photography, Film, Media, Avante-Garde).

Post Graduate Photography Classes: Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London. UK.

BTEC Photography: Southport College of Art and Design, Lancashire. UK.

Photoshop Classes: City College. San Francisco, California. USA.
Environmentalist; Internationalist; Human and Animal Rights Activist

Environmentalist; Animal Rights Activist; Human Rights Activist, Holistic Health Expert

(Environmental Services industry)

January 1986 — Present (24 years )

I was brought up in glorious greenbelt Lancashire. I have been an environmentalist, animal rights activist, consumer rights activist, member of Friends of the Earth, British Union Against Vivisection, Green Peace, for more than 20 years. I am a True Internationalist like my father and his father before him. I'm a holistic health expert and chef. I believe in clean air, trees, animals, and love for mother nature above all else. I love birds and our local plants and environment and I will fight to the end to preserve it.
Alternative therapies, localized foods, green issues, slow food, consumer rights, the power of the individual to help others. Collective and individual consciousness, yoga, meditation, running, walking, vegetarianism, universal health cares, socialist capitalism. San Francisco and Berkeley. Clean air, rules for government, clean water, respect to animals, gardens, equal rights, small business, entrepreneurship.
Associate Producer, Development Manager, Talent and Literary Management

Omniquest Media/Entertainment

(Motion Pictures and Film industry)

2008 — 2009 (1 year )

Development Director, Associate Producer and Executive Assistant. Production and talent and literary management company representing directors, writers and actors. Management/agency/production company. creative assistant and story developer. Talent management and project tracking, development, research, production, scheduling auditions and appointments. Executive Assistant and Office Manager. Script development and consultant. Script coverage, pitching, treatments, managed numerous feature, documentary, TV, and Web projects. Budgeting, contracts, office management, trained interns, research, organized international festival booking, finance. Writer, reader, developer. Experienced in all aspects of packaging projects: script, legal, business plan, budget proposal, crew, shooting script, scheduling, casting.

Associate Producer, Production Management for Omniquest Media:

Documentary projects:

Untitled Child Slavery Project
Global Warming PSA
Invisible Killers
Development and Creative Consultant

Factor Media Group

(Motion Pictures and Film industry)

September 2008 — December 2008 (4 months)

Freelance Film Development, Creative Consultant and Production Consultant.
Script Development and Consultant.
Manager:

Feature projects:
Law Man
Mad Mex
Porn Valley

Find me on:

Facebook

Myspace

Twitter

Technoratti

Flikr

Del.icui.us

WordPress

Wink

Icerocket

Flock

Odeo
Independent Contractor - Copy/Content Creator

Eurobookings.com

(Online Media industry)

April 2008 — December 2008 (9 months)

Create content in the form of hotel and destination facts, figures, and descriptions. Extensive research on every town and city in Europe, including tourist destinations, transport, food and dining, culture, facilities, excursions. Easily find online hotel reservations for popular UK and European hotels at EuroBookings.com. Search over 30,000 hotels in 1000's of locations across the world. Our hotel rates include top destinations such as London, Paris, Barcelona, and Prague among others. With the most affordable luxury and budget hotels available, EuroBookings.com is the hotel booking guide for holiday and business travelers.
Owner/Private Chef/Diet Consultant

Ginger Gourmet and Photocake

(Food & Beverages industry)

October 2004 — December 2007 (3 years 3 months)

Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts trained at the Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago.
Assisted at Copia: The American Center for Wine, Food & the Arts in Napa Valley.
Food and wine pairing specialist.
Holistic health diet planner and consultant for hire.
Specialist gourmet food company specializing in truffles, cookies, and cakes.
Small business marketing, E-Commerce, consulting, recipe development, recipe development, food and wine writer, food photography.
Sales, Managing Editor, Project Manager, Career Consultant, Tutor, Social Network Manager

California Culinary Academy

(Education Management industry)

October 2005 — August 2007 (1 year 11 months)

California Culinary Academy, part of Career Education Corporation: I taught two career and resume writing classes as part of the school curriculum; authored and compiled resume writing and career development documents, and conducted one-to-one resume writing and job consulting tutorials. Professional Resume Writer.
Project Manager and Event Coordinator for annual career fair.
Liaison with culinary professionals. Extensive Database creation and maintenance. Managed online student social networking and Info box. Conducted research on industry trends and new markets. Extensive world wide PR/Marketing.
Managing Editor and Project Manager of weekly online newsletter: "Jobs Du Jour" Newsletter.
Constant Contact and PR/Marketing training.
Sales OB, Admissions.
Counselor/Advocate for Anti-Violence Project

Anti-Violence Project for Center on Halsted, Chicago; Volunteer LGBT Center, San Francisco

(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

November 2002 — March 2007 (4 years 5 months)

A.V.P. Volunteer to assist victims of hate crimes. Anti-Violence Project Counsellor: on call for more than 100 weeks as an advocate to victims of gay hate crimes and domestic abuse. Assisted in promotions, fundraising research, event organizing, for LGBT community in San Francisco and Chicago for annual Pride and weekly arts and media events.
Network Engineer (NOC)

Onetel

(Public Company; Telecommunications industry)

October 2000 — October 2002 (2 years 1 month)

Network Operations Center (NOC) operator for the third largest telecommunications and network override company in Europe. Managed accounts in UK, Holland, Europe, and Global.
Telecommunications and Network expert in charge of 24/7 troubleshooting of international telecommunications and online networks. Responsible for routine testing and escalating of telecommunications and networks: email, website, phone lines.
English Tutor in Berlin

English Tutor in Berlin: Self-Employed

(Education Management industry)

January 2000 — October 2000 (10 months)

One-on-one English tutor to German business men and women in Berlin.
Home tutoring to Berlin professionals.
Music Buyer: London

HMV London

(Music industry)

1998 — 1999 (1 year )
Music Buyer: London

Virgin Records

(Public Company; Music industry)

1996 — 1998 (2 years )

Ginger Liu’s Education

New College of California

MFA , Creative Writing , 2007 — 2008

Glimmer Train: Finalist in the Fall Short Story Award for New Writers competition
Finished first draft of novel/memoir: "Royal"
Finished first draft of second novel about Silver Lake
Finished outline for third novel surrounding Liverpool and Shanghai during the 1930-1940's.
Short stories published in

Activities and Societies:

Incomplete: School Closed Down
The Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago.

Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts 2004 — 2006

Activities and Societies:

Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts trained in international cooking, wine, and business. Experienced as personal chef, caterer, food and wine pairing, holistic health, and baking and confectionary business owner in the Bay Area and Napa Valley. Gourmet and specialist food, food and wine journalism and recipe development.
Culinary career consultant for culinary professional in the USA and English speaking countries.
City College of San Francisco

Film, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management 2003 — 2004

My first night classes after I moved to the USA. I'm always learning, always busy.
Experienced in E-Commerce: Ginger Gourmet website; Ginger Photography website.
Experience in marketing and sales: Constant Contact, marketing materials, packaging, publicity
Journalism, Cinema, Small business management, Entrepreneurship.

Activities and Societies:

Bay Area Business Women
Women's Business Initiative
University of Westminster

BA (Hons) , Contemporary Media Practice: Film, TV, Photography, Digital Imagery Production and Theory , 1991 — 1994

Activities and Societies:

One of London's and Europe's top Media Universities.
Work experience on London film productions and photography shoots in one of the top art and media capitals of the world.
Southport College of Art & Design

BTEC , Photography , 1988 — 1990

Activities and Societies:

Photography, History of Photography, Black and White prints, retouching.