Wine, food and hospitality writer and editor
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Fellowship Recipient at Peju Winery
- Wine blogger at ayearinthevineyards.blogspot.com
- Writer and editor at Vital Voice
- Author at Globe Pequot Press
- Past
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- Assistant Business Editor at The Denver Post
- Features Editor at The Denver Post
- Writer and editor (9 years) at Rocky Mountain News
- Fashion writer at Charlotte Observer
- Education
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- Occidental College
- University of Colorado at Boulder
- Whittier College
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Linda Castrone’s Summary
Experienced writer and editor, writing teacher and coach with experience in marketing, publicity and public relations. Good visual and planning skills make me an excellent project manager and packaging consultant.
Linda Castrone’s Specialties:
Farm to table food and wine writing, travel and tourism, hospitality, health and fitness, urban design and city planning coverage. Special expertise in creativity enhancement, team building, effective brainstorming, and narrative non-fiction writing.
Linda Castrone’s Experience
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Fellowship Recipient
Peju Winery
(Food & Beverages industry)
February 2009 — Present (10 months)
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Wine blogger
ayearinthevineyards.blogspot.com
(Publishing industry)
2009 — Present (less than a year)
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Writer and editor
Vital Voice
(Publishing industry)
June 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)
Giving voice to growing businesses, vital causes and emerging artists throughout the world.
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Author
Globe Pequot Press
(Privately Held; Publishing industry)
1998 — Present (11 years )
Author of The Insiders' Guide to Denver
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Assistant Business Editor
The Denver Post
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)
2004 — June 2007 (3 years )
Directed a team of business reporters who covered growth and development issues in metro Denver. As one of four section editors, planned future story budgets, coordinated art and graphics, set strategic coverage goals, developed allegiances with corporate and civic leaders.
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Features Editor
The Denver Post
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)
1998 — 2004 (6 years )
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Writer and editor (9 years)
Rocky Mountain News
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; SSP; Newspapers industry)
1987 — 1996 (9 years )
Responsible for fashion, food, health and fitness, family, social welfare coverage, production of weekly sections in the daily newspaper. Worked with photographers and models to coordinate and style art; collaborated with layout and design artists on production of those sections.
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Fashion writer
Charlotte Observer
(Public Company; Newspapers industry)
1986 — 1987 (1 year )
Linda Castrone’s Education
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Occidental College
Urban studies
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University of Colorado at Boulder
B.S. , Journalism
- Activities and Societies:
- With focus on environmental and urban design
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Whittier College
Additional Information
Linda Castrone’s Groups:
Colorado Author's League; past member of American Association of Sunday and Features Editors, American Society of Journalists and Authors, Society of Professional Journalists, Boulder Media Women
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Linda Castrone’s Honors:
National Atrium Award for coverage of the New York Womenswear Market; Society of Professional Journalists award for investigative coverage of child support scofflaws; Scripps Howard non-deadline writing award for domestic violence coverage; Volunteers of America award for AIDS reporting.
