Carol Wiley Lorente

Current

• Partner, Editor, Writer at Frugal Living Press™

Past

• Managing Editor at Publications International
• Editor at Vegetarian Times
• Associate editor/Reporter at Crain Communications Inc.

• Reporter at Chicago Tribune
• Reporter at The Daily Journal

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Education

• Western Illinois University
• Cambridge High School

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Carol Wiley Lorente’s Summary

Partner, writer and editor at Frugal Living Press™, an online book publisher to be launched July 2009. Freelance food writer/editor for food magazines, cookbooks, diet and health books; former full-time magazine and book editor, test kitchen director, newspaper reporter

Carol Wiley Lorente’s Specialties:

Specialize in food, nutrition, alternative medicine and women's health issues; write articles for magazines and newspapers; ghostwriter; nonfiction book editor

Carol Wiley Lorente’s Experience

• Partner, Editor, Writer

  Frugal Living Press™

  (Publishing industry)

  January 2009 — Present (7 months)

  Partner in website book publishing company to be launched July 2009, focusing on all aspects of living frugally and saving money.
  
  As a freelance writer/editor for the past 12 years, I also have written and and edited food magazines, cookbooks and nonfiction. I have ghostwritten books on diet, nutrition, and herbal remedies for kids, and I have developed and tested recipes for many food magazines.
  
  My work has been published in Plate, Better Homes & Gardens, Diabetic Cooking, Easy Home Cooking, The Book Publishing Co., and Morrow.

• Managing Editor

  Publications International

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Publishing industry)

  January 2001 — March 2005 (4 years 3 months)

• Editor

  Vegetarian Times

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Publishing industry)

  June 1989 — September 1997 (8 years 4 months)

• Associate editor/Reporter

  Crain Communications Inc.

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Publishing industry)

  March 1986 — January 1989 (2 years 11 months)

• Reporter

  Chicago Tribune

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)

  November 1978 — June 1981 (2 years 8 months)

• Reporter

  The Daily Journal

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)

  June 1973 — December 1977 (4 years 7 months)

Carol Wiley Lorente’s Education

• Western Illinois University

  BA , English; minors in Journalism and American History , 1969 — 1973

• Cambridge High School

Additional Information

Carol Wiley Lorente’s Groups:

International Association of Culinary Professionals
National Writers Union

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