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Matthew Solan
tel_727 458 9201 fax_727 821-7652
matthew@matthewsolan.com
(download pdf of this resume here)
EXPERIENCE:
1998-Present
Freelance Writer
Articles published in the national publications Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, Body & Soul, Natural Health, Alternative Medicine, Utne Magazine, Fit Yoga, Yoga Journal, Experience Life, Healing Lifestyles & Spas, Life Extension, Golf for Women, Weight Watchers Magazine, Cooking Light, The Writer, Poet & Writers, and Walking.
2003-2005
Senior Editor, Experience Life, Eden Praire, Minnesota, www.lifetimefitness.com/magazine
- Wrote and edited fitness, nutrition, and adventure travel for national health and fitness publication
- Designed editorial lineups, brainstormed story concepts, and conducted related research
- Developed extensive resource database for editorial staff
2000-2003
Senior Editor, Yoga Journal, San Francisco, California, www.yogajournal.com
- Composed and edited health, fitness, and mind-body features and departments for country’s largest yoga publication
- Coordinated front-of-book Well Being department, which included stories on alternative medicine, nutrition, scientific research, and medical advice
- Edited departments and features twice recognized by Folio magazine for
Editorial Excellence [2001 and 2002]
1999-2000
Senior Writer, HealthSouth Corporation, Birmingham, Alabama
- Conceptualized and wrote health and medical content for company web site and
in-house publications for nation‘s largest provider of sports medicine care
- Directed editorial for healthygolf.org, a company web site devoted to golf fitness, injury prevention, and sports nutrition
- Penned weekly “Healthy Golf” column for PGA Tour’s web site, pgatour.com
1998-1999
Articles Editor, Weight Watchers Magazine, Birmingham, Alabama
- Directed editorial content for 1.2 million circulation publication
- Designed concepts for fitness, nutrition, and inspirational features
- Drafted editorial calendar and managed team of freelance writers
1996-1998
Associate Editor and Fitness Editor, Cooking Light, Birmingham, Alabama
- Created editorial lineups, managed freelance writers, edited and wrote food features and departments for country’s largest epicurean publication
- Researched, wrote and edited health and fitness coverage during tenure as interim Fitness Editor
- Coordinated and supervised annual special interest publications, “Quick & Easy Weeknights” and “Decades”
1992-1996
Editor, Business Alabama and Alabama Magazine, Birmingham, Alabama
- Managed editorial department for state’s largest business and lifestyle magazines
- Directed editorial content and staff of writers, editors, and freelancers
- Edited copy and editorial layouts and supervised production and printing process
1989-1991
Staff Writer, Golfweek magazine, Winter Haven, Florida
- Covered PGA Tour and Senior PGA Tour events and collegiate, amateur,
and junior tournaments for national weekly publication
- Wrote regular features, columns, news stories and golf course reviews
- Assisted with editorial layouts and production
EDUCATION:
- M.F.A. in Writing, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California
- B.S. in Magazine Journalism, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
AWARDS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- Winner of the Barksdale-Maynard Award for Fiction, presented by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of English
- Two-time recipient of the MFA Merit Scholarship awarded by the University of San Francisco MFA in Writing Program
- Short stories published in the Aura Literary Arts Review and The Ingnatian Literary Magazine
©2006 Solan Freelance Writing, All Rights Reserved.
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