Emma Zayer

Hi, I'm a writer/editor based in our nation's Capitol. In the journalism world, I most recently worked as a staff writer at The Beacon Newspaper, a monthly publication geared toward people 50 and over in the Washington-metro area. It also publishes an edition in Baltimore, Md.

Before that I studied journalism and Russian language/literature at The George Washington University. I served as an editor at The Daily Colonial -- the school's daily, online student newspaper -- for 3.5 years, including a year and a half as Editor-in-Chief. During my tenure our readership grew more than 20 percent, and the publication was awarded its first national prize from the Associated Collegiate Press.

My work with The Daily Colonial also earned me a spot on UWire's list of the top 100 college journalists in 2008.

From September 2007 to May 2008 I worked as journalist Marvin Kalb's assistant at Harvard's Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy in Washington. (You can find out more about my work history in my resume.)

I am familiar with several style guides, basic web design (Html, some Flash and Dreamweaver), and photo and video editing. I have intermediate proficiency in Spanish and Russian and hope to continue learning both.

I was born and raised in suburban New York. In my free time I enjoy caring for my two Betta fish, reading blogs, listening to music, traveling, and cooking. I'm also a fairly good tap dancer, which could be fate, since I share a birthday with Fred Astaire.

(Updated: Dec. 2009)