Linda Villarosa
Linda Vilarosaauthor, journalist, speakerMore information about speaker. Speaker's Topics Include:* Coming Out In my speeches and lectures I draw on experiences from my life and as a reporter and author. I have addressed lots of topics, I have lectured all over the country, often addressing student groups at colleges and universities including, Bennett, Columbia, Dartmouth, Emory, Goddard, Harvard, Howard, Indiana University, the New School, New York University, Medgar Evers, Oberlin, Swarthmore, University of California at Davis and Wellesley. I have also presented keynote speeches and workshops and moderated panels for many organizations, including, African American Women on Tour, American Society of Magazine Editors, Essence’s Women Who Are Shaping the World conference, the Essence Music Festival, the Kaiser Family Foundation, National Association of Black Journalists, National Press Association, National Lesbian and Gay Journalists’ Association, OutWrite and the Columbia Publishing Course.
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Linda is a journalist, author, editor and now novelist. For several years, she edited the health pages for the New York Times, working on health coverage for Science Times and for the newspaper at large. Linda was also the executive editor of Essence Magazine—two different times--where she wrote or edited a number of award-winning articles that she is extremely proud of. As a contributing reporter, Linda has written many articles for the Times, several of which ran on the newspaper’s front page. Linda also contributed articles, profiles and reviews to a number of national publications, including Glamour, Health, Latina, the New York Times Book Review, O Magazine, Vibe and Woman’s Day. Whenever she gets the inspiration, Linda writes a column called “Outside the Lines,” which appears on afterellen.com Linda has won many awards from numerous organizations, including The American Medical Writers’ Association, The Arthur Ashe Institute, Lincoln University, the New York Association of Black Journalists, the National Women’s Political Caucus, the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists’ Association and the Callen-Lorde Community Health Center. Most recently, Linda has provided editorial consulting to a number of companies and organizations. For American Express Publishing, Linda launched a newsletter for television host Dr. Phil. For the Kaiser Family Foundation, Linda was honored to train journalists from around the world to better cover the international HIV/AIDS epidemic and cover the International AIDS conferences in Barcelona, Bangkok and Toronto. Linda also conceives, writes and edits beauty and lifestyle publications for the Meredith Corporation. Linda is the author or co-author of three books, including Body & Soul: The Black Women’s Guide to Physical Health and Emotional Well-Being. When she gets the opportunity, Linda works behind the scenes helping other authors complete proposals and package and write their books. My first novel, Passing for Black, will be published in Summer 2008. A graduate of the University of Colorado, Linda also spent a year at Harvard University as a journalism fellow. Linda lives in Brooklyn with my partner and two children. Her mom, Clara Villarosa, is the retired founder and co-owner of the Hue-Man Bookstore in Harlem.
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