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Contact
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248.556.4571
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info@bloomwriting.com
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Bloom
Bio |
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Summary |
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| Barbara
Bloom presents herself in SMALL CAPS
but thinks in italics. Beyond her highly organized,
detail-oriented presence is a creative, committed writer and
editor. Barbara brings more than twenty years of successful publishing and
communication experience to each of her engagements.
With the goal of promoting clear writing, Barbara
works with clients to identify strengths, isolate common
pitfalls, and capitalize on strategies to enhance all forms of
writing from manuscripts to memos. |
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Client,
Organization, and Industry Experience |
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Barbara’s
diverse career has spanned trade and academic publishing,
healthcare, philanthropy, museums, and the performing arts.
She has written and edited books and manuscripts, reports, newsletters, biographical
profiles, press releases, brochures, direct mail, grants and
proposals, radio and print ads, essays, catalogues, (music)
program notes, and audiobooks.
Barbara
has worked with such companies and organizations as Borders,
Kmart Corporation, Little Professor Book Centers, Inc.,
the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Chamber Music Society
of Detroit, Wayne State University Press, Group [eX]: Buffington
Design, Gayle’s Chocolates, Geologix, Inc., and
The Droste Group. She has also assisted authors, artists,
and musicians to develop proposals, artist statements, and
media materials.
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Management
Experience
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As
director of foundation giving at Childrens (sic) Hospital
Los Angeles, Barbara led, trained, and evaluated the staff
of the foundation’s grant writing department. She managed the bookstore
and publication program at the Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena,
California. As a sales rep for Simon & Schuster, Barbara also trained colleagues
in their sales presentations and reporting. Barbara has educated
board members and volunteers on the art and science of fundraising. |
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Education,
Certifications, and Select Publications |
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- University
of Michigan, BA with distinction
- University
of Chicago, certification, manuscript editing
- University
of Michigan, certification, book publishing program
- Editor,
Asperger (sic) Syndrome and Bullying: Strategies and Solutions
(Nick Dubin/Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London)
- Co-editor
and production coordinator, Norton Simon Museum Brief
Guide
- Introduction,
Secret Garden: 100 Floral Radiographs (Professor
Albert G. Richards)
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