Lorraine Duffy Merkl
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| Gender | Female |
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| Location | New York, New York |
| Introduction | Lorraine Duffy Merkl is a published author, freelance journalist and advertising creative director/copywriter for print, television, radio and interactive media in New York City. (www.lorraineduffymerkl.com) Her debut novel, Fat Chick, was published by The Vineyard Press in 2009. Her second effort: Back To Work She Goes was published by the same in 2013. For six years, Merkl wrote a bi-monthly column -- “New York Gal” – for Manhattan Media’s Our Town and West Side Spirit newspapers; and for four years wrote a weekly column – “Mommy in the Middle” – for Care.com. Her writing has also appeared in the New York Times, New York Post, Adweek, Big Apple Parent, MomSense, BustedHalo.com, The Writers’ Journal, Family Tree, Divine Caroline, New York Press, More.com, Bitch magazine, New York Family, My Daily, Fifty Is The New Fifty, The Frisky, xoJane, Nerve and The Huffington Post. Among various awards, Merkl counts a Broadcast Design Award honoring work done for HBO, and the Erma Bombeck Humor Writer Award for her "New York Gal" column. In her advertising career, she specializes in entertainment marketing. |