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Leonard A. Pierce is a freelance writer currently located in Texas. He has lived all over the United States, from Phoenix, AZ to Los Angeles, CA to Chicago, IL. Possessed of a wide range of skills and interests, he has written professionally on a wide number of subjects (from music to film to literature to industry to technology to philosophy) and in a wide number of styles (entertainment journalism, interviews, humor, trade writing, essays, and creative non-fiction). Contact him here. Leonard A. Pierce
118 Davis Court, #2 San Antonio, TX 78209 (210) 569 4082/(210) 637 0562 leonard.pierce@gmail.com http://www.ludickid.com Education 1992-1994: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ) -- Literary Theory/Criminal Justice. 1988-1991: Glendale Community College (Glendale, AZ) -- Literature. 1983-1986: Glendale High School (Glendale, AZ) -- General studies. Work Experience August 1987-present: Freelance writer. November 2006-present: Hampton-Brown/National Geographic Publications (San Antonio, TX) -- Project Coordinator. Assist on edits, schedules, and coordination of school texts. July 2002-April 2006: Admiral Tool & Mfg., Inc. (Chicago, IL) -- Operations Assistant. Provide operations, technical and administrative support to various departments of tool & die firm. December 2001-July 2002: Active Temporary Services, Inc. (Chicago, IL) -- Temp Worker. Various temporary assignments. December 1999-December 2001: Lifeway Foods, Inc. (Morton Grove, IL) -- Sales Account Executive. Sales director for United States outside of Illinois and the west coast for natural foods manufacturer. June 1997-August 1999: Choice Marketing Midwest (Chicago, IL) -- Inside Sales Coordinator. Assistant to sales staff of natural foods broker, planning and executing marketing programs. Creative Experience My first published article was a music review in 1986 for the legendary Chemical Imbalance punk ‘zine, and my first paid work was a year later, writing about music for The Rocket in Seattle. Since that time, I have written about music, film and culture for a number of ‘zines (including Chum, Oblivion and The Big Combo) and have done paid freelance music, film and culture writing for many other publications (ranging from the New Times, UR (where I have served as a staff writer for over a year), and The Chicago Reader to the Village Voice, Time Out and the Chicago Tribune’s MetroMix section). My work has also appeared in print- and web-based publications as diverse as White Sox Interactive, Pindeldyboz, Über, Opium Magazine, The Planet and McSweeney’s. I have also written for and appeared on local radio shows such as Under Surveillance (on which I have been a guest five times, discussing politics and pop culture) and The Formula (an avant-garde music program) on Chicago’s independent station, WLUW. I am an associate editor of The High Hat, a web-based culture & entertainment magazine, slated to go to print in 2005, and have done copy and content editing of at least a quarter of their content since the second issue as well as serving as the editor-in-chief of the current issue. References, salary data and contact information for work experience can be provided on request, as can employment history prior to 1997. Related Experience and Skills I have extensive experience in marketing support, and have worked with agents, publicists and design departments in aid of any number of interviews and articles. I have designed a number of presentations, graphics packages, sales tools, small business publications, ‘zines, websites and newsletters. I’m extremely au courant with all aspects of contemporary pop and hip-hop music and modern film, both mainstream and independent. I am extremely well-spoken, articulate and an excellent communicator of ideas and information, both orally and in writing. I have never had issues with delegating and negotiating workloads, and have work experience with coordinating tasks on large projects. I am thoroughly computer-literate on both Macintosh and PC operating systems and have an in-depth knowledge of all common office applications (word processing, spreadsheets, databases, graphics and web page design, e-mail and internet, etc.). I have also provided minor technical support for the computer systems at several of my employers' offices, and have designed and supported at least five different web sites both personal and professional. References Amber Drea [editor-in-chief, UR] – amber@urchicago.com Hayden Childs [editor-in-chief, The High Hat] – hayden@thehighhat.com Laura Frost [HR manager, Admiral Tool & Mfg.] – lfrost@admiraltool.com Julie Cudden [editor, Blueprints] – JCudden@bluebookprco.com Kevin Fullam [creator & host, Under Surveillance] – kjfullam@sbcglobal.net Phone and physical address contacts for the above available on request. Professional and other references are also available on request, as are links to my writing and editing work online and print clips of writing and editing samples. Qualifications - Freelance writer and editor with experience in music (features, interviews, reviews and opinion), film and television (features, interviews, reviews and opinion), food writing (features and restaurant reviews), literature (interviews and reviews), and cultural criticism (features and opinion) - Detail-oriented, ambitious, creative and a dedicated, thorough researcher - Adept at bringing new perspective to various projects and topics; continually dedicated to finding fresh angles and new ways of approaching a task - Excellent ability to meet deadlines and work well under pressure - Deep and wide-ranging interest in new technologies, cultural trends, contemporary art and politics, and creative writing Freelance Writing Experience Chemical Imbalance magazine writer 1986-1987 music reviews The Rocket magazine writer 1987 music reviews The Planet magazine writer 1989-1990 music reviews & features New Times newspaper writer 1991-1993 music reviews & features Semiotext(e) magazine writer 1994 cultural criticism Chum magazine writer 1996 humor Oblivion magazine writer 1999 cultural criticism White Sox Interactive website writer 2000-2001 interviews & features Beverage World magazine writer 2001 trade industry features The Big Combo website writer 2002-2003 film reviews & features Chicago Reader newspaper writer 2003-2004 restaurant reviews & features Time Out magazine writer 2004-2005 restaurant reviews & music features Chicago Tribune newspaper writer 2003-2005 MetroMix entertainment writer; music, film, nightlife & restaurant features McSweeney’s website writer 2003-2005 humor & fiction Opium website writer 2004-2005 humor & fiction The Formula radio show writer 2004 music reviews Pindeldyboz website writer 2004 fiction Uber website writer 2004 humor Sanitary and Ship magazine writer 2004 humor Village Voice magazine writer 2005 music reviews Under Surveillance radio show guest 2003-present cultural criticism & featured guest on topics of politics and culture UR magazine writer 2002-present staff writer; music reviews, interviews & features, film reviews, interviews & features, restaurant reviews & features, magazine & book reviews, interviews & features, nightlife & travel features The High Hat website writer, 2002-present staff writer & associate editor; music editorial features & interviews, film features, television features, humor, cultural criticism The Illinois Entertainer magazine writer 2006 music interviews/features Cap'n Wacky website writer 2005-present humor Cursor website writer/editor 2006 politics Bluprints magazine writer 2006 trade magazine (produce industry) features The Onion A.V. Club website writer 2006 music reviews Basrai Media design firm writer 2006-2007 ad copy, scripts Nerve.com website writer 2007 film writing for the Screengrab, indie film blog Metal Edge magazine 2007 music features & interviews Other Information My work has been reprinted in the French-language edition of Semiotext(e) and has been used as research material in three different college course on literature and politics. I have been featured reading fiction and humor at various live events sponsored by Pindeldyboz magazine; I have also been a featured reader at the 215 Literary Festival in Philadelphia (in 2004), the SPEC/Diatribe Media readings series in Chicago (2003-2005), the Funny Ha-Ha humor readings series in Chicago (2004-2005), and the Evanston Ethnic Arts Festival (in 2005). I have been the recipient of writing grants from the City of Evanston, the Chicago Small Press Events Council, and the Diatribe Media Foundation. In 2006, I wrote the liner notes for Sabbia, an experimental film by Kate McCabe featuring the music of Brant Bjork (formerly of Kyuss); was a featured author for Coudal Partners' Field-Tested Books series; and was featured on several more radio shows. In 2007, I was a featured presenter at the Experience Music Project's Pop Conference in Seattle, WA, and organized a literary humor reading in San Antonio, TX. ~ Current Entry ~ ~ Lists Archive ~ |
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