Iris Winslow

Formerly an in-house managing editor in NYC, today I’m a free-ranging freelancer based on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington.

Offline, I’m a birder, hiker, kayaker, cyclist (MTB, BMX, and vintage 3-speed townies), slow runner, and housemate of three dogs of various origin.

Most days look like this:

• Outdoor recreation: Edit features, gear reviews, travel stories, and industry news related to outdoor recreation for OutsideOnline.com, the digital edition of Outside magazine.
• Longform features: Edit premium content for Medium.
• Features & blog posts: Write articles about award-winning tree farmers and forestry for the American Forest Foundation.
• Social media: Create content and generate engagement for local channels like Port Angeles Likes Bikes.
• Event organizing: Co-director of the Frosty Moss Relay. Project leader for Port Angeles Bike Everywhere Month 2018 and biweekly Bike Wednesday community rides.

Voyager Golden Record Box Set, Ozma Records Grammy Winner!
Edited liner notes and hardcover book containing all images included on the original Voyager Interstellar Record, a gallery of images transmitted back from the Voyager I and II space probes, and a new essay by Timothy Ferris, producer of the original Golden Record.

Online Content + Social Media

Ongoing

• OutsideOnline.com — Online edition of Outside magazine. Edit features, gear reviews, travel, industry news related to outdoor lifestyle and recreation.
• Medium.com — Edit premium subscriber-only content in subjects including tech, social justice, politics, economics, health, feminism, popular culture, and more.
• American Forest Foundation — Write feature articles and blog posts about sustainable forestry practices and the private landowners in the American Tree Farm System.
• Bicycle Advisory Committee of Port Angeles — Manage website and social media channels for a local active-transportation advocacy group.

Past Projects

• A&E Networks: myLifetime.com, History.com, Biography.com — Wrote, edited, fact-checked entertainment features, newsletters, and app content.
• BulbHead.com — A division of Telebrands. Wrote product copy targeting the Gen X market.
• Cleveland Clinic: Wrote and edited content for the Stress-Free Now mindfulness medication program.
• Four Seasons Resorts: Wrote destination pages for luxury properties in international locations, including Shanghai, Cairo, Paris, and more.
• Godiva Chocolates: Wrote product copy for seasonal online catalog.
• iVillage.com — Edited and produced food, nutrition, and recipe e-newsletters and feature content.
• Lehigh Valley Health Network: Wrote medical content for Conditions & Treatments hubs.
• NetworkForGood.com — Write and edit articles, social media content, and educational e-guides focused on online fundraising for nonprofits.
• Peninsula Trails Coalition: Managed social media channels, website, monthly email engagement, and online donation platform.
• Sharecare.com — Content conversion for Sharecare partners, including the CDC, Harvard Health, and Scripps Health.
• Visit Port Angeles: Produced social media content for local tourism channels.

Consumer Magazines

Managing Editor

• Budget Living
• Child
• Golf for Women
• Lucky
• Muscle & Fitness Hers
• Sly: The Sylvester Stallone Magazine

Copy Chief/Copy Editor

• Cargo
• Fortune
• Mademoiselle
• Men’s Fitness
• Muscle & Fitness
• O, The Oprah Magazine
• Self
• Teen People

Corporate + Nonprofit

• American Cities Foundation: Project manager for educational materials.
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: Edited quarterly newsletter content.
• Isaac Mizrahi for Liz Claiborne: Edited look books and corporate history.
• Stanford Anesthesia News 2015, 2016: Wrote alumni profiles; edited complete issue content.

Books: Consumer + Academic
This is a partial list of the many books I’ve edited.

Art + Design

• American Contemporary Furniture, Marisa Bartolucci, Cathy Lang Ho
• Cottages by the Sea: The Handmade Homes of Carmel, America’s First Artist Community, Linda Leigh Paul
• Daniel Libeskind: The Space of Encounter, Daniel Libeskind
• Gwathmey Siegel: Buildings and Projects 1965–2000, Charles Gwathmey
• Landfill Dogs, Shannon Johnstone
• The Treehouse Book, Peter Nelson, Judy Nelson, and David Larkin

Education

• Infants & Toddlers: Development and Curriculum Planning, Peggy Deiner
• Race-Class Relations and Integration in Secondary Education: The Case of Miller High, Caroline Eick

Fitness + Running

• Full-Body Fitness for Runners, Thad McLaurin
• Heart and Sole: How 26 Ran a Marathon, Melinda Neely

Humanities

• Confronting the Climate: British Airs and the Making of Environmental Medicine, Vladimir Jankovic
• Feminist Theory in Pursuit of the Public, Robin Truth Goodman
• Landfill Dogs, Mary Shannon Johnstone
• Langston Hughes and the South African Drum Generation: Letters, 1953–1967, edited by Shane Graham and John Walters
• Palimpsests and the Literary Imagination of Medieval England: Collected Essays, edited by Leo Carruthers et al.
• Staging Age: The Performance of Age in Theater, Dance, and Film, edited by Valerie Barnes Lipscomb and Leni Marshall
• What Environmentalists Need to Know About Economics, Jason Scorse

Law + Management

• Constitutional Law: Principles and Policies, 4th ed., Erwin Chemerinsky
• Criminal Procedure: Investigation, Erwin Chemerinsky
• Dispute Resolution: Examples & Explanations, 2nd ed., Michael Moffitt and Andrea Kupfer Schneider
• Federal Jurisdiction, 6th ed., Erwin Chemerinksy
• Intellectual Property Legal Opinions, Mark J. Thronson
• Law of the Internet, George B. Delta

Community Engagement

• City of Port Angeles Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Commission, vice commissioner
• Bicycle Advisory Committee of Port Angeles and Clallam County
• Lincoln Park BMX Track, board member
• Peninsula Trails Coalition, former board member

Get in touch: Email me at wordywinslow@gmail.com

See what I’m seeing: @mizzwinslow on Instagram

Based in Port Angeles, Washington. Available online everywhere.