Résumé
Hannah Selinger
E-mail: [email protected]
Education:
French Culinary Institute (now ICC), New York, NY
Class Salutatorian, October 2011; GPA 93.6.
Emerson College, Boston, MA
Master of Fine Arts, May 2005.
Recipient of Presidential Merit Fellowship; GPA 3.94.
Columbia University, New York, NY
Bachelor of Arts, May 2002.
Majored in English and Comparative Literature; GPA 3.67.
Content Writing Experience:
Numerous Clients
Ongoing
Past and present content writing clients of note include Dock to Dish, Croteaux Vineyards, Shinn Estate Vineyards,
The Long Island Wine Council, and Wölffer Estate Vineyard.
Copywriting & Copyediting Experience:
Hire Society
New York, NY, July 2018 – September 2019
Hired as an independently contracted copywriter and social media manager to write media content
for domestic employment agency on eastern Long Island.
Lash Affair/Beautique
Newburyport, MA, September 2015 – 2018
Contracted to write and edit a 150-page training manual for successful beauty salon. Continue to maintain online forums, correspondence, and blogs as copywriter and consultant for salon owner.
Fitsi Health
New York, NY, May 2014 – May 2016
Wrote marketing material, white paper, and website copy for startup health company. www.fitsihealth.com.
Montauk Management Group
Montauk, NY, August 2014 – 2018
Hired as an independently contracted copywriter to write the brochures, social media, and web material
for home management group on eastern Long Island.
Astor Wines and Spirits
New York, NY, November 2013 – April 2016
Worked as the Head Copywriter for historic wine retailer in the New York Metropolitan area.
American Sommelier Association (ASA)
New York, NY, February 2013
Chapter on the Loire Valley appears in the newest edition of the ASA textbook.
RawStory.Com
Cambridge, MA, June 2002 – March 2007
Wrote a weekly column for online political magazine.
Zoetrope: All-Story Magazine
New York, NY, May 2001 – February 2002
Worked as an editorial assistant for nationally recognized fiction quarterly.
The New Yorker Magazine
New York, NY, January 2000 – August 2000
Helped write and compile Covering the New Yorker: Cutting-Edge Covers from a Literary Institution with
cover editor Françoise Mouly.
Food & Wine Experience:
Verity Wine Partners
Sag Harbor, NY, April 2016 – August 2016
Worked as Long Island representative for national wine distributor, developing relationships with local restaurants and retailers.
Kingsborough Community College
Brooklyn, NY, September 2014 – December 2015
Worked as Adjunct Professor within the culinary program at Kingsborough Community College,
a school within the CUNY system, teaching the requisite course Beverage Management.
Nick and Toni’s
East Hampton, NY, May 2013 – September 2013
Worked as weekend floor sommelier at renowned Hamptons restaurant.
IPO Wines
New York, NY, September 2012 – November 2013
Worked as the sole Long Island representative for prestigious distribution company.
Momofuku Group
New York, NY, February 2008 – October 2008
Worked as the Beverage Director for Momofuku Group developing pairings, conducting inventories at multiple restaurants,
meeting with purveyors, maintaining cost margins, updating wine lists, purchasing goods, and educating staff.
The Sea Grill
New York, NY, October 2007 – February 2008
Ran wine and liquor program for established Rockefeller Center restaurant conducting weekly inventory,
purchasing wine and liquor, maintaining wine lists, and running nightly floor sales.
BLT Prime
New York, NY, October 2005 – May 2007
Ran large wine and liquor program, conducted monthly inventories, ordered wine, and maintained
award-winning wine list at prestigious Gramercy steakhouse.
Miscellaneous Experience:
Congresswoman Nita Lowey, NY’s 17th District
Washington, D.C., May 1999 – August 1999
Worked as a Congressional Intern for House of Representatives member Nita Lowey.
During this time, I also worked on Hillary Clinton’s Senatorial campaign, which was announced that summer.
Awards & Recognition:
November 2022
A July 2021 essay from Bon Appétit, "In My Childhood Kitchen, I Learned Both Fear and Love," was anthologized in the 2022 Best American Food Writing edition, edited by Sohla El-Waylly and published by Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollins.
April 2022
Finalist for a James Beard Foundation MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award, recognized for the December 2020 piece "Life Was Not a Peach," published in Eater.
May 2020
Finalist for an IACP award in Narrative Beverage Writing With or Without Recipes for the July 2019 piece "A Beginner's Guide to Champagne," published in Wine Enthusiast.
Skills & Qualifications:
Proficient in Spanish; Court of Master Sommeliers Certified Exam passed in May 2007;
Eight-time marathoner; Trained Level 1 Track and Field Coach.
Affiliations:
Member, League of Women Voters; Former Member, Southampton Democratic Club; Registered with the Massachusetts Democratic Party; Member, ACLU; Former Member, New York Road Runners; Member, National Association of the Teachers of English; Member, USATF.
E-mail: [email protected]
Education:
French Culinary Institute (now ICC), New York, NY
Class Salutatorian, October 2011; GPA 93.6.
Emerson College, Boston, MA
Master of Fine Arts, May 2005.
Recipient of Presidential Merit Fellowship; GPA 3.94.
Columbia University, New York, NY
Bachelor of Arts, May 2002.
Majored in English and Comparative Literature; GPA 3.67.
Content Writing Experience:
Numerous Clients
Ongoing
Past and present content writing clients of note include Dock to Dish, Croteaux Vineyards, Shinn Estate Vineyards,
The Long Island Wine Council, and Wölffer Estate Vineyard.
Copywriting & Copyediting Experience:
Hire Society
New York, NY, July 2018 – September 2019
Hired as an independently contracted copywriter and social media manager to write media content
for domestic employment agency on eastern Long Island.
Lash Affair/Beautique
Newburyport, MA, September 2015 – 2018
Contracted to write and edit a 150-page training manual for successful beauty salon. Continue to maintain online forums, correspondence, and blogs as copywriter and consultant for salon owner.
Fitsi Health
New York, NY, May 2014 – May 2016
Wrote marketing material, white paper, and website copy for startup health company. www.fitsihealth.com.
Montauk Management Group
Montauk, NY, August 2014 – 2018
Hired as an independently contracted copywriter to write the brochures, social media, and web material
for home management group on eastern Long Island.
Astor Wines and Spirits
New York, NY, November 2013 – April 2016
Worked as the Head Copywriter for historic wine retailer in the New York Metropolitan area.
American Sommelier Association (ASA)
New York, NY, February 2013
Chapter on the Loire Valley appears in the newest edition of the ASA textbook.
RawStory.Com
Cambridge, MA, June 2002 – March 2007
Wrote a weekly column for online political magazine.
Zoetrope: All-Story Magazine
New York, NY, May 2001 – February 2002
Worked as an editorial assistant for nationally recognized fiction quarterly.
The New Yorker Magazine
New York, NY, January 2000 – August 2000
Helped write and compile Covering the New Yorker: Cutting-Edge Covers from a Literary Institution with
cover editor Françoise Mouly.
Food & Wine Experience:
Verity Wine Partners
Sag Harbor, NY, April 2016 – August 2016
Worked as Long Island representative for national wine distributor, developing relationships with local restaurants and retailers.
Kingsborough Community College
Brooklyn, NY, September 2014 – December 2015
Worked as Adjunct Professor within the culinary program at Kingsborough Community College,
a school within the CUNY system, teaching the requisite course Beverage Management.
Nick and Toni’s
East Hampton, NY, May 2013 – September 2013
Worked as weekend floor sommelier at renowned Hamptons restaurant.
IPO Wines
New York, NY, September 2012 – November 2013
Worked as the sole Long Island representative for prestigious distribution company.
Momofuku Group
New York, NY, February 2008 – October 2008
Worked as the Beverage Director for Momofuku Group developing pairings, conducting inventories at multiple restaurants,
meeting with purveyors, maintaining cost margins, updating wine lists, purchasing goods, and educating staff.
The Sea Grill
New York, NY, October 2007 – February 2008
Ran wine and liquor program for established Rockefeller Center restaurant conducting weekly inventory,
purchasing wine and liquor, maintaining wine lists, and running nightly floor sales.
BLT Prime
New York, NY, October 2005 – May 2007
Ran large wine and liquor program, conducted monthly inventories, ordered wine, and maintained
award-winning wine list at prestigious Gramercy steakhouse.
Miscellaneous Experience:
Congresswoman Nita Lowey, NY’s 17th District
Washington, D.C., May 1999 – August 1999
Worked as a Congressional Intern for House of Representatives member Nita Lowey.
During this time, I also worked on Hillary Clinton’s Senatorial campaign, which was announced that summer.
Awards & Recognition:
November 2022
A July 2021 essay from Bon Appétit, "In My Childhood Kitchen, I Learned Both Fear and Love," was anthologized in the 2022 Best American Food Writing edition, edited by Sohla El-Waylly and published by Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollins.
April 2022
Finalist for a James Beard Foundation MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award, recognized for the December 2020 piece "Life Was Not a Peach," published in Eater.
May 2020
Finalist for an IACP award in Narrative Beverage Writing With or Without Recipes for the July 2019 piece "A Beginner's Guide to Champagne," published in Wine Enthusiast.
Skills & Qualifications:
Proficient in Spanish; Court of Master Sommeliers Certified Exam passed in May 2007;
Eight-time marathoner; Trained Level 1 Track and Field Coach.
Affiliations:
Member, League of Women Voters; Former Member, Southampton Democratic Club; Registered with the Massachusetts Democratic Party; Member, ACLU; Former Member, New York Road Runners; Member, National Association of the Teachers of English; Member, USATF.
