Jennie Z. Rose /Quercus Editorial Services

Writes and proofreads engaging copy to inspire growth and break down barriers

United States

First rookie assignment: with UCSB's Daily Nexus for a story on campus activism.

Politest conversation: filmmaker Michael Moore

Unfortunate misstep: Late for an interview with Timothy Leary

Roles I've known and loved:

•Proofreader for "Kathleen Haddon. An English Girl in New Guinea," winner of the Prix Pierre Moos, 2024

•Writer of "A Rising Tide Lifts Many Boats" for Independent Lens, 2023

•Senior Writer, Positive Mental Attitude, 2021-2022

•Contributing Writer, Alternatives\Journal Canada’s Environmental Voice; Lateral Magazine; A Beautiful Perspective; Berkeley Science Review; Body, Mind, Spirit Magazine; MSN; PBS Independent Lens; Wired; MTVi (2015-2021)

•Business writer, Yogome; Classroom Dojo; KQED MindShift; Web Techniques; Shopify

•Local reporter, Bay City Beacon; San Francisco Chronicle

•Guest Blogger, Women’s Environmental Network; Lithium Technologies; The MHASF Chime member newsletter

Inspired by wryly funny writers like George Saunders, Annie Dillard, and Lenny Bruce, I am happiest when I can give a piece of writing a disarming little twist.

Portfolio
Positive Mental Atttitude
07/15/2021
Shine a Light

Debunking Mental Health Stigmas

04/25/2021
The Patience of Nnimmo Bassey

For the forthcoming Paris Climate Treaty of 2015, Bassey expects "plus ça change, plus c'est la même," roughly translated as "same as it ever was."

Medium
03/09/2019
Dollars to Donuts and New Deals

The activist group Extinction Rebellion's human roadblocks brought London traffic to a standstill in early February. In the US, Climate Silence and the Climate Mobilization Project continue to mobilize citizens to "cancel the apocalypse." Meanwhile, several of the Democratic contenders have signed onto the Green New Deal framework - projects which are estimated to take trillions of dollars.

Berkeley Science Review
2006
From Noise to Signal

A seismic hum and what it could mean for the Earth Sciences community.

Women's Environmental Network
09/10/2020
Tending the Career Flame During a Pandemic - Women's Environmental Network

Can you grow your career in a global pandemic? WEN put this question to the test recently at its late August event. Proving you can't keep a group of good women down, the event created a groundswell of energy that led to hundreds of new LinkedIn connections, a Slack channel with hot job leads, and a handful of potential new business collaborations.

Alternatives Journal: Canada's Environmental Voice
09/04/2019
Carbon Capture — The First May Not be the Last

In the race to remove the trillion tons of excess carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, the treatments we choose for this problem ought to at least be slightly better than the problem itself.