Freelance Writer and Copy Editor - Content & Publications

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

May 2014 till date
Freelance Business Writer
-  Quality editorial for a range of clients - multinationals, international professional bodies, and global content houses.
-  Includes features, interviews with business leaders, case studies, customer stories, blog posts and newsletters. Published samples available on request.

May 2015 - Jan 2017
Volunteer Editor, 				Singapore
-  Developed the editorial plan and calendar, managed writers and sub-edited a semi-annual newsletter The Rainbow Connection, targeted at young people with mental health concerns, and their support systems.

May 2013 – Mar 2014
Freelance Copy Editor, 				Singapore
-  Worked on The Graduate, the in-house publication for The National University of Singapore Society.

Jan 2002 till date
Freelance Features Writer
-  Write for Women’s Web, India’s best liked portal for women’s issues.
-  Wrote for tabla!, a well-known English weekly for Indians in Singapore
-  Contributed to Business Standard’s features pull-out BS Weekend, on urban issues. Business Standard is a leading business paper in India.
-  Business Line, South India’s top business daily offered me an excellent and open platform for in-depth features on social trends surrounding us.
-  I have enjoyed profiling, both for Business Line and The Hindu Metro Plus, people from varied walks of life. The Hindu is leading English daily in South India.
-  Food writing is another area of interest and my pieces are moving beyond restaurant reviews to analyze the people and the effort behind the business.
-  Have written for newspapers and magazines in China

Sep 2005 - May 2006
Copy editor, China Daily, 				Beijing, China
-  As copy editor, I was mainly responsible for editing the supplement pages, which carried advertorial content for a diverse set of clients ranging from the national environmental regulatory body to the governments of different nations.

Shilpa Mizar

Shilpa Mizar