Author Journalist
Book Credits : Belomor: Criminality and Creativity in Stalin's Gulag. Brookline, MA: Academic Studies Press, 2014 (released as paperback 2018).
Enter your professional bio here : Julie Zigoris is a freelance journalist and author in San Francisco. Her reporting sweet spot sits at the nexus of art and memory, and she excels at examining how the past informs the present. Her work has been honored by the San Francisco Press Club, the Los Angeles Press Club and the Journalism Association of Community Colleges. A former teacher, she's the author of Belomor: Criminality and Creativity in Stalin's Gulag and holds a PhD in Russian literature. She has taught English and history at the University of Pittsburgh, Stanford University, the Jewish Community High School of the Bay and in San Quentin State Prison. https://www.academicstudiespress.com/9781618118233/ https://www.mttamcollege.edu/
Writing Credits : “Newly unearthed trove of photographs shows the Fillmore’s devastation in stunning detail.” The San Francisco Standard, Feb. 29, 2024. Read here.
“He died in a Jewish ghetto. How did his long-lost art end up on a bench in San Francisco?” The San Francisco Standard, Feb. 2024.
“The Gap, One of San Francisco’s Most Iconic Businesses, Has Come Undone.” The San Francisco Standard, Oct. 2022.
“The Only Place You Can Leave Your Heart Forever in San Francisco: The Inner Richmond’s Palace of Ashes.” KQED, May 2022.
“Dying for a Better Life.” The Boston Globe, Aug. 2021.
Awards and Recognition : First place award, personality profile, Los Angeles Press Club (2023) First place award, news story, JACC (2022) Second place, on-the-spot news writing competition, JACC Conference (2021) First place, YA Writing Contest, Mendocino Coast Writers' Conference (2020) AATSEEL Award for Excellence in Secondary Teaching (2014) Fulbright-Hays Fellowship, Moscow, Russia (2010)
Skills (Select all that apply) : Articles, Books, Blog posts, Curriculum, Editing, Essays, Feature writing, News, Profiles
List any memberships you have with other organizations : Society of Professional Journalists, San Francisco Press Club
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