Freelance writer; food judge; International Food & Wine Travel Writers Association. Author, Random House, NYC. author, book editor: Boy’s Life Magazine; contributor, Where Magazine; columnist: Big Blend Magazine; columnist, Where and What in the World; co-author, Success, Your Path to a Successful Book (INDIE Finalist), Cooking Secrets, The Why and How; co-author, Our Love Affairs with Food & Travel; book reviewer and contributor, Pepper Tree Literary Magazine, contributor, Global Writes, contributor: CityRoom. Media representative, Bocuse D’Or in Lyon, France, 2009 and 2011.

Websites: whereandwhatintheworld.com, www.noralyn.com, www.booksbyhills.com, successwithwriting.com, bigblendmagazine.com | IFWTWA Profile

Gayle Keck knows how to open a bottle of Champagne with a sword. She’s also a Lowell Thomas Award-winner who writes about food and travel – preferably both at the same time. She has sipped fermented mare’s milk in Kyrgyzstan, dug for truffles in Italy, crafted wine at Napa Valley’s “Crush Camp” and munched her way through every continent except Antarctica, which seems far too focused on frozen food.

Gayle has written for Gourmet, Culinary Trends, National Geographic Traveler, AFAR, Islands, Executive Traveler, GQ, ForbesLife Executive Woman, Four Seasons, VIA, 360, the  Zagat San Francisco Bay Area Restaurants guides and AARP The Magazine. Her work has also appeared in the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, San Francisco Chronicle, New Orleans Times-Picayune and other major newspapers.

Blog:  www.BeenThereAteThat.com | Website www.FoodTourFinder.com, which compiles information on culinary tourism. Follow her tweets at @BeenThere8That and @SFRestoNews.

Norman E. Hill, International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association member, enjoys culinary aspects of travel. His food expertise falls more to confections, Champagne, and sweeter wines, such as Rieslings.

Norm has always enjoyed food, but during the past 15 years, he has developed an appreciation for the flavors offered throughout different regions worldwide. Someone who enjoys comfort food as well as gourmet, Norm will be the first to admit he is partial to sweets.

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Australian journalist and photographer, Graeme Kemlo, has covered the travel and business events sector over the past 15 years for trade magazines in Australia and Asia, including MICE.NET, MICENZ.NET and MICEASIA.NET. With over three decades of experience in major newspapers, magazines and broadcast media, he was one of Australia’s first technology reporters. Now his travel stories and pictures appear in a range of high-end leisure travel magazines, including Epicure and Vacations & Travel, plus online media. He is married with two adult children – one a Doctor of Osteopathy, the other a five-star hotel manager. Graeme travels constantly and has lived in United States and South East Asia, but always enjoys flying home to Melbourne, Australia.

Graeme is a Board Member, Australasia Vice Chair, for the International Food, Wine and Travel Writers Association.

Professional Home Economist, reformed Cordon Bleu chef and travel food writer, this expat living in Perth WA for the past 10 years is the creator of seven cookbooks and four e-books.  Susan is a seasoned restaurant and resort reviewer — spanning 25 years and 3 continents… she is a nutrition and culinary consultant in the food industry, a food stylist for print and film, and an instructor/trainer with three decades of experience in the foodservice and consumer food segments, as well as a media spokesperson for wellness and lifestyle.  Avocationally, Susanne is also a Hatha Yoga instructor, and a roller-blading, biking, kayaking, and fishing bon vivant! Currently she is creating her 5th e-book cookbook for Smashwords in a series: Wilder by the Dozen.

Email: fstnfrsh@gmail.com | Website: www.fstnfrsh.com | IFWTWA Profile

A graduate of the British College of Journalism, Gillian travels the world with her husband, a Master Mariner.  A freelance travel writer, she uses her personal journals and memories help her write about her experiences abroad.

The Florida editor for BellaOnline Magazine and a featured guest blogger for the luxury hotel booking website, Luxique, Gillian is also contracted to write articles for Payless Car Rentalsto promote destinations within the US that offer hire car airport services. A self-confessed foodie, Gillian also writes candid reviews on food and drink.

She has been published in many publications including Geneva Times, Porsche Post, Social Affairs (Miami) and La Dolce Vita. Her recently published a guide book, “Days Out in Central Florida” which is flying off the shelves on Amazon.com and in local Barnes and Noble stores.

Gillian is a member of the International Travel Writers’ Alliance and the Florida Writers’ Association, keeping in touch with the industry through LinkedIn.

When she is not writing, she travels the world extensively, taking cruises several times a year to collect fresh material for articles and website content.

Website: www.gillianbirch.com

Living in the most isolated city on earth has created a wanderlust for Carmen Jenner since she could read, 30-something years ago. Based in Perth in Western Australia as a freelance travel and food writer, she has written for several guidebooks including Great Gourmet Weekends in Australia where she was the WA contributor, Hide & Seek Perth, and the Top 50 Restaurant Guide WA. Her work has appeared in several local and international magazines including Perth-based Cravings Magazine, Asian Geographic Passport, The Australian Newspaper, Chaat Magazine, Going Places, and Tiger Tales. She currently writes for The Agenda Daily Perth where she reviews cultural happenings around town, and is co-authoring a memoir about a Vietnamese chef.  In between assignments, eating, and dragging her family to far-flung places in search of the perfect meal, she is creating her own memoir called Fluffy Towel Travel Experiences. Carmen is a member of the Australian Society of Travel Writers and the International Food, Wine and Travel Writers Association.

Website: www.fluffytowel.com | Contact: carmen@fluffytowel.com | Facebook | Linkedin | IFWTWA Profile

A native of Washington State, Heather stills enjoy playing tourist in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. A travel writer who has contributed to numerous publications, she is often asked to cover stories of the amazing food and wine, unique climate and stunning terrain found in her own backyard. Relying on past experiences and future explorations, she is regarded as an expert in the region.

Contact: writemix@harbornet.com

Travel editor for Ride Magazine.com, travel and features writer for Cowgirl Magazine and travel and food writer for a worldwide newspaper published in 16 languages in 33 countries including coverage in all major North American markets.  Her photography has appeared in the holy grail of food: Saveur magazine.  She somehow finds time to serve as Vice President of the International Food Wine and Travel Writers Assoc., IFWTWA.

An Australian based freelance writer, Carolyne Jasinski has reviewed everything from cars and hotels to restaurants and holiday destinations. Her No.1 passion is travel, followed closely by food and wine. Combine those three things and she says you have the “perfect destination”.

A member of the International Food Wine and Travel Writers Association and the Australian Society of Travel Writers, Carolyne’s work has been published online and in print all over Australia and in Asia.

She has co-authored two books – Room for Romance: Australia and Adelaide Cheap Eats.

Her latest project is an iPhone app called “Rooms4You: South Oz” featuring hotel reviews and “Food for Thought” – a segment with suggestions on where or what to eat while you are there.

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After working in all aspects of the food and beverage industry for 20 years, Corie has developed an adventuresome palate and welcomes any opportunity to sample and review products from the gourmet to the bizarre. As an avid home cook and a member of the International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association, she keeps an eye out for new trends in food, wine and spirits so she can share her discoveries with her readers. In addition to her own Blog, Life Half Full (Balanced Living in a Slightly Off-Kilter World), she reaches thousands of readers each month by contributing food, wine and cooking articles to: TemeculaNightOut.com, WINEormous.com, TasteofTemecula.com and more.

Personal Blog: www.LifeHalfFull.co |  IFWTWA Profile | Email: corie.lifehalffull@gmail.com

Kevin is the Australasian Chair of the International Food Wine and Travel Writers Association based in California. He is a prolific writer and blogger on all things food and travel and his work has appeared in dozens of publications in Australia and overseas. As senior judge on the Golden Plate Awards, he has cast his verdict on countless cafes, pubs and restaurants throughout Victoria. He now writes a regular column in the Central Victorian Newspaper – The Tarrangower Times. Recently, Kevin wrote and hosted a TV production in France for US Cable TV – Spirit Chasers with Kevin Moloney where he researched and reviewed the fine craft of Armagnac making. Kevin also works with a number of clients producing clear communication pieces and food descriptions.

Website:  www.kevinmoloney.com.au | IFWTWA Profile

Sydney-based freelance photojournalist and former editor of Open House chefs/foodservice B2B magazine. A long career in magazines and newspapers in New Zealand and a Australia, his experience includes writing, photography, sub-editing and editing.

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While editor of the Asbury Park Sunday Press, New Jersey’s second largest newspaper, Si Liberman launched his newspaper’s restaurant reviewer column by serving as one of its first critics. Dining and travel have always been a passion and has continued in retirement — as do his stories about those extraordinary experiences which have graced travel and food pages of almost every major U.S. newspaper.

Website: www.natja.org/member/siliberman

Andrew Rosenbaum has worked in Europe for the past 20 years. He has lived in Belgium, U.K., and Czech Republic. But his greatest loves are France and Italy, and he has spent close to 15 years in those two countries. He speaks French, Italian, German, Dutch, and Russian. He has traveled extensively in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East as well. He has written about food, wine, and travel for a wide variety of publications, including the Miami Herald, the New York Times, the inflight magazine for Flybe.com, the inflight magazine for KLM, and others.

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