Amy MacKinnon

About Amy MacKinnon

I\'m an editor, journalist, author, and former congressional aide with extensive experience covering topics ranging from public health to politics and climate change. I\'m currently the deputy op-ed page editor at The Boston Globe. Previously I served as the editorial page editor, social media editor, and morning news editor at The Patriot Ledger, and as the editorial director for the New England Aquarium.At The Patriot Ledger, I was awarded several regional news awards for editorials on national, state, and local issues, including first-place awards for editorial writing and one for editorial of the year. My work has been featured in numerous publications including The Christian Science Monitor, Boston Globe, Washington Post, Huffington Post, Boston Herald, and on National Public Radio. At the New England Aquarium, I was the editorial director for projects such as Science of Sharks, Indo-Pacific Coral Reef, and the Olympic Coast exhibits, and I helped launch the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life.My novel “Tethered” (Random House) has been translated into 10 languages and published in 24 countries. It was a Target Original Voices Pick, and was reviewed in The New York Times (which called it “an hypnotic debut”), Boston Globe, The Guardian, Elle, Paris Match, Marie Claire Australia, among others. Republished as “The Unforgotten” (Orion, 2018), it has been praised as “deeply engaging and memorable,” “haunting, thrilling, and beautifully drawn,” and a “rarity among debut authors.” I began my writing career at the age of 11 when I wrote the Father of the Year Committee in New York City to nominate my dad after reading a letter in \"Ask the Globe.\" He won.

Experience

1. Deputy Op-ed Page Editor

   Boston Globe Media

   Sep 2019 — Present · Boston, MA

   I edit Globe staff columnists and regular contributors, as well as commission pieces from experts on the issues of the day, including the climate crisis, health care, and politics.