Farooq Ahmed
Writer. Editor. Raconteur.
- Role
- Contributing Editor at Photonics Media
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Farooq Ahmed
As a writer and editor, I craft compelling narratives. My journalism has covered a range of subjects: biology & biotechnology, health & health disparities, optics & lasers, and social justice & education.My essays, articles, and stories have appeared in diverse publications, including the Financial Times, Nature, Photonics, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, as well as art and literary journals. My report on the Hajj pilgrimage won an award for best travel writing from the South Asian Journalists Association.KANSASTAN, my debut novel, was published in the fall of 2019 by 7.13 Press and was a finalist for the Big Other Prize in Fiction.
Experience
Contributing Editor
Aug 2018 — Present
I write feature articles for Photonics Media on all things light-related.Photonics Media publishes print and digital business-to-business magazines, buyers’ guides, websites and e-newsletters for individuals working with light-based technologies in the photonics industry. A pioneering publisher in the discipline of photonics, Photonics Media has built a large global audience comprising academics and researchers, manufacturers and end-users.
Education
Brown University
Sc.B; Sc.B, Biochemistry
1993 — 1998
Columbia University
M.F.A; Masters, Fine Arts
2001 — 2005
Skills
- Multimedia
- Social Media Marketing
- New Media
- Editing
- Writing
- Speech Writing
- Fact-Checking
- Ap Style
- Breaking News
- Content Strategy
- Social Media
- Books
- Storytelling
- Online Journalism
- Non-Fiction
- Ghostwriting
- Newsletters
- Copywriting
- Copy Editing
- Journalism
- Online Advertising
- Fiction
- Literature
- Bylined Articles
- Science Journalism
- Magazines
- Media Relations
- Proofreading
- Publishing
- Content Management
- Book Reviews
- Content Development
- Editorial
- Newspapers
- Web Content
- Technical Writing
- Feature Articles
- Wordpress
- Online Publishing
- Freelance Writing
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