CHERYL SOLIMINI
Editor 
Writer Humorist
121 Van Auken Hill Road * Milford, PA 18337-7034
Phone/fax: (570) 296-2478 
E mail: cheryl@chesol.com
Editing and Writing Experience
Freelance editor, January 1994-June 2001
Acted as Editor-in-Chief, Executive Editor and Senior Editor on a variety of lifestyle magazines published once each year by Gruner + Jahr USA.
Freelance writer, January 1990-present
Published more than 250 articles in national magazines, including American Health, Child, Country Living, Family Circle, Family Circle Lifestyle Publications, Fitness, Healthy Living, Living Fit, McCall's, More, New Woman, Prevention, Redbook, Sesame Street Parents, Woman's Day, WomansDay.com and Working Woman.
Contributing and Staff Positions
Special Projects Editor, Highlights for Children (September 2007-present)
Contributing Writer, womansday.com, Woman's Day magazine's Web site (April 2006-present)
Contributing Writer/Editor, Mystery Scene (June 2004-present)
Contributing Writer, TIME Inc. Custom Publications (2002-present)
Contributing Editor, Family Circle Lifestyle Publications (1994-2001)
Interim Lifestyles Editor, Child (November 1996-February 1997)
Interim Articles Editor, McCall's (January 1995-May 1995)
Assistant Managing Editor, Family Circle (September 1987-December 1989)
Managing Editor, Country Cooking (December 1985-September 1987)
Senior Editor, Weight Watchers Magazine (April 1984-December 1985)
Staff Writer, Country Living (February 1981-April 1984)
Special Projects
Executive Editor, Family Circle's Walk Off the Weight (Fall 2001)
Features Editor, Mary Higgins Clark Mystery Magazine (Summer 2000, Summer 1999, Summer 1997, Premiere 1996)
Executive Editor, Family Circle's 500 Weight-Loss Secrets (Spring 2000, Spring 1998, Spring 1997, Winter 1995)
Editor-in-Chief, Family Circle's Holiday Crafts (Fall 1999, Fall 1998, Fall 1997)
Executive Editor, Family Circle's Be Well (Spring 1999)
Editor-in-Chief, Child Pregnancy, Birth and First-Year Planners (1998, 1997)
Executive Editor, Family Circle's Personal Planner (Spring 1996)
Editor-in-Chief, Family Circle's Christmas Helps (1995)
Executive Editor, Family Circle's Easy Gardening (Spring 1994)
Editor-in-Chief, McCall's Christmas Cooking and Entertaining Guide (1993)
Scriptwriter/Editor, "Eye on Women," CBS-TV/New York Times Women's Magazines Group Mall Tour
(Spring-Summer 1993). Wrote sixteen 60-second video scripts and a 16-page magazine
for joint project involving CBS-TV and Child, Family Circle, Fitness and McCall's.
Columns
"The Good Life" (humor), Country Almanac (2005-present); quarterly.
"Winning Streaks," Harrah's World (2002-present); quarterly.
"Media Medea: Movie Reviews," lostbrain.com Web site (July 2002-Present)
"Set the Mood," iParty.com Website (September 1999-present); weekly.
"Pharmacy Facts," Family Circle (1990-1995); bimonthly. Written with Gary Holt, Ph.D., R.Ph.
"Getting Physical," New Woman (September 1991-September 1992); monthly.
"Medical Update" and "Nutrition Update," Weight Watchers Magazine (1984-1985); monthly.
Books
Across the River: A Mystery,
Deadly Ink Press (June 2008)
Family Circle's Eat What You Love & Lose
(Chapters 1 and 2), Regan Books (Spring 2003)
The Not-So-Silent Passage: How to Manage Your Man's Menopause* *Without Committing Manslaughter
(humor), Gibbs Smith, Publisher (Spring 1998)
Living With Arthritis, with Harry Shen, M.D., New American Library (Fall 1993)
Diabetes: Beating the Odds, with Elliot Rayfield, M.D., Addison-Wesley (Fall 1992)
The Household Chartalog, Macmillan (Spring 1989)
Baby's First Year, Galison Books (Fall 1988)
Great Legs for Short Skirts, NAL/Signet (Spring 1988)
Media Appearances
Northeast Public Radio, WAMC, Albany, N.Y. Broadcast of humor essays "The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread," "Help! My E Mail Is Holding Me Hostage," "10 Things I No Longer Stress About"
Good Day, New York, FOX-TV, New York, N.Y.
Jersey's Talking, with Lee Leonard, Channel 12-Star-Ledger, Newark, N.J.
Power Surge, online interview at www.powersurge.com
Radio interviews from Juneau, Alaska, to Tampa, Florida
Education
Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.--B.S. in Newspaper Journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
New School for Social Research, New York City (Fall 1995)--Scriptwriting. Instructor: Ann Loring
Gotham Writers' Workshop, New York City (Fall 1996)--Sitcom Writing II. Instructor: Mort (Lachman) Scharfman
Mediabistro, New York City (Spring 2002)--Humor Writing Workshop for Journalists. Instructor: Lynn Harris
Sussex County Community College, Newton, N.J., (Spring 2001-Summer 2002)--Web Publishing Certificate. Selected to compete in the college's first multi-media show, May 2003.
Memberships
Mystery Writers of America, New York, N.Y. Member since April 2003.
American Society for Journalists and Authors, New York, N.Y. Member since 1999; Program Committee, 2000-2001.
Recent Articles
Mystery
"A Suspense Star Is Born" (interview with Tana French), Mystery Scene (Fall 2008)
"Armed and Hilarious" (interview with Mary Saums), Mystery Scene (Summer 2008)
"The Devil Wore Docksiders" (interview with Cornelia Read), Mystery Scene (Spring 2008)
"A Person of Interest" (interview with Theresa Schwegel), Mystery Scene (Holiday 2007)
"Still Life, With Murder" (interview with Louise Penny), Mystery Scene (Spring 2007)
"Nefarious New Jersey: A Crook's Tour of the Garden State," Mystery Scene (Holiday 2006)
"Killer Style" (interview with Susan Kandel), Mystery Scene (Summer 2006)
"The Fear Is Near" (interview with suspense writer Nicci French), Mystery Scene (Winter 2006)
"Bleak With a Playful Streak" (independent publisher Bleak House), Mystery Scene (Fall 2005)
"Echoes From a Great War" (cover interview with mystery writer Jacqueline Winspear), Mystery Scene (Fall 2005)
"The Trouble with Harry" (cover interview with crime novelist Michael Connelly), Mystery Scene (Summer 2005)
"Novelist for the Prosecution" (cover interview with mystery writer Linda Fairstein), Mystery Scene (Winter 2005)
"Married, They Write" (cover interview with mystery writers Faye and Jonathan Kellerman), Mystery Scene (Fall 2004)
"Fun, Fearless, Female" (interview with Cosmo editor/mystery writer Kate White), Mystery Scene (June 2004)
Humor
"Everything I Need to Know I Learned From Barbie," Family Circle (July 18, 2003)
"Who, Me? Stressed?," Family Circle (July 16, 2002)
"Forget Reality TV," Family Circle (June 18, 2002)
"No Passion for Fashion," Family Circle (October 16, 2001)
Relationships/Health
"5 Mom Myths," Woman's Day (October 2008)
"Back-to-School Health" and "Homework Helpers," Woman's Day (September 2008)
"Young, Gifted and Leaving," Working Mother (September 2007)
"Unwelcome Dinner Guests: Protect yourself from food-poisoning," Natural Health (June 2007)
"Did You Ever...?: How to answer your teen's toughest questions," Family Circle (November 8, 2005)
"Body Image Survey Report: Do I Look Fat?," Family Circle (August 9, 2005)
"Because I Said So!: 5 Mistakes Even Smart Moms Make," Family Circle (March 8, 2005)
"Making the Most of Your Child's Strengths," Family Circle (September 7, 2004)
"How Birth Order Shapes Your Life," Family Circle (July 13, 2004)
"Eat What You Love & Lose," Family Circle (May 13, 2003)
"Medical Myths and Facts," Family Circle (November 1, 2002)
"Sentimental Journey," Family Circle (October 8, 2002)
"The Power of Peers," Family Circle (September 22, 2002)
"Great Expectations," Family Circle (February 12, 2002)
"Stress Is Contagious," Family Circle (February 12, 2002)
"Escape Routes," Walk Off the Weight (2001)
"Injury-Proof Your Workout," Walk Off the Weight (2001)
"Swimsuit Shape-Up," Family Circle's 500 Weight-Loss Secrets (Spring 2001)
"The Daily Dieter" and "The Last 15 Pounds,"Family Circle's 500 Weight-Loss Secrets (Spring 2001)
"Bridging the Communications Gap," Family Circle (February 20, 2001)
"Sore Loser," Esthetique (Winter 2000)
"How I Learned to Count to Zen," Personal Planner (2000)
"Jumping for Joy," Walk Off the Weight (2000)
"Get Sporty," Walk Off the Weight (2000)
"Diet Facts...or Fiction?," American Health (September 1999)
"The 10,000 Step Challenge," Family Circle's Walk Off the Weight! (Fall 1999)
"Gymphobia," Family Circle's 500 Weight-Loss Secrets (Spring 1999)
"You Can Do It: The Mind-Body Makeovers of a Top Diet Coach," Family Circle's 500 Weight-Loss Secrets (Spring 1999)
"Cold Power" /"Five Hidden Winter Hazards," Sesame Street Parents (February 1999)
"How to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain," Shape Cooks (Winter 1998)
"10 Healthy Habits to Teach Kids Now," Sesame Street Parents (October 1998)
"Those 'Miracle' Fat Cures," Family Circle's 500 Weight Loss Secrets (Spring 1997)
"Tame Your Crazy Appetite," McCall's (December 1996)
"Summer Safety Alert," with "First-Aid Guide" pull-out cards, Family Circle (July 16, 1996)
"15 Surprising Low-Cal Snacks (and 15 No-No's)," McCall's (May 1996)
"Lunchtime Workout," Family Circle (March 17, 1996)
"Let's Get Physical," Country Living's Healthy Living (Spring 1996, premier issue)
"Can Growth Hormones Stop Aging?," Living Fit (March 1996)
"Maximize Your Veggies Cancer-Fighting Power," McCall's (November 1995)
"The At-Home Conservationist" (environmental quiz), Longevity (August 1995)
"Eat Out (Smart)," McCall's (May 1995)
"Fitness on the Fly," Fitness (March 1995)
"Antibiotics--Too Much of a Good Thing?," Family Circle (January 11, 1994)
"Clearing Up Nutrition Confusion," New Woman (March 1993)
"The Pap Smear and Beyond," Prevention (September 1992)
"Making Muscles," New Woman (April 1992)
" 'Tis the Season to be Safe," Family Circle (November 25, 1991)
"Feet at Work," Working Woman (November 1991)
"10 Lifesaving Questions to Ask," Family Circle (October 15, 1991)
"Homeopathy: A Kinder, Gentler Medicine?," New Woman (June 1991)
"Yeast Infection Protection," New Woman (February 1991)
"The Career Woman's Guide to Fertility," Working Woman (January 1991)
Fitness (all copy except workbook section), Family Circle SIP (Winter 1990/91)
"Making a Better Body," Family Circle (October 16, 1990)
"In Step With Walking," Longevity (September 1990)
"Eat Right for Life" (24-page nutrition guide), Family Circle's Light & Easy Cooking (August 1990)
"Saving Your Own Blood," New Woman (June 1990)
"If You Can't Stand the Heat...," with "Summer Emergency First Aid" pull-out cards, Family Circle
(June 5, 1990)
"Body-Kind Gardening Tools," Longevity (April 1990)
"What Works on Bad Breath," Redbook (January 1990)
Reprints
Reader's Digest, Canadian edition:
"Parents Who Expect Too Much" (April 2003)
"Secondhand Stress" (December 2002)