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Jim Gunshinan

(He/Him)
Walnut Creek
Covers:  Areas of science writing include metallurgy, bioengineering, green building, energy and the environment, sustainability, and Climate Change. Jim writes poetry and creative nonfiction.
Doesn't Cover: Computer science, business
Jim is a freelance writer and poet living in Walnut Creek CA who covers energy, the envoronment, and spirituality. He holds MS and MDiv degrees.

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Jim Gunshinan is a widely published science writer, poet, and essayist. He edited Home Energy Magazine and was a science blogger for KQED, the San Francisco Bay Area PBS affiliate. He became a full-time freelance writer in 2020.

WingIt Press published a chapbook of his poetry, What the Body Wants, and his poetry appears in several anthologies, including Dance, Word, Dance, and the 2008 Squaw Review.

Jim holds BS and MDiv degrees from Notre Dame and an MS from Penn State. Claims to fame includ…

What was your first job as a journalist?

My first real journalist job was with the San Francisco Bay Area PBS affiliate KQED. I covered science happenings in the Bay Area.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

IBM Selectric in grad school

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

I use the Microsoft Office software, and Adobe Pro.