Meg Maker on Muck Rack

Meg Maker

Verified
(She/Her)
New Hampshire
As seen in: Maker's Table, Medium, Substack, Serious Eats, Wine, The World of Fine Wine, Palate Press, Grape Collective, CIDERCRAFT Magazine, Pix, Circle of Wine Writers and
Covers:  wine, food, traditional foodways, sustainability, organics, viticulture, winemaking, wine science, terroir, the language of wine, wine lexicons, wine writing, wine discourse
Writer, editor, artist, adviser
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Editor of a new wine publication.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Of course!

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Concisely.

Why did you become a journalist?

I became a creative writer. I slid into journalism because I write nonfiction and I like to explain reality.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Find another way to make money.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Morning ET

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

Outside experiencing fresh air and exercise.
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