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Debbie Koenig is a freelance writer, content writer, and recipe developer

I’m an award-winning freelance food, health, and parenting writer, and the author of the cookbook Parents Need to Eat Too: Nap-Friendly Recipes, One-Handed Meals & Time-Saving Kitchen Tricks for New Parents (William Morrow). I also write the meal-planning newsletter The Family Plan. What can I write for you? 

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"Debbie is such a pro, and a pleasure to work with! Her concepts, recipes, and writing are consistently of the highest quality—she's at once innovative, creative, and technically excellent. Debbie is a master with features, columns, and recipe development. And we've been so happy with her work in all these areas that this is our 10th year together!"

Lisa Chernick, Executive Food Editor, Weight Watchers magazine and weightwatchers.com

2019-10-09T18:44:35-05:00

Lisa Chernick, Executive Food Editor, Weight Watchers magazine and weightwatchers.com

Debbie is such a pro, and a pleasure to work with! Her concepts, recipes, and writing are consistently of the highest quality—she's at once innovative, creative, and technically excellent. Debbie is a master with features, columns, and recipe development. And we've been so happy with her work in all these areas that this is our 10th year together!
"Debbie Koenig is dependable, smart, and succinct. She turns around stories—from assignment to edits—quickly and pleasantly. She understands tone, asks the right questions, and delivers on the mark pretty much every time. When we want a story handled completely without worrying about it, we call Debbie."

Jen Wilson, Editor, Diabetic Living

2019-10-09T18:27:33-05:00

Jen Wilson, Editor, Diabetic Living

Debbie Koenig is dependable, smart, and succinct. She turns around stories—from assignment to edits—quickly and pleasantly. She understands tone, asks the right questions, and delivers on the mark pretty much every time. When we want a story handled completely without worrying about it, we call Debbie.
"Debbie is fantastic—professional, flexible, and dedicated. Her writing has a great tone—clear, without being stiff. And she’s thorough and persistent in her reporting. She’s a pleasure to work with!"

Julia Westbrook, Associate Nutrition Editor, EatingWell Magazine

2019-10-09T18:49:11-05:00

Julia Westbrook, Associate Nutrition Editor, EatingWell Magazine

Debbie is fantastic—professional, flexible, and dedicated. Her writing has a great tone—clear, without being stiff. And she’s thorough and persistent in her reporting. She’s a pleasure to work with!
"Debbie is one of my most reliable, consistent freelancers (so much so that I would have outsourced this blurb to her if I could have, ha!). Her writing is always tailored to the tone and voice required by the client, and she can turn any subject into an engaging, relatable, and useful article – truly a delicate balance, especially when working on branded content. I assign her work whenever I can because she is a pleasure to work with, and her writing is a pleasure to read."

Amanda Genge, Senior Branded Content Editor, CafeMedia

2019-10-09T18:50:46-05:00

Amanda Genge, Senior Branded Content Editor, CafeMedia

Debbie is one of my most reliable, consistent freelancers (so much so that I would have outsourced this blurb to her if I could have, ha!). Her writing is always tailored to the tone and voice required by the client, and she can turn any subject into an engaging, relatable, and useful article – truly a delicate balance, especially when working on branded content. I assign her work whenever I can because she is a pleasure to work with, and her writing is a pleasure to read.
"Debbie is a thoughtful reader and a terrific writer—I couldn’t recommend her more highly. Her work consistently delights editors and authors alike.”

Katie Burns, Advertising Director, Alfred A. Knopf

2019-10-09T18:53:09-05:00

Katie Burns, Advertising Director, Alfred A. Knopf

Debbie is a thoughtful reader and a terrific writer—I couldn’t recommend her more highly. Her work consistently delights editors and authors alike.”
freelance feature writer Debbie Koenig’s work has been published in Redbook magazine
Diabetic Living magazine often hires freelance feature writer Debbie Koenig
freelance feature writer Debbie Koenig’s work is published regularly in Eating Well magazine
Debbie Koenig writes for Epicurious ALT: freelance feature writer and recipe developer Debbie Koenig’s work has been published at the website Epicurious.com
freelance writer and recipe developer Debbie Koenig’s work has been published in Fine Cooking magazine
freelance writer Debbie Koenig writes profiles, auction catalogs, and other content for the James Beard Foundation
freelance copywriter Debbie Koenig writes content for Knopf Doubleday Penguin Random House
freelance writer Debbie Koenig’s work has been published in the New York Times newspaper and website
freelance feature writer and recipe developer Debbie Koenig’s work has been published in Parents magazine and at parents.com
freelance feature writer and recipe developer Debbie Koenig’s work has been published at Today.com
freelance feature writer Debbie Koenig’s work has been published in the Washington Post newspaper’s food section and website
freelance content writer Debbie Koenig writes newsletters for WebMD
Debbie Koenig writes features, develops recipes, and writes a blog for Weight Watchers magazine and weightwatchers.com
freelance content writer Debbie Koenig writes market research reports for Z Strategies
portfolio samples of writer Debbie Koenig’s features, profiles, and essays

Feature Writing

portfolio of sample recipes developed by Debbie Koenig

Recipe Development

portfolio of sample content writing, corporate writing, and copywriting by Debbie Koenig

Content Writing

 

PARENTS NEED TO EAT TOO

   Nap-Friendly Recipes, One-Handed Meals, and Time-Saving Kitchen Tricks for New Parents (William Morrow)

“Even if you never make a single recipe from her book—a mistake, thank you—it’s certain to become a dog-eared bible. Reread that title. The book savvily and sassily helps you extend the efficiency of any time spent in the kitchen. It’s sorta the What to Expect After You’re Expecting for those who’ve, for the moment, forsaken duck fat to finance a college fund.”

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writer Debbie Koenig’s cookbook, Parents Need to Eat Too

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