The Prose Pros
We help public intellectuals become even more public.
You’re a scientist, doctor, activist or academic with an important story to tell. We are experienced journalists who show clients how to bring their ideas to the broadest possible audience. In one-on-one coaching sessions, we take you through the process of shaping a story and pitching it to editors.
We guide clients through creative and practical challenges:
— Crafting an opinion piece for the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Atlantic, or a similar outlet.
—Creating a book proposal for a major publisher
— Finding an agent
— Pitching a podcast series
— Publishing a personal essay that amplifies a message
— Shaping ideas in order to attract TV or film producers
Pagan Kennedy
is a contributing writer for the New York Times and author of eleven books. Her stories have led to numerous film and TV deals. She has taught writing at the Harvard Medical School, Johns Hopkins, Dartmouth College, and other programs.
Doug Starr
…co-directed the Boston University Graduate Program in Science Journalism for 29 years. Doug’s work has appeared in many venues, including The New Yorker, The New York Times, and WIRED, SLATE. He has published two award-winning books.
Ibby Caputo
… has published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Slate, Boston Globe Magazine and elsewhere. Ibby has been a reporter for WGBH and a Senior Editor of Overheard at National Geographic podcast. She has taught at the MIT Knight Science Journalism program.