Ana Alice P.

I am a writer, editor and oral historian with 20 years of experience working for media organizations, leading oral history projects and producing book-length narrative nonfiction including memoir and business history books. My work is informed by my journalism background, combining deep research and thorough fact-checking with detail-oriented questions that bring a story to life while preserving the voice of the narrator. I am available to work on news and feature articles, longform narrative projects including memoir and family history, corporate histories, oral histories, scriptwriting, copywriting and more. My background includes: • Over 15 years of experience as a writer and editor for newspapers, magazines and nonprofits. • Ghostwriting a memoir for a trailblazing New York City lawyer. • Ghostwriting a book-length commemorative company history for a New York yacht builder. • Special Projects Editor for a policy-driven news publication, where I led profile and feature packages end-to-end, coordinating multiple stakeholders and managing overlapping workflows to deliver large-scale editorial projects on deadline. • Deputy Editor at a nonprofit affiliated with the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, where I managed multiple workflows—overseeing newsletter production, editing and publishing web stories, shaping story placement and rollout, writing features grounded in historical criminal-justice research, and supporting event programming and promotion. *Leading a large-scale oral history project based on 70 interviews with survivors of political repression in the former USSR. • My history-driven stories have been published by Smithsonian Magazine, The History Channel, NPR, Reuters and more. Services I provide: FEATURE WRITING Available to cover news and features for media organizations and nonprofits, including leadership profiles, business stories and human interest features. MEMOIR GHOSTWRITING Personal history, multigenerational family memoirs, military memoirs, career memoirs, immigration/diaspora memoirs and memoirs-in-essays, legacy memoirs for children and grandchildren. What’s included: – Interviews that draw out vivid detail, shaping conversation into a polished story – Structured prompts to guide the story while maintaining focus and clarity – Outline and chapter plan (chronological or theme-based) – Drafting the story while keeping the author’s voice intact – Revision rounds for accuracy – Optional: photo placement and captions for a keepsake PDF COMPANY HISTORY & COMMEMORATIVE ANNIVERSARY BOOKS What’s included: – Stakeholder interviews (founders, executives, longtime employees) – Archival research and document review (using archival press coverage and photos to build the narrative) – Narrative structure and timeline of key milestones – Highlighting the contributions of company leadership, and pivotal milestones – Mission/values integration that does not sound like marketing copy – Deliverables sized to your needs: PDF booklet, website-ready chapters or book-length manuscript