Ruth Kogen Goodwin is a writer and editor based in Southern California. Her work has appeared in Popular Science, The Boston Globe, Huffington Post, and Salon.com among other publications. Ruth obtained her undergraduate degree in Writing/Literature from the University of California, San Diego and went on to earn her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from American University in Washington, DC.
Ruth’s writing and editing career spans more than two decades. She has served as managing editor for both literary and academic publications, taught college level courses in rhetoric and literature, and managed and organized large literary and academic events. She now works as a freelance writer and editor, creating content suitable for a wide range of audiences.
Aside from a short-lived (and ill-advised) plan to be a marine biologist and work as a whale trainer at Sea World, Ruth had always hoped to be a writer when she grew up. As soon as she learned to put words on the page, Ruth was writing, whether it was fantastical stories about dragons with her childhood best friend or poems about the natural world. In fourth grade, when one of those poems won an elementary school contest, her mind was set. She was going to spend her life immersed in the written word, shaping her own stories and those of the people around her.