A New York native, Patricia Horwell is a journalist who has spent the last 25 years writing about and photographing Sarasota and environs. As a marketing and public relations professional she has worked in the nonprofit and for-profit arenas and has served on marketing and public relations advisory committees for the area tourist board. Her services include editing, pitching story ideas to the media, press releases, content creation, blogging, publicizing and coordinating events, designing brochures and other print collateral, and photography.
Awards
• First Place for Investigative Reporting (Claudia Ross Memorial Award), Florida Press Association
• First Place for In-Depth News Reporting, Florida Press Association
• First Place for Excellence in War on Terrorism Coverage, Florida Press Club
• First Place for Excellence in Education News Writing, Florida Press Club
• First Place for News Writing, Florida Press Association
• Second Place for Agricultural & Environmental Reporting, Florida Press Association
• Second Place for Community Service, New York State Press Association
• Second Place for Editorial Page Content and Design, New York State Press Association
• Second Place for Special Sections, New York State Press Association