Katrin Schumann

About Me

I was born in Freiburg, Germany and grew up in New York City and London. Currently, I live outside Boston with my husband and three children, working as a writer, editor and teacher.

Professional

  • Published Mothers Need Time Outs, Too (McGraw-Hill 2008)
  • Broadcasting: National Public Radio (WBUR, WAMU, WBEZ, KQED); KTVU News, CA; British Satellite Broadcasting, UK
  • Advertising: Saatchi & Saatchi, Paris; Werbeagentur Beckmann, Munich

Media

  • TV appearances: TODAY, Fox 25, WHDH 7, NECN
  • Print: Woman's Day, Daily Telegraph, The Washington Post (among others)
  • See Latest News for speaking engagements, radio interviews, reviews

Education

  • Stanford University, MA, Journalism
  • Oxford University, BA, French and German
  • St. Paul's Girls' School, London
  • P.S. 8, Brooklyn Heights, New York

Misc

  • Agents: Stephanie Kip Rostan, Levine Greenburg (Non Fiction); Eve Bridburg, Zachary, Shuster, Harmsworth (Fiction)
  • Awards: Kogan Media Award; TCAN Short Story Award; merit scholarships to Stanford/Oxford
  • Fluent French/German; German national; U.S. Resident Alien