Once Upon a Word: A Word-Origin Dictionary for Kids - Jess Zafarris 2020

About the author

An award-winning innovator of digital and print content and marketing solutions, and a prolific online and print journalist, Jess Zafarris has been writing about etymology for more than ten years, at UselessEtymology.com and on Twitter @UselessEty. Her professional roles have included working as executive director of marketing and communications for Gotham Ghostwriters, digital content director and content strategist for Writer’s Digest and ScriptMag, editor-in-chief of HOW Design magazine, and online content director of HOW and PRINT magazines. Her articles and features have appeared in publications including Writer’s Digest, The Hot Sheet, the Denver Business Journal, ABC News, and the Memphis Commercial Appeal. She has done freelance content development and audience engagement consulting for several major brands. She has an MA in journalism and mass communications and a BA in English literature.