Leslie Shortlidge

Copywriter for business and nonprofit

Columbus, Ohio

Freelance writer in Columbus, Ohio, specializing in blog posts, feature stories, and copywriting for business and non-profit organizations.

Leslie Shortlidge

Copywriter for business and nonprofit

Columbus, Ohio

Freelance writer in Columbus, Ohio, specializing in blog posts, feature stories, and copywriting for business and non-profit organizations.

Featured
Global impact of Alzheimer's research
A case study written for a donor to show the impact of his gift.
Fundraising
Featured
Coffee bars in Clintonville
If you build it, will they come? If you brew it, will they drink? The answer from the coffee trade is yes, at least for the Columbus neighborhood of Clintonville. Chalk up 2004 as a year of expansion for cafes in this neighborhood with a lot of reopened roasters and the appearance of the big kid on the block - Starbucks Corp. Each coffehouse has a different approach to set itself apart from the crowd
Business First
Feature stories
Featured
Slime Time!
Q: What’s better than a handful of glorious slippery, icky, goopy slime? A: Making your own glorious, slippery, icky, goopy slime! Artist, author, and crafter Natalie Wright is an old hand at crafting and creating.
Medium.com
Blogging
Featured
Patricia Wynne: A Life in Art
Freelance artist and illustrator Patricia Wynne has some advice for kids who want to be artists when they grow up: Keep practicing and don’t let anyone discourage you!
Medium.com
Blogging
Featured
Veterans serving veterans
Short feature story for game-day football program.
Ohio State University
Nonprofit Feature stories
Featured
Making Toys Makes for Double-Duty Fun
Jason Prince, vice president of sales for Sterling, confirmed the sock-monkey-and-beyond craze: “The Sock Doll Workshop,” another Lark title, has already sold out of its first printing. Have you noticed the fuzz-blowing soft-animal-stuffing machines showing up in the cards and gifts section of the local mega-supermarket?
ToyDirectory Monthly
Trade publication
Featured
The Economics of Toy Trouble
Trouble in paradise? It looks like hard times for major toy retailers and manufacturers.
ToyDirectory Monthly
Trade publication
So you collected some business cards
Feature story on the rise of networking groups.
Business First
Feature stories
Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara
If you’ve never visited Dinotopia before, then you’re in for a treat. Dinotopia, an amazing land created by artist and writer James Gurney, is a place where dinosaurs and humans live together in harmony.
Medium.com
Blogging
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!
People all over central Ohio are crossing the days off on their calendars and getting their wish list together. But it’s not the first month of winter and the days are getting longer, not shorter. So what are we talking about? It’s spring in Columbus and that means the Ohioana Book Festival is fast approaching!
www.Ohioana.org
Blogging Nonprofit
Fundraising request for higher education
Text to establish a chair in higher ed.
Fundraising
Outdoor Fun With Oomph
. The big trend is stuff that kids (big and small) can fire at each other safely, from marshmallow-tipped bow-and-arrow sets to old favorites like disc shooters, according to retailers that spoke with TDmonthly Magazine.
ToyDirectory Monthly
Trade publication
Do-It-Yourself Fashion Keeps Crafts Cool
Knitting still rides a wave that shows no signs of cresting. Make it, love it and wear it. Fashion crafting is fun for kids and profitable for retailers.
ToyDirectory Monthly
Trade publication
Grown-up Kid Stuff
Maybe it’s time to say goodbye to the toy tea set and the toy workbench — and say hello to the juvenilization of consumer products.
ToyDirectory Monthly
Trade publication
It’s Chat Time for Children
According to research commissioned by Firefly Mobile, 90 percent of kids ages 8 to 12 do not yet have their own cell phones.
ToyDirectory Monthly
Trade publication
Tween Tech Geeks Now Chic?
. “Kids like the accessories a lot — covers, stuff like that,” said Kellie Bean, mother of two cell-phone-using kids.
ToyDirectory Monthly
Trade publication

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Leslie Shortlidge

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I'm a freelance writer in Columbus, Ohio with business, fundraising, and nonprofit writing experience. I'm also an experienced managing editor, having worked for both Ohio State University and the Ohioana Library (Ohioana.org) in that capacity.

I'm a proud volunteer for the Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks. I help people connect with nature and create flyers to promote events. I even wrote the script for a puppet show! Not to brag, but I was named (*ahem*) Volunteer of the Year at Sharon Woods Metro Park in Westerville Ohio in 2016.

I'm also very proud of my work with the Ohioana Library, which hosts a book festival every spring that has something for everyone!

When I'm not working, I'm playing guitar with my husband, taking a walk, or taking a crack at throwing pots.

Header image taken on the beach at Glen Haven, Michigan.