Ruksana has been writing for more than 20 years about everything from food and travel to social media and community leaders.
Her experiences have her covering local events and connecting with people from varied walks of life. She also travels nationally and internationally for stories, and chronicles those adventures on her travel site.
To date, her work as a feature writer and journalist has appeared in: Diversity Professional, Construction Equipment Guide, Cuisine Noir, Irvine Weekly, Delta Sky Lines, and more. Among her skills are AP Style guide proficiency and Adobe InDesign/InCopy for magazines. Press mentions are available on her Speaking page.
Ruksana also writes for custom publishing companies and provides writing services such as website content and newsletter copy to local and national businesses. She is experienced in crafting long form features and shorter blog post style stories with equal finesse. Her other services include copy edits and proofreading for books, and ghostwriting.
Originally from India, and raised in Oman, Ruksana holds a bachelor's degree in Sociology and certificate in French from the Alliance Francaise in Atlanta. She has also completed certification courses at Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas on Newsletter strategies for Journalists, at Emory University in Freelance Writing and Proofreading & Copy Editing. Before her relocation to the United States, Ruksana worked several years in corporate communications, editorial and content management.
She is now based in Los Angeles, California, and has previously lived in Atlanta, Georgia.
Her experiences have her covering local events and connecting with people from varied walks of life. She also travels nationally and internationally for stories, and chronicles those adventures on her travel site.
To date, her work as a feature writer and journalist has appeared in: Diversity Professional, Construction Equipment Guide, Cuisine Noir, Irvine Weekly, Delta Sky Lines, and more. Among her skills are AP Style guide proficiency and Adobe InDesign/InCopy for magazines. Press mentions are available on her Speaking page.
Ruksana also writes for custom publishing companies and provides writing services such as website content and newsletter copy to local and national businesses. She is experienced in crafting long form features and shorter blog post style stories with equal finesse. Her other services include copy edits and proofreading for books, and ghostwriting.
Originally from India, and raised in Oman, Ruksana holds a bachelor's degree in Sociology and certificate in French from the Alliance Francaise in Atlanta. She has also completed certification courses at Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas on Newsletter strategies for Journalists, at Emory University in Freelance Writing and Proofreading & Copy Editing. Before her relocation to the United States, Ruksana worked several years in corporate communications, editorial and content management.
She is now based in Los Angeles, California, and has previously lived in Atlanta, Georgia.