Kim Kavin

Kim Kavin is an award-winning journalist who has worked full time as a freelance writer and editor since 2003. 

info Subjects

General

Business & Finance
Government & Politics
Lifestyle
Pets
Travel

Specialties

My primary expertise is in marine journalism. I also write regularly about the dog business, and I occasionally write about business and politics.

notepad Skills

  • Advertorials
  • Books
  • Blog posts
  • Editing
  • Feature writing
  • Investigative reporting
  • News
  • Op-Ed
  • Profiles
  • Web copy

notepad Writing Credits

Yachting, Soundings, Passagemaker, Soundings Trade Only, Yachts International, Discover Boating, The Washington Post, Entrepreneur

notepad Book Credits

Little Boy Blue (2021) and The Dog Merchants (2016) are my best two books.

star Awards, Honors, Appointments

2021 Exceptional Service Award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors

2019 Donald Robinson Prize for Investigative Journalism

2019 Arlene Eisenberg Award for a Book That Made a Difference

2018 Folio: Eddie Awards, Best Single Article in a consumer enthusiast magazine

 

For a full, updated list of awards, please visit www.kimkavin.com 

Selected Work

As author, unless indicated otherwise.

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Dog Fight

Sunday 1A investigation that won the Donald Robinson Prize for Investigative Journalism

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Rescue in the Atlantic

The story of an at-sea rescue in the Atlantic Ocean

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The Dog Merchants

Inside the big business of breeders, pet stores and rescuers

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Straight-Up Bravery

The story of an everyday guy who won a rare U.S. Coast Guard award for bravery

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