Katya Cengel | |
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 Cengel in 2020 | |
| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author and journalist |
| Education | University of California, San Diego |
| Notable works | From Chernobyl with Love: Reporting from the Ruins of the Soviet Union |
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Katya Danielle Cengel (born 1976) is an American author and journalist.
Cengel was born in Oakland, California. In 1998, she earned a bachelor's degree in Literature Writing from UC San Diego.[ citation needed ]
In 1998, Cengel was working as a features writer for The Baltic Times newspaper in Riga, Latvia. [1] Later, Cengel was a general assignment reporter for the Kyiv Post . [2] She also reported regularly for the San Francisco Chronicle [3] and BBC World Service. [4] Cengel described her Central European life and work in her 2019 book From Chernobyl With Love: Reporting from the Ruins of the Soviet Union for which she won the IPPY [5] and Foreword INDIE awards. [6]
Returning to the United States, Cengel joined the Louisville Courier-Journal as a general assignment features reporter. [7] Her series on the families of the Lost Boys of Sudan received second place feature writing from the Society of Professional Journalists 2005 Green Eyeshade Award. [8]
Cengel teaches journalism at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo [9] and UC Berkeley Extension. [ citation needed ]
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