Bio
Photo credit: Theang, age 12. Ratanakiri, Cambodia.
Corinne Purtill is a freelance writer who has reported from Britain, Southeast Asia, South Africa and the Mexican border. As a freelance journalist and staff writer she has contributed to publications and organizations including Global Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Arizona Republic, the Orange County Register, The Cambodia Daily, Stanford Magazine and Human Rights Watch. She recently completed the manuscript of a non-fiction book about one family's life in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge. Her photography has been featured at the International Center in New York and the Newburg (Mo.) Children's Museum. Originally from California, Corinne now lives in London, where the availability of fish and chips almost makes up for the deficit of sunshine. She speaks conversational French and Khmer.
For inquiries, please contact corinne.purtill at gmail dot com.
Why Purple Mango? In Khmer, the same word - svay - can mean either the color purple or the mango fruit.* To a journalist, it's a reminder that there are many different ways to interpret a single event, and that there are often surprising connections between us.
(*It also means syphilis, but that's less charming.)
