Estelle Erasmus

Estelle Erasmus, an award-winning journalist and 2025 TEDx Speaker, is the author of Writing That Gets Noticed (named a “Best Book for Writers” by Poets & Writers Magazine), as well as the host/executive producer of the podcast Freelance Writing Direct. She is an adjunct instructor for NYU’s School of Professional Studies/Center for Publishing and Applied Liberal Arts, and has written for over 150 publications, including the New York Times, Next Avenue, WIRED, Slate, The Independent, the Washington Post, and AARP: The Magazine. She was the editor-in-chief of five national publications. Find out more at estelleserasmus.com and follow her on Substack and social media: @EstelleSErasmus.