Maggie Mertens

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Maggie Mertens is a writer and journalist located in Seattle, WA. Her work focuses on women’s and millennial issues, especially related to work, money and sports. Her essays and reporting have appeared in The New York Times Opinionator, The Atlantic.com, ESPNw, The Guardian, Deadspin, VICE, The Cut, The Billfold, GlamourFast Company, NPR, Pacific Standard, Refinery29, and Creative Nonfiction, among others.

Mertens earned a B.A. in English Literature and Italian Studies from Smith College, and an M.F.A. in Creative-Nonfiction Writing from The New School.

Prize anthology mentions

Best American Essays 2016*

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