Maggie Mertens

Maggie Mertens is a writer, journalist, and editor located in Seattle. Her essays and reporting have appeared in The Atlantic , NPR, Sports Illustrated , ESPNw, Deadspin , VICE, The Cut , Glamour , Pacific Standard , Refinery29, and Creative Nonfiction , among others. Her work has also appeared in The Year's Best Sports Writing 2021 (Triumph Books) , Women and Sports in the United States (The University of Chicago Press) , and has been nominated for the 2021 Dan Jenkins Medal for Excellence in...See more

Maggie Mertens is a writer, journalist, and editor located in Seattle. Her essays and reporting have appeared in The Atlantic , NPR, Sports Illustrated , ESPNw, Deadspin , VICE, The Cut , Glamour , Pacific Standard , Refinery29, and Creative Nonfiction , among others. Her work has also appeared in The Year's Best Sports Writing 2021 (Triumph Books) , Women and Sports in the United States (The University of Chicago Press) , and has been nominated for the 2021 Dan Jenkins Medal for Excellence in Sportswriting. She 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. See less