Selected Writings
Considered narrative-driven storytelling and reporting, with a focus on queer culture & related topics.
For a full list of published writing & reporting, please visit Muck Rack
July 2019-present
How One New Yorker Made A New Life For Herself As A Motelier Upstate | Here Magazine
The Precious, Precarious Work of Queer Archiving in the Pacific Northwest | Atlas Obscura
Second-Generation Queer: What It’s Like to Come Out to LGBTQ+ Parents | Parents
Meet the queer mechanics working to repair a ‘toxic industry’ | NBC
Why Banking Needs to Be More Inclusive | Rewire
Grassroots online efforts are forming a new queer network of care | The Verge
14 Women-Owned Restaurants to Support in Seattle | Thrillist
The Simple Ingredient That Saved Me From Monotonous Quarantine Cooking | Refinery29
12 LGBTQ People on the Future They Want After the 2020 Election | Teen Vogue
The Billboards Demanding Justice On Indigenous Peoples’ Day | Paper Magazine
A Queerer Vision for the Future of the Lesbian Bar | GEN Mag
South Seattle community farm pursues an alternative vision for agriculture | Seattle Refined
Seattle businesses join forces, provide 2,200 meals a day to students | Seattle Refined
Here’s What It Actually Looks Like to Support Queer Buyers and Renters in The Housing Market | Apartment Therapy
How to Support Seattle’s LGBTQ Community During the Pandemic | Thrillist
I Moved Cross-Country to a House I Only Saw Over Face-Time | Apartment Therapy
An Ode To Tinned Fish | 99protagonists
How Gardening Reshaped My Worldview | Our House
Why I Still Make New Year’s Resolutions Even Though It Feels Arbitrary | The Werk
Meet The Designers Who Are Working Hard For A Queerer Sustainablity Movement | Autostraddle
“Inclusivity In Fashion” Means Something Different For Gen Z | Refinery29
Trust Me: “Radical Women” Is No-Bullshit Feminism Straight from the Icons Themselves | InStyle
How This Gen Z Poet Is Using Art As A Catalyst For Change | Refinery29
How This 17-Year-Old Rapper Found Freedom In Self-Expression | Refinery29
Your Period Shouldn’t Be Taxed -- Here’s What You Can Do About It | Refinery29
How Ara Katz Is Redefining “Self-Care” As Backed By Science With Seed | The Werk
How A Used Car Helped Me Embrace Being Alone | Refinery29
Mary Young Wants You To Love Yourself | The Werk
The Precious, Precarious Work of Queer Archiving in the Pacific Northwest | Atlas Obscura
Second-Generation Queer: What It’s Like to Come Out to LGBTQ+ Parents | Parents
Meet the queer mechanics working to repair a ‘toxic industry’ | NBC
Why Banking Needs to Be More Inclusive | Rewire
Grassroots online efforts are forming a new queer network of care | The Verge
14 Women-Owned Restaurants to Support in Seattle | Thrillist
The Simple Ingredient That Saved Me From Monotonous Quarantine Cooking | Refinery29
12 LGBTQ People on the Future They Want After the 2020 Election | Teen Vogue
The Billboards Demanding Justice On Indigenous Peoples’ Day | Paper Magazine
A Queerer Vision for the Future of the Lesbian Bar | GEN Mag
South Seattle community farm pursues an alternative vision for agriculture | Seattle Refined
Seattle businesses join forces, provide 2,200 meals a day to students | Seattle Refined
Here’s What It Actually Looks Like to Support Queer Buyers and Renters in The Housing Market | Apartment Therapy
How to Support Seattle’s LGBTQ Community During the Pandemic | Thrillist
I Moved Cross-Country to a House I Only Saw Over Face-Time | Apartment Therapy
An Ode To Tinned Fish | 99protagonists
How Gardening Reshaped My Worldview | Our House
Why I Still Make New Year’s Resolutions Even Though It Feels Arbitrary | The Werk
Meet The Designers Who Are Working Hard For A Queerer Sustainablity Movement | Autostraddle
“Inclusivity In Fashion” Means Something Different For Gen Z | Refinery29
Trust Me: “Radical Women” Is No-Bullshit Feminism Straight from the Icons Themselves | InStyle
How This Gen Z Poet Is Using Art As A Catalyst For Change | Refinery29
How This 17-Year-Old Rapper Found Freedom In Self-Expression | Refinery29
Your Period Shouldn’t Be Taxed -- Here’s What You Can Do About It | Refinery29
How Ara Katz Is Redefining “Self-Care” As Backed By Science With Seed | The Werk
How A Used Car Helped Me Embrace Being Alone | Refinery29
Mary Young Wants You To Love Yourself | The Werk
Emma is a freelance writer and editor currently based in the Pacific Northwest. She covers culture and LGBTQ issues for various publications nationwide.
Previously she worked as a writer at Refinery29. Before that, she was the Editorial Director of Milk. She is also the creator of girl plus and Ad Hoc Goods.
Work:
Writing + reporting
Copy writing
Editorial + creative direction
Social media strategy
Intimate events
To request a more extensive portfolio, please email me:
emmacbanks@gmail.com
Homepage illustration by G. Javitt.