Emily K. Holmes is a California-based content writer and editor. She has authored up to 1400+ word original articles for 8+ publications, including Stanford University and makes regular contributions to NPR-affiliate KQED as contract writer and writing consultant. She also provides line editing and
copy-editing services to clients and multiple online publications. She was recently the lead editor of Generations, a 2000+ word manuscript by Klea McKenna that was named one of Art in America's Best Photography Books of 2018.
As a creative content writer and communications specialist with 7+ years’ experience writing engaging copy and strategic marketing communications for target audiences, Emily is skilled in collaborating with marketing and creative teams to develop brand voice, delivered consistently across platforms including social media, newsletters, blogs, and websites. Please contact me for more about my communications portfolio.
Emily was a recipient of the Art Writing Workshop award from the Arts Writer Grant Program (The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and Creative Capital), selected as one of 10 out of 250 applicants, and mentored by New York Times critic and Pulitzer-Prize winner Holland Cotter. Her academic scholarship was featured in San Francisco's Queer Cultural Center's Emerging Scholars Program through a QCCA (Queer Conversations on Culture and the Arts) panel, "Queer Technologies." In 2016, she was a guest curator for The News at SOMArts in San Francisco, a performance arts showcase featuring new and experimental works-in-progress by queer and trans artists.
Education
Master of Arts, Visual and Critical Studies, California College of the Arts
Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art, The Evergreen State College
copy-editing services to clients and multiple online publications. She was recently the lead editor of Generations, a 2000+ word manuscript by Klea McKenna that was named one of Art in America's Best Photography Books of 2018.
As a creative content writer and communications specialist with 7+ years’ experience writing engaging copy and strategic marketing communications for target audiences, Emily is skilled in collaborating with marketing and creative teams to develop brand voice, delivered consistently across platforms including social media, newsletters, blogs, and websites. Please contact me for more about my communications portfolio.
Emily was a recipient of the Art Writing Workshop award from the Arts Writer Grant Program (The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and Creative Capital), selected as one of 10 out of 250 applicants, and mentored by New York Times critic and Pulitzer-Prize winner Holland Cotter. Her academic scholarship was featured in San Francisco's Queer Cultural Center's Emerging Scholars Program through a QCCA (Queer Conversations on Culture and the Arts) panel, "Queer Technologies." In 2016, she was a guest curator for The News at SOMArts in San Francisco, a performance arts showcase featuring new and experimental works-in-progress by queer and trans artists.
Education
Master of Arts, Visual and Critical Studies, California College of the Arts
Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art, The Evergreen State College
