Katie Reilly is a writer based in the San Francisco Bay area.

Featured In

• The New York Times Magazine
• Elle
• The New York Times
• The Washington Post
• The Cut (New York Magazine)
• Cup of Jo
• USA Today
• The Guardian
• The Boston Globe
• Oprah Daily
• NBC News
• Instyle
• Vox
• HuffPost
• Newsweek
• Parents
• Women’s Health
• Romper
• Bustle
• KQED
• BUST Magazine
• The Rumpus

About Me

Katie’s writing focuses on women’s health and women’s sports and has appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times Magazine, Elle Magazine, USA Today and the New York Times, among other publications. She is currently working on a memoir, forever practicing her patience and probably listening to Reggaeton.

Featured Writing

REPORTED ESSAY

How to Handle an Overload of Grief

Publication: Vox

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The world lost its brightest ⭐️ yesterday when Eppie died. It will take me a while to put this experience & my love for her into words. I’m heartbroken & so grateful. Thank you for teaching me how to enjoy food, how to have fun anywhere
First essay in @thecut about friendship & motherhood & a tribute to Dameo (aka Beth.) I wish I could have included more fart/poison ivy/flute stories! 🤷‍♀️💜Link in bio. #grief #ALS #bowdoin #bowdoincollege #bowdoinalumni #motherhood #
My last article for ALS Awareness Month (and my first with @elleusa). (Big thanks to the guidance of @aishwaryakumar17) This story is about ALS and with that brings sadness. But it’s also about a young woman’s strength in the face of ad
Tomorrow is the first day of #alsawarenessmonth. Although ALS was first identified in 1869, there is still no cure. And, despite fundraising efforts like the ICE Bucket Challenge, there are only two medications available that extend life by a couple

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