Estelle Erasmus is an award-winning journalist, writing coach, TEDx speaker, and an adjunct instructor at New York University (where she received the 2023 Teaching Excellence Award) and for Writer’s Digest, where she holds webinars and is the former “All About the Pitch” columnist. Her book Writing That Gets Noticed: Find Your Voice, Become a Better Storyteller, Get Published was named a “Best Book for Writers” by Poets and Writers Magazine. She also received a 2023 Zibby Award. She is host of the award-winning podcast Freelance Writing Direct. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Independent, WIRED, Huffington Post Personal, Shondaland, Slate, AARP the Magazine, Vox, Insider, Next Avenue, GH, Marie Claire and more. Estelle’s articles for the New York Times and the Washington Post have gone globally viral. She has appeared on “Good Morning America”, “Fox News with Ernie Anastos” and has had her articles mentioned on “The View”. She is host of the Freelance Writing Direct Podcast, found here on the site, and on YouTube,  iTunes  and Spotify.