Libby Copeland

Who is Libby Copeland?

Libby Copeland is a freelance writer in New York, and was previously a staff writer for the Washington Post. She started her career with the Post in 1998 as an intern in the Style department, and went on to cover culture, crime and Washington politics. In 2005, she was the Feature Specialty Reporting winner for the large circulation papers in the annual competition held by the American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors. In 2009, she left the Post and moved to New York. Since becoming a freelancer, she's become a regular contributor to Slate, and has written for New York Magazine, the Wall Street Journal and Cosmopolitan, among other places. She has appeared on MSNBC, CNN and NPR.