Madelyn Herrera (Mady) is a writer and journalist in Los Angeles who covers food, pop culture, and features, writes fiction, and jumps into the news when a story needs a voice. After a master’s in journalism from Kingston University London, Madelyn graduated in 2025 and spent almost a year and a half job searching, the same long stretch so many of you watching are in right now. That search just ended with the job Madelyn had been hoping for, found on the Make Writing Your Job job board. Off the page, it’s cooking, the gym, travel, making videos, and a reading habit Madelyn calls a small obsession. And a few weeks ago came a brand-new Substack, Mady, written by, in her own words, “a journalist trying to be relevant.”
And the reason we’re all here today is a message Madelyn posted in our ✍️ Make Writing Your Job chat: “After months I finally landed the job I wished for! I wouldn’t have found it without this job board!” Madelyn, congratulations.
You can also follow Madelyn on social media @madelynalina
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