about me
Erica Lies is a humor writer and arts critic currently in Austin, Texas.
Erica’s work has run in such outlets as
The New York Times
Vulture
Bitch Media
Bust Magazine
The Austin Chronicle
McSweeney’s Internet Tendency
The New Yorker’s Daily Shouts
Washington Post
She also writes snappy copy and content for large and small businesses. Below, learn a little more about what she does and hop to the portfolio page that’s applicable to your needs.
Erica has freelanced as an arts and entertainment journalist since 2008 when she got her masters in Theater Criticism from UT Austin. Over the years, she’s covered tv, independent film, and culture at large, with extra emphasis in writing about comedy. She’s gone to more film festivals than she cares to recall. See her samples, which include features, profiles, interviews, streaming guides, and even some of the most controversial internet genre: listicles.
See samples of Erica’s humor writing, press clippings and accolades from a number of projects.
Education
west virginia university
B.F.A.
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
M.A. THEATER HISTORY WITH AN EMPHASIS IN PERFORMANCE AS PUBLIC PRACTICE
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
M.A. ENGLISH WITH AN EMPHASIS IN TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS