Erica C. Barnett is an award-winning Seattle journalist with decades of experience covering local news and politics and the author of the memoir Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recovery (Viking, 2020).

Her work has been published in local and national publications, including Seattle magazine, Huffington Post, Sightline, Grist, and many others, as well as at her own website, PubliCola. Launched in 2009, PubliCola provides in-depth coverage about the city of Seattle, holding public officials accountable through investigative reporting and analysis.

Contact Erica about freelance and speaking opportunities here.