by Margot Lester | What-Not
I've been a magazine writer and editor since 1988. My last W-2 gig was serving as editor and lead writer for an alumni magazine at my alma mater and shortly after I left that job, I got on as a freelancer with Business: North Carolina. From there I wrote for Playboy,...
by Margot Lester | Work Samples
I've always enjoyed writing profiles of interesting people. I always learn something—not just about them, but about life or business or the sector they work in. It's a fun gig. For the last 10 years or so, I've penned a profile package on the winners of the Emerging...
by Margot Lester | Work Samples
Whew! Pulling off a double issue requires a lot of coordination, stamina and words! In the June-July edition of ICG Magazine, a lot of those words are mine. Join me behind the scenes for the making of Your Friends and Neighbors Read my interview with one of the show's...
by Margot Lester | Work Samples
I love writing for the International Cinematographers Guild. Here's my latest, conveniently pegged to spooky season and Halloween. Fly By Night, a behind the scenes look at the making of Hulu's Monsterland (starts on page...
by Margot Lester | Work Samples
I like the show On My Block a lot, so it was a kick to cover it for the ICG Magazine. During the interviews, I realized I had some great stuff about the importance of diversity and inclusion. I pitched a straight Q&A on the topic to the editor, and it was...
