As a journalist, I write about outsiders—mostly immigrants, religious minorities, and children—and am interested in the ways that systemic forces impact the lives of everyday people. My investigative and longform reporting has been published in outlets including The Atlantic, Guernica, Harper’s, Ms., National Geographic, The New York Times, NPR, The Washington Post, and the Washington Post Magazine. As an essayist, I’m particularly interested in the ways we understand subjectivity, and the relationship between narrative and truth. I am working on an essay collection.

My work has received support from organizations including the Yale Writers’ Workshop, Tin House, Sewanee (where I was a Tennessee Williams scholar in non-fiction), Bread Loaf, and The International Women’s Media Foundation. I also have edited journalism, social media, and academic work for a range of organizations and companies.

I have a BA in anthropology from Harvard College and an M.Ed. in curriculum and instruction from the Lynch School of Education at Boston College. After nearly a decade as a full-time journalist, I have returned to my first career, as an elementary school teacher, during the school year.

I enjoy hiking, photography, and playing the piano. I live in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

I can be reached at emilyfoxkaplan@gmail.com, or on Twitter at @emilyfoxkaplan.