Stephanie Steinberg

About Stephanie Steinberg

I am a Detroit-based journalist and the founder and CEO of The Detroit Writing Room, an inspirational community for writers, creatives and professionals. Whether you’re working on the next Great American novel or a resume, the Writing Room has nearly 50 professional writing coaches to help with all your writing and editing needs. We also host book talks, writing workshops and literary events. Visit detroitwritingroom.com to sign up for coaching, memberships, events and more. Check out newyorkwritingroom.com to see our New York-based coaching team.I\'m also the executive director of Coaching Detroit Forward, our Detroit-based nonprofit arm that offers free writing and photography camps and college essay writing workshops for Detroit high school students. Each year, we publish their stories and photos in the award-winning print publication Perspectives Magazine. Learn more and support students\' work at coachingdetroitforward.org. My career is rooted in journalism. I worked as a health and money editor at U.S. News & World Report in Washington D.C. for several years and also served as a U.S. News contributing editor based in Detroit from 2019 to 2025. Locally, I was a features reporter at The Detroit News, where I told the stories of entrepreneurs and creatives uplifting Detroit in the mid-2010s. I also served as editor-in-chief of SEEN Magazine, a monthly lifestyle magazine and website that covers Metro Detroit.I attended the University of Michigan and was editor-in-chief of the university’s student newspaper, The Michigan Daily. I also edited a book, “In the Name of Editorial Freedom: 125 Years of the Michigan Daily,” which is a collection of stories by successful Daily alumni who revisit the stories that launched their journalism careers. The book was published in fall 2015 by the University of Michigan Press.I\'m currently working on a book about Detroit women entrepreneurs that will be published by the Wayne State University Press.

Experience

1. Founder and CEO

   The Detroit Writing Room

   Apr 2019 — Present · Detroit, MI, US

   Launched the physical Detroit Writing Room in June 2019 as an event and writing space to work, write and create. Currently manage virtual events and partnerships with Detroit businesses, nonprofits and venues for in-person events and workshops• Manage a team of 30 award-winning coaches who help members and guests with business materials — such as website copy, e-newsletters, social media content, professional bios, press releases or grants — and literary works such as fiction, nonfiction, memoir, poetry, picture books and book proposals• Organize and hire presenters for workshops focused on writing, editing, publishing, business communications, social media, podcasting, entrepreneurship and more• Coordinate book talks and book launches with local and national authors• Coach writers, entrepreneurs and creatives working on books, journalism articles, press releases, business materials and creative projects

Education

• University of Michigan

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Communication Studies, Medical Anthropology

  2008 — 2012

Skills

• Editorial
• Writing
• Magazines
• Ap Stylebook
• Ap Style
• Social Media
• News Writing
• Public Speaking
• Storytelling
• Video
• Publications
• Newspaper
• Newspapers
• Facebook
• Copy Editing
• Feature Articles
• Freelance Writing
• Journalism
• Blogging
• Editing