Erica Krug is an award-winning freelance writer and photographer based in Madison, Wisconsin. Erica became smitten with writing in the second grade while using the family typewriter to write a report on ground squirrels. After graduating with a degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001, she followed a number of different job paths– elementary school teacher, kayak guide, a two-day stint at Whole Foods– before she found her way back to her first love, writing. Erica now covers a variety of topics (not just squirrels) and has contributed to local and regional publications including Isthmus Newspaper, Madison Magazine, Edible Madison, The Capital Times, Travel Wisconsin and Midwest Living.

• Winner of 2019 Milwaukee Press Award for excellence in Wisconsin journalism for her story, The Secret Concrete Garden
  
• Monthly food blogger for Madison Magazine
• Creator of “Meatless Madison” series for Madison Magazine highlighting vegetarian and vegan food at local restaurants
• Regular contributor to Isthmus Newspaper‘s “snapshot” feature, focusing on slice-of-life stories
• Always on the look out for new stories; pitches many of the ideas that become her articles
• Available for freelance marketing work, including website copy and press releases
• Founder and program director of Madison Young Writers Camp, a popular writing camp for children in grades 3-12