On this our 15th anniversary as a publication, we felt it was time to pull back the curtain, as it were, and introduce you to some of our long-time, dedicated, freelance contributors. We’re taking the opportunity to show you the humans behind the bylines and extend a public acknowledgment of how grateful we are that they choose to spend their time working with us.
This is by no means all of our contributors, and we love and appreciate each and every one of them, whether they’re pictured here or not. In addition to the featured folks, we have to thank our current contributors Aaron Mook, Anthony Carson, Amy VanScoter, Ben Speggen, Brad Pattullo, Bryan Toy, Cassandra Gripp, Dan Schank, Dave Tamulonis, Edwina Capozziello, Erica Stewart, Forest Taylor, Gretchen Gallagher Durney, Jeff McCullor, John Bavaro, Julia Carden, Mabel Howard, Melissa Sullivan, Thomas Taylor, and Tommy Link – alongside all the folks who have come before them. You all continue to impress and inspire us and we couldn’t do it without your help!
So without further ado, here are the faces and stories of some of the folks who help make the Erie Reader hum. Next time you find yourself attending an event because of a spotlight Cara wrote, enjoying a new album because of a review that Nathaniel wrote, learning some local history from Jonathan, or chuckling at a comic that Nick drew – you’ll have a face to put to that invaluable work!…