Emily Halonen Bratcher’s writing and editing has appeared in many national outlets and industry publications, including U.S. News & World Report, Outside Online, Southern Living, Washingtonian, Wichita Magazine, The Knot, Work Design Magazine, Huffington Post, Associations Now, and EthnoTraveler. She lives in Chicagoland with her husband, kids, and a dog named William Faulkner.