WORDS MATTER. STORIES MATTER.

I’ve spent my career finding the right ones.

I’m Grant Glickson — freelance journalist, writer and editor. My work has run in The New York Times, Newsday, Blitz, Hardball and Exercise & Health.

For years my job has been the same: interview someone, find what’s actually interesting about their answer, and turn it into writing people want to read.

A good chunk of that career was spent covering high school sports for The New York Times — hundreds of student-athletes interviewed along the way.

These days I put those same skills to work for individuals, organizations — and students trying to explain to a college who they actually are.

"I've spent my career finding stories. Let me help your student find theirs."
- Grant Glickson

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COLLEGE APPLICATION ESSAY COACHING

Your kid has a story worth telling. They may just not know what it is yet.

Every application eventually asks some version of “tell us about yourself.” For a 17-year-old staring at a blank screen, that’s a genuinely hard question.

I help them answer it.

I’ve spent years interviewing people for a living, and a big piece of that — my time covering high school sports for The Times — was spent talking to teenagers specifically. I use the same instincts here: ask the right questions, notice the detail that actually matters, and help a student turn it into something honest.

The writing stays theirs. My job is getting it out of them.

Common App Essays • Supplemental Essays • Scholarship Essays • Essay Reviews

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PROFESSIONAL WRITING & EDITING

Got something to say and don’t want to put your reader to sleep saying it? That’s the job.

My background covers freelance journalism, feature writing, columns, newsletters, organizational communications and advocacy writing.

Doesn’t matter if I’m interviewing someone for a story, editing a college essay, or helping a nonprofit talk to its members — it’s the same three moves every time: figure out what matters, cut everything else, and write it so people keep reading.

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CONTACT US

Grant Glickson
Freelance Journalist • Writer • Editor

Grglickson@gmail.com