Cheri has been an editor at Longreads since 2014. Stories she’s edited have won ASJA Awards and a Pushcart Prize, have been named a James Beard Award finalist, or have been notably mentioned in Best American Essays.

She reads and edits stories across all subjects, and especially enjoys essays on the internet and technology that remind us of our shared humanity, stories about interesting communities, unexpected takes on identity and place, deep dives into your obsessions, and reported essays with strong personal narratives.

Please submit polished drafts for personal essays and detailed pitches for reported stories that show a specific angle into your subject. To get a sense of what Cheri reads and edits, browse these editors’ picks and original features she’s commissioned or written over the years.

Cheri’s recent editors’ picks

The Last Straw

Rukmini Callimachi | The New York Times | June 3, 2026 | 1,590 words

“Inside the tiny community of English master thatchers, a fight is unfolding over a tradition that may not survive.”

The Cartoonist Who Mocked the Madness of Modernism

Gabriele Neri | The MIT Press Reader | May 26, 2026 | 1,761 words

“With biting satire, Alan Dunn captured how 20th-century architectural trends left everyday Americans astonished, baffled, and enraged.”

Darde Ghorbat

Yasmin Roshanian | Off Assignment | May 5, 2026 | 2,175 words

“The pain of alienation.”

Are There More Bunnies in Toronto?

Nicholas Hune-Brown | The Local | July 2, 2025 | 2,616 words

“I never used to see rabbits in Toronto. Then they were everywhere. Then I lost my mind.”

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Commissioned essays, features, criticism, interviews, and book excerpts

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