WRITING AND EDITING SINCE 2010
Dan Ray began her journalism career in 2010. She’s written for The Michigan Daily, Alaska Beyond, The Stranger, The South Seattle Emerald, Seattle Mag, Little Village, Iowa Public Radio Studio One, DSM Mag, and more. She founded her own Seattle music journalism website, Dan’s Tunes, in 2017.
See examples of her work below.
journalism
MY DAY AT THE NAKED SPA
A first-person narrative for Seattle Mag about female empowerment and feeling comfortable in your own body (and with other people’s).
THE cave dsm
This piece highlights a local wine bar and music venue in Des Moines. It also explains the difference between wine and natural wine.
for the birds
This article profiles Jenni Boonjakuakul, the founder of Iowa Bird Rehab. It also explains the importance of birds in our ecosystem.
copywriting
WASHINGTON STATE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
In 2020, I worked on an ad campaign to get word to the public they should still come to the hospital with non-covid related illnesses. I wrote copy for the ads and this case study.
GSWW SOCIAL MEDIA
In 2022, I was contracted to write social media with Girl Scouts of Western Washington. My favorite series I did was on how to support Black culture during Black History Month.