Zachary Petit

Zachary Petit is an independent journalist and editor based in Cincinnati, OH. Previously, he served as editor-in-chief of the National Magazine Award-winning publication PRINT , was managing editor of Writer's Digest , and was executive editor of several related newsstand titles. He has written for Smithsonian , McSweeney's Internet Tendency, National Geographic , National Geographic Kids , Mental_Floss , and Eye on Design, among others. He is the author of The Essential Guide to Freelance...See more

Zachary Petit is an independent journalist and editor based in Cincinnati, OH. Previously, he served as editor-in-chief of the National Magazine Award-winning publication PRINT , was managing editor of Writer's Digest , and was executive editor of several related newsstand titles. He has written for Smithsonian , McSweeney's Internet Tendency, National Geographic , National Geographic Kids , Mental_Floss , and Eye on Design, among others. He is the author of The Essential Guide to Freelance Writing (2015) and Treat Ideas Like Cats (2016). See less