about — Zoë Beery

I am a freelance feature writer and editor focused on the radical edges of social and cultural change, and a contributing writer at Hell Gate. Previously, I edited culture stories at the Village Voice, and before that, I edited sound at Lucasfilm. I live in Brooklyn but grew up in northern California, near where The Birds was filmed.

In addition to my journalistic work, I am also a nightlife awareness/safer spaces organizer. I was a core member of the awareness team at Nowadays from 2019-2024 and am the co-creator and producer of the festival-wide awareness programs at Sustain-Release, Return to the Source/No Way Back, and Horst Arts & Music Festival. In 2022, I developed and co-facilitated the Horst Music Lab, a four-day workshop on drug harm reduction, bystander intervention, assault prevention, and related skills for the next generation of European nightlife professionals. This work led me to create a community events program at Nowadays and co-found the reading series Writing on Raving, with a debut collection forthcoming from O/R Books in May 2025.

I am available to consult with music event producers, particularly in electronic music, about creating and implementing awareness programs, and to speak on these topics on panels and in the press.

You can email me at zoexbeery @ gmail dot com