Freelancing Career & Contributions
Maggie Ginsberg was also a long-time freelance writer and regular contributor to various other regional and national publications before moving full-time to Madison Magazine in 2020 and publishing her first novel in 2022.
She began as as a staff writer for the Mount Horeb Mail Newspaper from 2006-07, one of the most satisfying and fulfilling years of her career. She went on to write regularly for dozens of print publications including travel coverage for Midwest Living; features on the Dignity Model, John Gottman, substance disorder recovery, and extraterrestrial life for On Wisconsin; and numerous start-up focused articles for Entrepreneur magazine, including a look at the apprenticeship model for small businesses, how startup founders can thrive in their hometowns, franchisors navigating the pandemic and the labor shortage, and the French Taco craze. She also profiled the No. 1 winner on the Franchise 500 List for three years in a row (Dunkin, Taco Bell and Taco Bell again).
Her writing has appeared numerous magazines, including…
Advocacy Through Storytelling
Maggie’s advocacy and journalism work has long focused on intimate partner violence and survivor storytelling. In the mid- to late-2000s, she began collaborating with local service providers and advocacy organizations to write and report on domestic violence issues.
This work, combined with her personal writing in the blogosphere, led to the creation of Violence UnSilenced, a nationwide storytelling platform that supported survivors in sharing their experiences in their own voices. The now-retired effort was recognized by numerous media outlets and organizations including a community service award from Domestic Abuse Intervention Services.
Her related published work included:
“Seeing is Believing”
October 2018
“Why Doesn’t She Just Leave?”
October 2011
“When Safer At Home Isn’t”
January 2021
A finalist for the 2022 National City and Regional Magazine Awards in the Civic Journalism category