Elizabeth Wiet

Elizabeth Wiet is a writer, editor, and educator who draws on her experience teaching English at Yale University and working as a professional editor to guides students in developing thoughtful, distinctive, and well-packaged applications. Her students have earned admission to institutions including Yale, Princeton, Cornell, UC Berkeley, Michigan, Emory, NYU, Boston University, Northeastern, and Case Western.

Elizabeth earned a BA in English from Dartmouth College, followed by an MA, MPhil, and PhD in English from Yale University. She taught English at Yale for five years and currently serves as a part-time lecturer at Parsons School of Design. Her background as both a scholar and educator allows her to help students strengthen their writing while preserving their individual voices and perspectives. 

For seven years, Elizabeth has worked as a New York-based art book and magazine editor, primarily with Bidoun and Topical Cream. She also writes regularly for arts and culture publications in the United States and abroad, with bylines in frieze, The Quietus, Momus, The Brooklyn Rail, the Los Angeles Review of Books, Public Books, and other publications.

When she’s not tethered to her computer for work, Elizabeth favors analogue avocations. She enjoys knitting and baking for her friends and family, collecting vinyl records, and perusing vintage clothing stores and used bookshops. She can often be found dancing avidly in the front row at concerts for ’80s indie bands.