Rebecca Little
'I’m a Chicago-based freelance writer, editor, and author. My experience spans features, daily news, business and lifestyle journalism, and corporate branded content.
I have a proven ability to connect with diverse audiences through creative and compelling storytelling, and I’m adept at adapting tone across platforms.
Particular specialty in writing about women’s health, parenthood, education, home design, humor and entertainment.
Services
Writing
News and Feature Articles
Profile features
B2B content
Advertorials/sponsored content
Website copy
Email newsletters
Corporate communications
Ghostwriting
University writing
Editing
Assemble media packages
Coordinate a team of writers to contribute copy to traditional or business media
Proofreading and fact-checking
Research skills
Miscellaneous
College essay edits—I can help your teen brainstorm ideas for personal essays, as well as offer editing for their essay drafts. I won’t use AI, and neither should they.
Subject matter expert—I am an interview source for women’s reproductive health issues, particularly as it relates to pregnancy loss.
Books
A must-read investigation of reproductive health under fire in Post-Roe America.
I'm Sorry for My Loss delves into the abyss of pregnancy loss, a topic that is misunderstood and full of guilt and shame. It is written with emotional resonance and humor by authors who have both been through it themselves. Rebecca Little and Colleen Long, childhood friends who grew up to be journalists, enlighten readers on the deep, sometimes mystifying history behind how we view pregnancy and loss.
The authors interviewed more than one hundred people who have lost a pregnancy, along with dozens of historians, linguists, midwives, doctors, and therapists to create a comprehensive work that examines pregnancy loss from every angle. I'm Sorry for My Loss is an approachable and deeply readable book about a traditionally unapproachable topic.
“Necessary, thoughtful and heartfelt.” — Kirkus Reviews
“I knew the book would provide a sharp perspective on a topic that has dominated the news cycle since the reversal of Roe v. Wade. What I didn’t expect was for it to be funny.” — Chicago Review of Books
Longlisted for the Goodreads Choice Awards, Readers’ Favorite Nonfiction of 2024 — Goodreads
#4 on Harper’s Bazaar 25 Best Books to Read This Fall — Harper’s Bazaar
About
Rebecca Little is an accomplished Chicago-based freelance writer, editor and author with 20+ years of experience. She is the co-author of I’m Sorry for My Loss, which was longlisted for Goodreads Choice Awards. She is a former contributing editor for Chicago Magazine and has written for Slate, WBEZ, Google, Zagat, The Chicago Tribune, Chicago Parent, The Irish Times, and Crains Chicago Business, among other publications, as well as many corporate and university clients.
She has written about women’s health, parenting, women’s issues, education, home design, style, politics, travel and pop culture. She also writes the Substack Girls with Big Ideas. She has a master of science in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and graduated from the improv training program at The Second City.
Portfolio
WBEZ
WBEZ
Crain’s Chicago Business