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Rebecca Worby

Rebecca Worby
Rebecca Worby's work has appeared in Orion, Outside, Catapult, Guernica, and elsewhere. She received her MFA in creative nonfiction from Columbia University and currently lives in Brooklyn. She is the editorial director of Reasons to be Cheerful, an online magazine founded by David Byrne.


The Best Story Collection About California Wildfires Isn’t a Book—It’s a Brand-New Record 

Rebecca Worby on Will Stratton’s “Points of Origin”
March 7, 2025  By Rebecca Worby
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On Cairns, Hoodoos, and Monoliths: What Happens in the Desert Shouldn’t Always Stay in the Desert

Rebecca Worby Reckons with the Objects Others Leave Behind
December 7, 2020  By Rebecca Worby
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