Liz Carey is a journalist, author and freelance writer living in Lexington. A graduate of Miami University, she worked as a reporter for 20+ years, winning more than 30 local, state, and national awards for her writing and reporting, before setting off on her own as a freelance writer. Currently, she writes about rural health, Appalachian culture, the transportation industry, workers’ compensation, and Kentucky arts and entertainment. The rural health reporter for the Daily Yonder–a national news outlet focusing on rural issues–Carey has focused lately on the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on the growing rural mental health crisis, the opioid crisis, the rural health care system, and vaccine distribution. She is the author of two books – Hidden History of Anderson County, published by Acadia Press, and My Little Zombie, which she self-published. Additionally, she has ghost-written six biographies.
Writing Mentor Service Topics: nonfiction writing, magazine and newspaper writing, ghostwriting biographies, and researching and writing about history
