rosie gillies

rosie is audience engagement editor at bolts, a newsroom focused on criminal justice and voting rights.



previously, she was digital director at boston review, overseeing web production and audience projects. she also served as the magazine’s engagement editor for four years, wearing many hats that included curating archival essays into a weekly reading list.

rosie also co-produced a six-part history podcast for jacobin magazine about tenant resistance in a public housing project, and hosted the accompanying reading series.

she holds degrees from cambridge (where she received a music scholarship) and harvard, and won a student prize from the guardian for her arts journalism. in a previous life, she was a museum educator at the mfa and harvard art museums.

originally from england, rosie now lives in rhode island with her husband and their two cats. in her spare time she enjoys wrenching on bikes and has been known to dabble in ultramarathons.