Em Hogan (otherwise known as Emma) is a writer and editor.

Since late 2012 they have worked at The Economist: currently they are the Asia Editor.

As a reporter they have travelled to over two dozen countries, writing about South-East Asia, Europe and Britain. They also write features, including an 1843 cover story on microdosing LSD, how Ireland became so socially liberal, and on the benefits of cold-water swimming.

Em has also written for other publications including the London Review of Books and the Financial Times. In 2012 they were one of the judges for the Forward Prize for poetry.

Em graduated from Cambridge University in 2010 with a double first in English Literature and completed an MPhil the following year. They turned their undergraduate dissertation into a piece for the Times Literary Supplement about discovering an early draft of a poem by Frank O’Hara.

A small selection of their articles can be found on the journalism page of this website.