Abbey Crain is a writer, editor, graphic designer and artist based in the Deep South. She has more than a decade of experience and, since 2018, has covered women and gender issues in the South for AL.com and Reckon. In 2019, she created and launched Reckon’s Honey, the first women and LGBTQ-focused brand in the region. She writes a weekly newsletter and creates all the graphics for Reckon’s newsletters, which reach more than 30,000 subscribers. In 2019, she was recognized with a National Headliner Award for her coverage of women affected by Alabama’s abortion ban. She has planned and hosted sold-out events and launched a line of Reckon merchandise. 

Abbey’s reporting has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Them, and Reckon. She is passionate about pushing the South forward and championing its people, but prefers bagels to biscuits and public transit to driving. She has continued her mission raising the voices of folks whose bodies are frequently targeted by bigoted legislation through her noods project, allowing folks to see themselves outside the context of mirrors and beauty standards. Abbey has earned an award-winning reputation for helping women and LGBTQ+ folks reimagine their worth through her reporting and fine art portraiture.