I just wanted to do a big Women and Hollywood welcome to our new news editor, Casey Cipriani.

Casey Cipriani is a New York-based arts and entertainment journalist with a passion for sci-fi, fairy tales and nerdy things. Casey got a Master’s Degree from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism where she concentrated in Arts & Culture. She interned at the New York Daily News and Indiewire, where she became Assistant Editor after graduation.

In addition to working at Women and Hollywood, she is a Film Features Writer at Bustle. Her writing has also been seen at Indiewire, Criticwire, Vulture, The New York Times, New York Daily News, Filmmaker Magazine, Salon, Slate, Movie Mezzanine, Refinery 29, No Film School and Screen Rant. She conducts interviews, reviews film and television, writes essays and covers film festivals around the world.

Here’s what she has to say about joining Women and Hollywood: “I’m so happy to begin working at Women and Hollywood, a site that I’ve been reading ever since I began my journalism career. The issues facing women in the entertainment industry are extremely important to me, and I’m lucky to get to spend each day bringing them to light.”

Casey is on Twitter @CaseyCip. Please join me in welcoming her to the team.