Mikala Jamison is a writer and editor who publishes the bestselling Substack, Body Type, a two-time Substack Featured Publication about body culture and body image. As a result of her work in Body Type, Mikala is working on her first book; she is represented by Kayla Lightner at Ayesha Pande Literary. She's offered her insights on culture, health, and exercise on podcasts such as Unladylike and Slate's How To! 

Mikala won two Pennsylvania Newspaper Association awards during her tenure as the arts and culture editor at Philadelphia City Paper, and her writing has also appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times' Smarter Living newsletter, New York Magazine's The Cut, and several D.C.-area publications. 

 

As a live storyteller, Mikala has performed all over D.C. and Philadelphia. In 2022 and 2024 she created and produced The Body Show for the Capital Fringe Festival. Both times, it sold out its entire four-show run and was a five-star, "Best of Fringe" pick by DC Theater Arts. 

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Mikala can be reached at mikala dot jamison @ gmail dot com.