Seija Rankin

Title: Former Books Editor
Education: University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • Seija Rankin is a former books editor at Entertainment Weekly. She left EW in 2022.
  • She joined EW as a digital features editor in 2018.
  • She previously worked as a features editor at E! News from 2015 to 2018 and as an entertainment editor at Refinery29 from 2013 to 2014.

Experience

Seija Rankin joined Entertainment Weekly in 2018 as a digital features editor. In 2020, she became a book editor for EW. Rankin left Entertainment Weekly in 2022.

She previously worked as a features editor at E! News from 2015 to 2018, as well as held associate news editor and then entertainment editor positions with Refinery29 from 2012 to 2014.

About Entertainment Weekly

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