Allison Gilbert

Writer/Editor

Allison Gilbert is an Emmy award-winning journalist, author, and speaker. Her most recent book, Listen, World!, is the first biography of American writer Elsie Robinson, a newspaper columnist who came from nothing and became the most-read woman in the country and highest-paid woman writer in the William Randolph Hearst media empire. The New York Times raves “One does not tire of spending time with Elsie Robinson” and the Wall Street Journal proclaims the book “an important contribution to women’s history.” Allison makes frequent media appearances, including interviews with CBS Sunday Morning, NPR, and other national news outlets. Allison Gilbert is host of “Women Journalists of 9/11: Their Stories,” a 20-part docuseries produced in collaboration with the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. For this, she interviewed such luminaries as Savannah Guthrie, Maggie Haberman, Dana Bash, and Linda Wertheimer. She is co-executive producer of the companion 2-hour film that featured, among others, Tom Brokaw, Rehema Ellis, Ann Thompson, Scott Pelley, Byron Pitts, Ann Compton, and Cynthia McFadden. Allison is the official narrator of the 9/11 Memorial Museum’s historical exhibition audio tour, the only female journalist to be so honored. Allison began her career in television news, producing investigative and law-changing stories for CNN, MSNBC, and other outlets. Her work has been honored by the Associated Press, Society of Professional Journalists, National Association of Black Journalists, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Allison is the author and co-author of numerous books, including her latest, Listen, World!: How the Intrepid Elsie Robinson Became America's Most-Read Woman; Always Too Soon: Voices of Support for Those Who Have Lost Both Parents; Parentless Parents: How the Loss of Our Mothers and Fathers Impacts the Way We Raise Our Children; Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive; and Covering Catastrophe: Broadcast Journalists Report September 11. Allison Gilbert is also founder of PUB DAY, a literary consultancy for women and marginalized voices. Allison Gilbert lives in New York with her husband and two children. You can connect with her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Being a champion of women’s untold stories.

How women can leave legacies that last.

Career Success, Grief & Loss, Journalism, Resilience, Women's History, Women's Stories

Persevering no matter what.