Helen Zook Helen Zook is a writer and editor with nearly a decade of experience focusing on fashion and lifestyle content. Helen began her career as an editorial intern at Travel + Leisure in 2014. She later joined Cosmopolitan, where she worked for more than two years as an editorial assistant and assistant editor. Helen has also held editorial roles at Stitch, Northwestern University's award-winning campus fashion magazine, and Celebuzz.com. For the past five years, she’s worked on the copywriting team at J.Crew, most recently as the associate director of content and copy.• 8+ years of experience as a writer and editor focusing on lifestyle and fashion content• Received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University• Her work has appeared in Travel + Leisure, Cosmopolitan, and more About Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is a top travel media brand with a mission to inform and inspire passionate travelers. Our expert team includes a network of hundreds of writers and photographers across the globe, all providing a local eye on the best places to stay, eat, and explore. We reach an audience that takes 76 million round trips annually, offering valuable travel tips, ideas and inspiration, and products you need to get you to your destination — whether it’s a small town or big city, beach or lake, national park or theme park, road trip, cruise, or long-haul flight, and everything in between. Learn more about us and our editorial process