I’m Hallie Bateman. I’m a freelance writer and illustrator based in Los Angeles. My work has been published by The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The Awl and others. I am the author of Brave New Work (2016), What To Do When I’m Gone (2018) and Directions (2021).

Want to hire me? Or maybe just say hi? Email me at hallie.bateman@gmail.com.

Press/Interviews: Tight Pencils / The Daily Dot / Muse’s Milk / The Wall Street Journal

The Art of Posture

The Art of Posture / Hyperallergic / 2014 These are just a few selected illustrations from the piece, which I wrote and illustrated. See everything here.

Pandodaily / 2013

Originally published on The Bygone Bureau. September 2012.

Originally published on The Hairpin. 2012.

For Bygone Bureau's "Best of the Internet" feature in 2012, I made an illustration to pay homage to my favorite meme of that year.