WRITING

Erickka began telling her first stories in a diary her mother gave her when she was six years old. Years later, she won her first writing contest in high school with an essay titled, “If Dr. Martin Luther King Were Alive Today, What Would He Think?”

Her professional writing journey began with Bitches Brew, a relationship column for Trace magazine that chronicled her life as a model dating in New York City in the ’90s. She went on to write personal essays, opinion pieces, lifestyle features, celebrity profiles, and more for magazines and digital outlets including Essence, Ebony, MadameNoire, Uptown, SheKnows, The Africa Channel, and others.

Erickka later served as Managing Editor of CurlyNikki.com, where she oversaw more than 20 writers and managed the day-to-day execution of the site’s editorial vision. As a communications consultant for the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health non-profit, she used storytelling, digital strategy, and social media engagement to broaden the institute’s audience and deepen its connection with the community.

She is especially proud of her work as the writer, director, and co-producer of Rylie and Codie’s World, a web series about two young Harlem sisters pursuing their dance dreams. The show was picked up by streaming network Tenoir TV. Her writing can also be seen in episode five of the LGBTQ drama series A Luv Tale, now streaming on BET+ and Prime Video.

Today, Erickka continues telling stories through The Brew Is Back, her podcast now relaunching LIVE from Toledo, Ohio, where she currently resides. (Much of Erickka’s writing online can be found under her married last name: Sy Savane)