Headshot of Josh Friedberg, a white man with short, dark hair, facial hear, and sunglasses.

Josh Friedberg

City Colleges of Chicago
Writing and Reading Center- Writing Consultant
He/him
Fellow
2026

Josh Friedberg loves to write and tell stories, including as a TEDx speaker and staff writer at the international web magazine PopMatters and other venues, including Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul (Twenty-fifth anniversary edition), the Good Men Project, Rainbow Rodeo, The Daring, James Baldwin Review, Tellin' Tales Theatre, OUTspoken LGBTQ+ Storytelling, You're Being Ridiculous, and CHIRP First Time. He is proudly autistic, and he holds a master's degree in English from Northeastern Illinois University. He works as a college writing tutor in Chicago and loves working to empower others to discover their own voices and potential. 

Interests
Arts, Culture, Disability
Expertise
Arts and Culture, Education, LGBTQ Affairs
Fields
Education