Callie Watts is a Richmond-based writer and former Associate Editor at BUST Magazine, where she spent 24 years as one of the publication’s main staff writers covering everything from witchcraft and pop culture to fashion and DIY culture. Over the years, she interviewed artists and cultural figures including John Waters, Peaches, and Run the Jewels.
As co-host of the BUST Poptarts podcast, she sat down with guests like Tori Amos, Roxane Gay, and Bob the Drag Queen. Outside of BUST, Watts co-founded and served as Editor-in-Chief of Candyrain, a feminist porn magazine for “women that love the d,” and performed vocals and keyboards in Brooklyn art bands including Drunky Brewster and Faces of Weed.
