About Aleza

Freelance lifestyle & culture writer

Born & based in Las Vegas, Aleza Freeman (OG Aleza Goldsmith) is a tourism, culture, and lifestyle writer with roots as a newspaper reporter, editor, and copywriter in Nevada and California. Aleza writes for travel and leisure websites, magazines, resorts, casinos, ad agencies, universities, nonprofits, tech companies ...

Passion for Poetry

Aleza started writing poetry in the second grade when she penned a poem about the many practical uses for a unicorn’s horn. In 2011, she authored an illustrated poetry book for kids and kids-at-heart, “Candy Store at the Edge of the Galaxy.” Her debut poetry collection, “Falling Behind,” was published in 2025 and is now available for purchase online.

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Nevada Magazine cover with a group of people with bicycles at the Burning Man festival in a desert during sunset, with giant teapot sculptures that serve as art installations in the background.
Gif of four covers of Desert Companion magazine featuring a safari bus tilted in the desert with a starry night sky background.

Freelance clients

Recent clients include: AWS, AARP The Magazine, National Public Radio (NPR), Desert Companion, Nevada Magazine, The Nevadan News, Good Info News Wire, Nevada Magazine, Birthright Israel, Las Vegas Pet Scene, Boyd Gaming, Haute Living Las Vegas …

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In the News

8 NEWS NOW

Top 10 Thrill Rides in Las Vegas

LVRJ

Literary Las Vegas: Aleza Freeman and Howard Freeman

"Candy Store at the Edge of the Galaxy" is a book with 12 poems and illustrations for the young and young at heart. The Shel Silverstein-ish poems range from quirky kid stuff to more adult humor.

TODAY.COM

Vegas hotels rush to create “lucky” wedding packages for unique numerical date

“If you think about Las Vegas, we’re all about luck, we’re all about lucky numbers and we’re also the marriage capital of the world, so it all just kind of goes hand in hand,” said Aleza Freeman.

PR NEWSWIRE

Quick Guide: If you’re traveling to Las Vegas for New Year’s Eve

Vegas is always a nonstop party, but New Year's Eve is especially party-fied. "… Our sinful little hamlet is the place to kick off the New Year in style," said spokesperson Aleza Freeman.