Yaiza Canopoli

Editor & writer

Yaiza Canopoli is a freelance writer, editor, and self-taught web developer based in Spain, with previous stints in the UK and Singapore. She has over six years of experience in content writing, editing, proofreading, and content marketing across digital and print publishing, coupled with proficiency in social media management and strategy.While she writes in English for a living, she is also fluent in Spanish, German, and Italian.

6+ years of writing and editing experience

Yaiza's expertise lies primarily in lifestyle topics such as arts & culture, hyperlocal content, and design and interiors. She is currently a Branded Content Writer for Secret London, where she covers things to do in the city across arts, culture, music, food, and much more.She was previously the Associate Editor of luxury design magazine Tatler Homes Singapore. Prior to that, she spent a few years in the role of Associate Editor at SquareRooms Magazine, along with a short stint as interim Contributing Editor of SquareRooms' sister design and architecture publication, d+a.In 2025, she worked as a freelance writer for American design and DIY site House Digest.

A writer with tech skills

Yaiza is a self-taught web developer on the side. Her web development skills revolve around building real-world projects using HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript (ES6). Her portfolio of projects includes The Aerial Arts Hub, a platform for aerialists and pole dancers to find training studios and other resources; a library site for adding, editing and deleting of books; and El Volcán, a mini-game following Polly the Polar Bear on a bilingual adventure to the Canary Islands. She has been independently teaching herself programming since December 2023.Looking to combine her love of writing with her tech skills, she is currently exploring the world of technical writing, with a particular interest in API documentation writing.

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Writing — Home & interiors

Writing — Arts, culture & lifestyle

Writing — Technical

Editing — Tatler Homes

Tatler Homes Singapore is a luxury interior design magazine under the regional, Hong Kong-based Tatler Asia, featuring exclusive home tours, profiles, interviews, thought pieces, and the latest in designer furniture and decor.

Editing — SquareRooms

SquareRooms is a monthly interior design magazine featuring inspiration, ideas and solutions for the home, with a focus on HDB flats and apartments. Yaiza ran the title in the role of Associate Editor until October 2023.In the first half of 2023, she spearheaded a major revamp of the magazine, with a new look and a fresh, human-centric content strategy. You can read more about the revamp in her LinkedIn post.

Editing — idealhomes + Key to Your Home

idealhomes and Key to Your Home are two annual specials published alongside SquareRooms.
Yaiza Canopoli was the Associate Editor for both titles until October 2023.

Editing — The Queer Review

The Queer Review was a student-run, queer literary magazine at the University of East Anglia between 2018 and 2019, founded by Yaiza Canopoli and Beverly Anne Devakishen. It was shortlisted for Best Specialist Publication by the Student Publication Awards in 2019.

Creative writing — Poetry

The Signal House Edition

EXHALE: An Anthology

Creative writing — Short stories

The Polari zine

Web development — The Aerial Arts Hub

The Aerial Arts Hub is a platform for aerialists and pole dancers to discover training studios around the world, coaches, polewear brands, and other resources. Building it is a work in progress, the journey documented by Yaiza in a dedicated newsletter.One of the eventual key features of the platform will be an extensive map of studios around the world; while this is currently still external to the platform, it has already amassed over 20,000 views.

Web development — Library

A library site that allows adding, modifying and deleting of books in a digital library. Storage functionality to follow.

Web development — El Volcán

El Volcán is a lightly educational mini-game following Polly the polar bear on a bilingual adventure to the Canary Islands.