Reporting in Phoenix, AZ. Photo: Bear Guerra
Hello!
I’m a print and audio journalist with a decade of experience telling stories about the environment, migration, and rural communities. My reporting has taken me across the western United States, the U.S.-Mexico border region, and South America for a variety of publications, including High Country News, Hakai, Mother Jones, bioGraphic, Sierra, Aspen Journalism, The Colorado Trust, and others.
Currently, I’m the inaugural women’s desk reporter for Aspen Public Radio, where I cover women’s issues and seek to amplify women’s voices in news coverage. Previously, I’ve worked as a correspondent for High Country News and as a newspaper reporter in Chile. Before that, I rode my bicycle from northwest Argentina to Ushuaia, at the southernmost tip of South America. I studied English Literature at Williams College, and I have an MFA in creative nonfiction writing from Columbia University. In 2016, I was a fellow at the Logan Nonfiction Program. My work has been recognized by The Canadian National Magazine Awards, The Society of Professional Journalists, the Colorado Press Association, and the Canadian Online Publishing Awards. I was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, and am currently based in the mountains of western Colorado. When I’m not writing and reporting, I’m likely climbing, backcountry skiing, or making pottery.
I’ve completed Hostile Environment and First Aid Training through the International Women’s Media Foundation and am available for writing assignments, fact-checking, narrative consulting, research, editing, and adventures. My email is sarahtory [at] gmail [dot] com. For secure communication, you can reach me at: sarah.tory@protonmail.com or get in touch via Signal - please ask for my contact.
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