Reporting in Phoenix, AZ. Photo: Bear Guerra
Hello!
I’m an award-winning independent print and audio journalist with more than a decade of experience telling narrative-driven stories for local, regional, and national publications. My work has been published in High Country News, Hakai, NPR, Mother Jones, The Atlantic, bioGraphic, Sierra, The Colorado Trust, and elsewhere.
Previously, I was the inaugural women’s desk reporter for Aspen Public Radio, where I covered women’s issues in the Roaring Fork Valley and across Colorado’s Western Slope. I grew up in Toronto and got my start in journalism as a newspaper reporter in Chile. Later, I became a correspondent for High Country News, a nonprofit magazine about the American West. As a freelance journalist, I’ve reported from seven western states, the U.S.-Mexico Border, and Latin America.
Beyond journalism, I’m passionate about human-powered adventures. I’ve ridden my bicycle from northwest Argentina to Ushuaia, and down Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. Closer to home, you can find me climbing, backcountry skiing, or making pottery. I live in rural Colorado.
I have a B.A. in English Literature from Williams College and 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, and the Colorado Press Association, among others. I’ve completed Hostile Environment and First Aid Training through the International Women’s Media Foundation.
To get in touch, send me an email at sarah.tory@protonmail.com. I’m available for print and radio assignments, fact-checking, narrative consulting, research, and editing.
.