Colleen Hamilton is a journalist covering food, climate, and culture.

Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Eater, The Cut, Teen Vogue, Them, VICE, and The Food Section, among many other publications.

She is currently a Fellow with the Solutions Journalism Network, collaborating with Teen Vogue on a three-part reported series exploring youth-led responses to the climate crisis.

Colleen is the Editorial Director of PLAY, a cookbook-magazine celebrating LGBTQ+ life through recipes, stories, and essays for liberation. Previously, she was the Managing Editor of America’s largest print magazine about natural wine, The Wine Zine.

She has led storytelling workshops across the U.S. with support from institutions like the National Endowment for the Arts and frequently speaks on panels about politics, climate, queerness, and culture. In 2019, she was a Fulbright scholar in Malaysia.