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, The Food Section, and many other publications.

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

Colleen serves as 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 The Wine Zine, the country’s largest print publication dedicated to natural wine.

She has led storytelling workshops across the U.S. and frequently speaks on panels about food, climate, and queerness. In 2019, she was a Fulbright scholar in Malaysia. She’s also held about every job in the food service industry—from managing a farmers market to working as a barista in a hybrid coffee shop/Taco Bell.