Gloria Liu is a journalist based in northern California. She writes longform features and essays.
Her stories have been nominated for a National Magazine Award; recommended by Longform, Longreads, and The Sunday Long Read; and recognized as notable mentions in the Best American Essays and Best American Sports Writing anthologies. One of her features won a Lowell Thomas Award in Investigative Reporting. Another was optioned for film.
Her byline appears in The New York Times, The Atlantic, National Geographic, Outside, Men’s Health, Travel + Leisure, Cosmopolitan, Runners World, Bicycling, The Red Bulletin, and other publications. She writes frequently about the environment, adventure sports, and the modern West. But she’s also written about gun violence, housing, drinking culture, AI, and labor disputes.
Gloria is also available as a freelance editor. In her previous roles as features editor at Outside and BICYCLING, she contributed to teams that earned three National Magazine Award nominations.
Before journalism, Gloria worked in finance performing valuations for tech companies. She lives in a cabin in the Sierras, and when she’s not writing, she’s outside, backcountry skiing or riding her mountain bike.
Email Gloria at liuglo@gmail.com.
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