Sofia Osborne

About


I'm Sofia Osborne, a freelance writer, editor, and audio producer based in Vancouver, Canada. I hold an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia.My award-winning environmental journalism has appeared in The Narwhal, The Tyee, This Magazine, Root & STEM, and more. I also co-host and produce a science podcast called Beyond Blathers.Have a freelance writing, editing, or audio production opportunity? Please get in touch!

My Work


Journalism and Creative Nonfiction (Selected)

"Serving Tea in a Coffee City"Montecristo Magazine, September 2024"Gulf Island Whale Watchers Collect Data and Create Community"Asparagus Magazine, May 2024"Framing the Land: How Art Can Change Our Relationship to the Natural World"Root & STEM, April 2024“The Worst Windstorm in BC Hydro’s History” – included in the anthology Points of Interest from Greystone Publishing in April 2024, originally published in The Tyee in January 2019"Transforming through Tech: How AI Is Reshaping Language Revitalization"Root & STEM, October 2023"Searching for Sea Stars"Root & STEM, October 2022"Pulut Hitam (Black Rice Pudding)"Maisonneuve, September 2022"Diving in Data: How AI Can Save the Whales"Root & STEM, October 2021"This Summer I Got to Know the Neighbours, Two Humpback Whales"The Tyee, September 2020"How The Sims Reflects the Inadequacy of Eco-Capitalism"Passage, August 2020"Desperately Seeking Sanctuary"The Narwhal, September 2019

Editing

Editorial Coordinator, NatureWILD Magazine, September 2023 – PresentCopy Editor, Xtra Magazine, September 2023 – PresentEditor, Cliffside Publishing, June 2020 – PresentCopy Editor and Proofreader, This Magazine, January 2019 – October 2022

Radio and Podcasting (Selected)

Co-host and Producer, Beyond Blathers, the podcast where science meets Animal Crossing (as seen on Polygon!)"Diving into Data: How AI Can Save the Whales"Root & STEM Podcast, October 2021"Pandemic Walks"Terra Informa, July 2021"Investigating in Alberta"Terra Informa, January 2019 (winner of the National Campus and Community Radio Association Award for Best Syndicated Program)"De-extinction, Should We Resurrect Extinct Animal Species?"Terra Informa, January 2019

Fiction

"The Glass Whale"The Dodge, July 2022

Contact


I'm always interested in freelance writing, editing, and audio production opportunities. You can reach me at sofiarosborne@gmail.com or on Twitter @sofia_osborne.