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Culture
This librarian turned photographer takes stark, dazzling images of the Prairies: Maclean’s
Silver or gold? The psychology behind your jewelry of choice may surprise you: VITA Magazine
Wrestling is art (and debauchery): The Georgia Straight
Writer Jia Tolentino on the state of the internet and eating the rich: The Georgia Straight
Iliza Shlesinger is hungry for more: The Georgia Straight
Keeping up with Zadie Smith: The Georgia Straight
Tanya Talaga’s The Knowing tells the rest of Canada what Indigenous people always knew to be true: The Georgia Straight
Your body has a memory—here’s how it physically holds trauma, and ways to release it: Well + Good
Christian Louboutin: Montecristo Magazine
Louis Vuitton’s fragrance headquarters: Montecristo Magazine
David Sedaris: Montecristo Magazine
The art of La Prairie: Montecristo Magazine
Exploring the vaults and catacombs beneath the Vancouver Art Gallery: Montecristo Magazine
“Everything I like is uncool: an interview with the authors of a book of rom-com-inspired poetry: Hazlitt
Kings, queens and everything in-between: Maisonneuve
Growing pains: will “new adult” fiction catch the attention of Canadian publishers?: Quill & Quire
Food
No crustless sandwiches here: Baan Lao serves up a fresh take on high tea: Vancouver Magazine
SalaThai’s legacy lives on at Jay Nok: Vancity Lookout
Here’s where 10 top Vancouver chefs will be eating first once our restaurants reopen: The Vancouver Sun
Vancouver’s legendary sushi chef Hidekazu Tojo invented far more than the California roll: Montecristo Magazine
Barbados Food and Rum Festival: Montecristo Magazine
How a Calgary cook conquered Hong Kong: The Globe and Mail
Travel
Weekend getaway: It’s finally Ucluelet’s time in the spotlight: Vancouver Magazine
Very Good Day Trip Idea: Eating and vintage shopping your way through Nanaimo: Vancouver Magazine
A Maui on the Mend: The Georgia Straight
The great escapes: 10 places to visit in Canada right now: Maclean’s
Peak season: Your guide to experiencing the magic of Whistler in winter: Go Canada
Small-town charm, big-mountain adventure: Welcome to Sun Peaks: Go Canada
Speechless in Santa Fe: VITA Magazine
Falling for Oregon wine country: VITA Magazine
Five days in Utah: Montecristo Magazine
Essay and opinion
When it comes to the media, this town actually is big enough for all of us: The Georgia Straight
You’re taking the media for granted: The Georgia Straight
Vancouver’s crows are misunderstood: The Georgia Straight
Every letter a path: Hazlitt
Homecoming queen: Vitruvi’s Natural Habitat
What watching my parents grieve taught me about a daughter’s duty: HuffPost
WTF Wednesday: “Sexual economics” with Margaret Wente: This Magazine
Interviews and appearances
10 signs you’re not fit to lead people: Fast Company
How do you effectively manage conflicts as an editor-in-chief?: Editor in Chief
Episode 076, Sara Harowitz: The Craft with May Globus
Five places to visit in Vancouver with a local lifestyle editor: The New York Times
Pick of the letter: VITA Magazine
A chic read: The Vancouver Sun
A sustainable life with Sara Harowitz of Vitruvi: Reve en Vert
Storytelling with Sara Harowitz: Courant’s The Curation
Hirr, Sara Harowitz: Hirrs
Katie Kitamura, “There’s also incredible power in grief”: Slow Stories
A decade of Shedoesthecity: Shedoesthecity
Awards and recognition
National Magazine Awards Gold Medal, Art Direction of an Entire Issue category for “Secrets” (SAD Mag, 2017)
National Magazine Awards Honourable Mention, Society category for “Kings, Queens and Everything In-Between” (Maisonneuve, 2016)
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s First Place, Single Issue of an Ongoing Print Magazine, General Excellence category (Ryerson Review of Journalism, 2012)
Toronto Metropolitan University’s David Tafler Scholarship for Excellence in Magazine Journalism (2012)