Katherine LaGrave is a writer and National Magazine Award-nominated editor who oversees Afar’s award-winning print magazine and hosts the podcast series “Unpacked: Five Questions.” She has worked in media for 15 years. Her writing and editing have been recognized in the Best American Food Writing, the Best American Science & Nature Writing, the Best Women’s Travel Writing, and the Best American Essays. The Society of American Travel Writers named her the 2021 Travel Journalist of the Year.
Katherine joined Afar in 2019 as a digital features editor. Under her leadership, Afar received more Longreads and Longform recognitions than any other travel publication. Previously, she has held staff roles at Vanity Fair and Condé Nast Traveler, and freelanced for a number of publications including the New York Times, New York Magazine, Bon Appétit, Outside, and Vogue. She routinely attends and represents Afar on panels at conferences including Travel Classics, the World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit, International Media Marketplace, and International Luxury Travel Market.
The daughter of teachers, Katherine grew up in Germany, Indonesia, and Japan, and has lived and worked in Greece, Haiti, and the United Kingdom. She is a graduate of Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism, where she focused on magazine editing and health and science reporting. Katherine lives in New York City with her borzoi, Anatoly, and is an adjunct professor at Fordham University.
