About Me
Hello!
I’m Daliah.
Hello!
I’m Daliah.
I’m an award-winning freelance journalist based in Denver, Colorado. Before striking out on my own, I spent more than seven years as a magazine editor at 5280, Denver’s city magazine. In 2016, Folio: honored me as a 30 Under 30, calling me a “young journalist to watch.” I was named a 2015 Livingston Award for Young Journalists finalist for “The Girls Next Door,” an exposé on the sex trafficking of minors in Colorado.
Services I Offer:
- Writing, including narrative longform
- Editing
- Research
- Fact-checking
(articles, books, podcasts) - Photography
- Podcast producing and writing
- Content writing and editing
- Content strategy
- Ghostwriting
- Professional speaking
(panels, conferences, TV) - Event moderation
Although I write a little of everything, my passions are social justice and travel/outdoors journalism.
I focus my longform reporting on social justice, mental health, criminal justice, and health equity issues. My magazine feature on the high rate of suicide in the western United States was anthologized in Mile High Stories.
My travel and adventure work stems from my personal wanderlust. To me, there is no better way to satisfy a curious mind than to explore the world—and then share your experiences with others. “Try new things” is a personal motto, and I’m always looking to test my limits and explore new-to-me places, both near and far. Nowadays, those adventures include an additional travel buddy, my baby girl.
When I’m not traveling or exploring the Rocky Mountains, I feel most at home curled up with a book and a cup of tea.
Eat, Write, Travel — not necessarily in that order
Awards
Society for Features Journalism
2025
First – Food Feature: “Is It Time for MSG To Make a Comeback? A New Generation of Colorado Chefs Says Yes” (Colorado Springs Gazette)
NATJA Travel Media Awards
2024
Silver – Travel Tips & Advice: “What You Should Know About Traveling While Pregnant” (Afar)
2022
Silver – Personality and Profiles: “Behind One Chef’s Mission to Create a Diverse and Stable Restaurant Industry” (5280)
2021
Silver – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility: “The Overlooked Contributions of Black Americans to U.S. Barbecue Culture” (Condé Nast Traveler)
2020
Gold – Luxury and Resort Travel: “Where to Splurge in Aspen” (Aspen Sojourner)
Honorable Mention – Culinary Travel: “How Native-Owned Restaurants Prioritize Native-Grown Ingredients” (Gastro Obscura)
2018
Honorable Mention – Destination Travel – Magazine: “Wild Beauty” (5280)
ASJA Writing Awards
2022
Social Change: “The Dire Consequences of Pleading Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity in Colorado” (5280)
Top of the Rockies, SPJ Colorado
2019
2nd Place, Business – General Reporting: “Are You Part Of Colorado’s Gig Economy?” (5280)
2016
1st Place, Public Service: “The Canyon Of Why” (5280)
2015
1st Place, A&E Single Story: “5280 Fall Theater Preview” (5280)
2nd Place, Public Service: “The Girls Next Door” (5280)
3rd Place, Environment – General Reporting:“Everyday Environmentalists” (5280)
City & Regional Magazine Awards
2018
Finalist – Ancillary/General Interest: Traveler 2017 (5280)
2015
Winner – Reader Service: “Everyday Environmentalists” (5280)
2014
Finalist – Magazine Section: “Front Range” (5280)
Folio 30 Under 30
2016 Honoree
Excellence In Reporting Award, Suicide Prevention Coalition of Colorado
2016
“The Canyon Of Why” (5280)
Livingston Awards for Young Journalists
2015
Finalist: “The Girls Next Door” (5280)
“Daliah Singer’s integrity and commitment to reporting and editing stories that resonate have made her a rising star in the Colorado media scene…. She’s already compiled an extensive and impressive list of bylines, and she will only continue to grow as a talented and dedicated writer likely to spend her career chasing and telling compelling stories about social justice and reform.”
— Folio: staff
