About

Annie Hylton is an award-winning investigative journalist and magazine writer from Canada, known for her long-form narrative storytelling. Through her work, she aims to foster empathy and illuminate the human stakes behind major policy debates. Her writing covers a range of topics, including gender, migration, human rights, and conflict. She has reported from regions such as the Middle East, Central America, and Africa, contributing to leading publications like The New Yorker, Harper’s, The New Republic, London Review of Books, Esquire UK, and The Walrus.

A recipient of a Canadian National Magazine Award, Annie teaches investigative journalism at Sciences Po Paris and is trained as an international lawyer. She holds a J.D. and a Master of Laws in international humanitarian law and human rights, and she graduated from Columbia University's Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism. She is represented by the Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency.

Fellowships and Grants:

2021-22: Investigative Journalism for Europe Grant

2021: National Geographic Society

2020: Alicia Patterson Foundation fellowship

2018: IWMF Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists

2018: NYU Reporting Award

2018: Thomson Reuters Foundation Uncovering Security Story Lab and travel grant

2017: International Reporting Project fellow

2016-17: Global Migration fellow, Columbia University

2015-16: Stabile fellow of Investigative Journalism, Columbia University

Trainings:

2017: RISC, Hostile environment training

2016: Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, Reporting Safely in Crisis Zones