I’m Rory Sullivan, an award-winning foreign correspondent based in London.
After working for the Independent's international desk for three years, I decided to go freelance in late 2022.
I then spent 18 months as a foreign correspondent in Central America, with my chief focus being the politics of Guatemala and El Salvador.
Although I mainly cover international news, I also write book reviews and travel articles.
My writing has appeared in a number of leading publications, including the Economist, the FT Magazine, the Times, the Sunday Times Magazine, the BBC, the Guardian, CNN, Prospect Magazine, Private Eye and the i.
Please get in touch with story tips or commissions. I am available for news writing, copywriting and editing work. My email is rory.oliver.sullivan@gmail.com.
Awards & Qualifications
June 2023: Winner of the Times' Richard Beeston Award for International Journalism.
February 2023: Longlisted (twice) for the Observer/Anthony Burgess Award for Arts Journalism.
September 2022: Shortlisted for the Rupert Cornwell Award for Foreign Journalism.
February 2022: Named Best Young Feature Writer at the NCTJ Awards.
May 2019: Won the Oxford University Press Media Law Award.
May 2019: Gold Standard NCTJ Diploma, PA Media.