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Sabrina Rubin Erdely is an award-winning feature writer and investigative journalist, and a Contributing Editor at Rolling Stone. Her work has also appeared in SELF, GQ, The New Yorker, Mother Jones, Glamour and Men’s Health, among other publications; has been reprinted in college textbooks; and has been anthologized in Best American Magazine Writing, as well as twice in Best American Crime Reporting. Erdely’s feature writing and reporting have earned her a number of prestigious awards, including two National Magazine Award nominations: the first for "Intimate Intimidation," her Philadelphia investigation of a doctor who violated a sacred trust; the second for "School of Hate," her recent Rolling Stone article about LGBT bullying. Several of her articles are in development as Hollywood films.
As a University of Pennsylvania undergraduate, Erdely discovered her passion for magazine writing while working at 34th Street, the magazine of the student-run Daily Pennsylvanian. She soon dropped her pre-med studies, graduated in 1994 with a degree in English, and was immediately hired as a staff writer at Philadelphia. Since then Erdely has covered a wide array of fascinating subjects, including a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde; the life lessons she learned from a con man; the rise and fall of a teenage Internet celebrity; an eye-opening look into the U.S. military’s culture of sexual assault; and the stranger-than-fiction lives of the heirs to the Duke family fortune. For the sake of her articles, Erdely has trekked through Tibet, watched an autopsy, joined a religious cult, visited maximum-security prisons, and once tried out to be a Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader. Erdely has also taught magazine writing courses at the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University, and frequently lectures about writing and reporting. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband, daughter and son. Books
Awards The National Magazine Award (finalist), 2013, for “School of Hate,” Rolling Stone, February 2012. GLAAD Media Award, 2013, for “School of Hate,” Rolling Stone, February 2012. Deadline Club Award, 2013, for “School of Hate,” Rolling Stone, February 2012. Dart Award for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma (finalist), 2013, for “School of Hate,” Rolling Stone, February 2012. Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism (runner up), 2013, for “School of Hate,” Rolling Stone, February 2012. Exceptional Merit In Media Award (EMMA) (finalist), 2012, for “Why I Finally Left,” Good Housekeeping, March 2011. Exceptional Merit In Media Award (EMMA) (finalist), for “Wide Awake and under the Knife,” SELF, January 2011. Clarion Award, 2010 for “The Stranger Who Saved Me,” SELF, December 2009. Exceptional Merit in Media Award (EMMA), 2010, for “The Crime Against Women No One Understands,” SELF, November 2008. The Association for Health Care Journalists Award (second place), 2008, for “Is Your Doctor Playing Judge?” SELF, February 2007 The National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation (finalist), 2008, for “Is Your Doctor Playing Judge?” SELF, February 2007 The Maggie Award, for “Yes, You Can Save Women’s Lives,” Glamour, February 2004 City and Regional Magazine Association Award (third place), 2004, for 2003 body of work. Clarion Award, 2004, for “Who is the Boy in the Box?” Philadelphia, November 2003 Society of Professional Journalists Award (third place), 2004, for “Who is the Boy in the Box?” Philadelphia, November 2003 City and Regional Magazine Association Award, 2001, for “The Crash,” Philadelphia, May 2000 Clarion Award, 2001, for “How Connie Got Her Body Back,” Philadelphia, May 2000 Clarion Award, 2000, for “I’ll Be Damned,” Philadelphia, June 1999 City and Regional Magazine Association Award (second place), 2000, for “I’ll Be Damned,” Philadelphia, June 1999 City and Regional Magazine Association Award (third place), 1999, for 1998 body of work. Clarion Award, 1998, for “Generation Rx,” Philadelphia, December 1997 Society of Professional Journalists Award (second place), 1998, for “Generation Rx,” Philadelphia, December 1997 The National Magazine Award (finalist), 1997, for “Intimate Intimidation,” Philadelphia, April 1996 City and Regional Magazine Association Award (third place), 1997, for “Intimate Intimidation,” Philadelphia, April 1996 Clarion Award, 1997, for “Intimate Intimidation,” Philadelphia, April 1996 Society of Professional Journalists Award, 1997, for “Intimate Intimidation,” Philadelphia, April 1996 Rolling Stone College Journalism Competition, 1993, for “Nothing’s Shocking,” 34th Street magazine |
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