Rachel Syme

Writer/Woman About Town

Hello! If you’re looking for the New York-based writer and reporter Rachel Syme (and not the Australian doctor or the Scottish canoe champion) then you are in the right place.

Currently, I am a Staff Writer at the New Yorker covering culture, Hollywood, style, books, and various other subjects. You can read my reported profiles, long-form interviews, and critical essays for the magazine here.

My first book, “Syme’s Letter Writer,” about the joys and history of written correspondence comes out in January 2025, with Clarkson Potter/Crown. If you have an inquiry about this book, you can contact my publicity team via dhawk@penguinrandomhouse.com. I am also currently at work on a book of non-fiction called “Magpie,” forthcoming from Knopf.

In the past, I have also written profiles and essays for the New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine, Elle, Vanity Fair, GQ, The New Republic, Esquire, The Gentlewoman, Marie Claire, Criterion, and Rolling Stone. You can read a cover story I wrote for the New York Times Magazine about Lady Gaga, here.

You can also follow me on Instagram, and get in touch with me directly via the button below or by emailing rachelsyme {at} gmail [dot] com.

For literary or rights inquires, please contact Alia Hanna Habib: ahabib@thegernertco.com.

For entertainment/Hollywood inquiries, please contact Kate Hurwitz at Cinetic Media: Kate@cineticmedia.com and Jason Richman at UTA via jrassistant@unitedtalent.com.