I’m an award-winning writer, editor, interviewer, photographer, video producer, bartender, and manager with a knack for connecting with people from diverse backgrounds. Currently, I’m exploring the potential of regional media as executive editor of San Diego Magazine. Previously, I worked as a writer and producer at Al Jazeera’s digital channel, AJ+.
My work often focuses on the experiences of marginalized people, but I love to write about plants, spirituality, whales, backyard tiki bars, the U.S. Constitution, and anything else that fascinates. My books include Palestine Speaks: Narratives of Life Under Occupation (McSweeney's, 2014), and Six By Ten: Stories from Solitary (Haymarket, 2018).
My work has appeared in The Best American Nonrequired Reading, Harper's, Rolling Stone, AJ+, Pacific Standard, Lucky Peach, McSweeney's, Buzzfeed, Atlas Obscura, and Guernica, among other publications. My cocktails have appeared in lots of cool bars and restaurants, and in the hands of some truly interesting people.
I love writing letters, but email is good too: mateohoke [at] gmail.com