Allison Torres Burtka

Allison Torres Burtka

Allison Torres Burtka is a Michigan-based freelance writer and editor. She writes about health, wellness, sports, and other topics for a range of publications, including Harvard Public Health, EatingWell, Well+Good, the Guardian, Outside, and Runner’s World. She has won awards for her writing, including the 2023 Asian American Journalists Association’s Excellence in Sports Reporting Award. 

Burtka is also a freelance book editor for a university press. She previously worked as an editor for a legal association.

To see more of Burtka’s writing, visit her portfolio at burtka.journo portfolio.com. You can follow her on Twitter at @atburtka or on Instagram and Threads at @allisonburtka.

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