Geoff Van Dyke

Geoff Van Dyke tried living on the West Coast, the East Coast, and in the Midwest before settling in Colorado in 2007. Since then, he has been 5280’s articles editor, deputy editor, and editorial director. Although his latest project is hosting Behind the Stories, 5280’s first podcast, he spent the past 16 years editing countless stories at the magazine—and writing a few, too. During his tenure as editorial director, 5280 has won two National Magazine Awards and taken home General Excellence III, the highest honor given by the City & Regional Magazine Awards, twice. He has edited stories by 5280 staffers who have been anthologized in Best American Sports Writing, Best American Crime Reporting, and Best Food Writing. Not content to have 5280’s work only appear in other publishers’ books, he edited Mile High Stories, 5280’s anthology of its longform journalism, which was published in 2018. Van Dyke studied English as an undergraduate at the University of California, Berkeley, and holds a master’s degree from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. He lives in Denver; has been a member of the American Society of Magazine Editors’ Board of Directors since 2021; and prefers cycling to running, snowboarding to skiing, and has a problematic vinyl habit.