Hi! I’m Lorelei Smillie, a writer and journalist currently working as a staff writer for Colorado Media Group and its three publications: NORTH Magazine, the Southern Colorado Business Forum & Digest, and the Southern Colorado Insider (formerly the Colorado Springs Indy).

My work spans local politics, business, and features. I’m interested in the ways in which culture, power, and money intersect.

In 2025, I wrote for the Denver Gazette, where I covered local business news and features. I also covered municipal government in Winter Park, CO for the Sky-Hi News.

I graduated from Colorado College, where I majored in Political Science and minored in Journalism and French. As a writer for The Catalyst, CC’s student newspaper, I covered city and state politics. I also served as the hiring manager, reviewing applications and onboarding new writers and editors.

I have additional bylines in Colorado Politics, The Colorado Springs Gazette, the Northern Kentucky Tribune, Ohio Business Magazine, and Northern Kentucky Magazine

You can reach me at lorelei.smillie@gmail.com or @loreleismillie on Instagram.