Skip To Main Content
Jim Gladstone on Muck Rack

Jim Gladstone

(He/Him)
San Francisco
As seen in: Aol, LGBTQ Nation, Queerty, The San Francisco Examiner, MediaFeed.org, Bay Area Reporter, EMN Chicago IL, Edge Media Network, Baltimore Edge Media Network, Pittsburgh, PA - EDGE Media Network and
Covers:  Performing Arts, Travel (first-hand/experiential only---no press release-driven 'news'/lists), Food/Dining, Books, Pop Culture, LGBTQ+ [Stories combining more than one of these topics are ideal]
Doesn't Cover: No press release-driven 'news' or listicles; I write first-person experiential stories, critical essays/reviews, and interviews. MuckRack also displays sponsored content written w/different criteria.
Curious Fellow.
Back to Jim Gladstone’s profile

Jim Gladstone’s Biography

Jim Gladstone is currently Senior Editor at PASSPORT Magazine where he covers travel, hospitality and books; theater critic/performing arts writer at the Bay Area Reporter; and a freelance contributor to other publications. He is the author of two books, a novel and a collection of travel games, as well as a contributor to several fiction and non-fiction anthologies.

A professional writer for over 30 years, his work has appeared in publications including The New York Times Book Review, Billboard, SPIN, and many major daily newspapers (Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Detroit, Miami, etc.)

He is the 2023 recipient of the National Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists' Award for Excellence in Travel Writing; and a 2024 California Journalism Award for Arts and Entertainment Writing.

Originally from Philadelphia, he now lives in San Francisco, having also lived in Paris. He is an alumnus of Yale College and the University of Pennsylvania.

His varied past work experiences include being a bookseller, library staff member, radio commentator, writing teacher, and a brief gig dancing at a Playboy Club.