​Samuel Getachew is a Harlem-based poet and writer from Oakland, California. 

In 2021, he became the youngest opinion writer to ever be published in print in β€‹The New York Times at 18 years old. In addition to the Times, his writing has appeared in The Washington Post, Vogue Magazine, Teen Vogue, Paper Magazine, office magazine, KQED Arts and Culture, The East Bay Express, β€‹Refinery29, and numerous anthologies. 

His work spans poetry, non-fiction, cultural criticism, journalism, podcasting, spoken word performance, voice acting, and interviews.

Most recently, Samuel joined office magazine as an Associate Editor.

He is a student at Columbia University.

​Awards, Fellowships, and Honors: 

  • Northern California Regional Emmy Award for Interview/Discussion Longform Content (2021)

  • John Swett Award for Media Excellence (2021)

  • YoungArts Winner in Creative Nonfiction (2021)

  • YoungArts Winner in Spoken Word (2019, 2020, 2021)

  • Just Media Uprising Fellow (2020)

  • National Youth Poet Laureate Finalist (2020)

  • West Coast Youth Poet Laureate (2020)

  • Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 100 Honoree (2019)

  • Oakland Youth Poet Laureate (2019)