Sally Hayden
Irish journalist
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Sally Hayden is an Irish journalist and writer. A foreign correspondent, she has reported from Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda and Rwanda. Her book My Fourth Time, We Drowned, a nonfiction account of irregular migration to Europe through Libya,[1] was published in 2022 and awarded the Orwell Prize for Political Writing,[2] the 2022 Michel Déon Prize,[3] and the Overall Book of the Year at the 2022 Irish Book Awards.[4][5]
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Sally Hayden | |
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Hayden in 2024 | |
| Born | 1989 (age 36–37) |
| Education | University College Dublin (BCL) Trinity College Dublin (MA) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Early life
Hayden obtained a Bachelor of Civil Law degree from University College Dublin in 2012. Hayden also holds a master's degree in international relations from Trinity College Dublin.[6]
Career
Hayden has written for the BBC,[7] TIME,[8] The Guardian,[9] Newsweek, The Washington Post,[10] Al Jazeera, CNN International, NBC News, Channel 4 News, The New York Times,[11] Thomson Reuters Foundation News, Magnum Photos, The Irish Times,[12] The Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph,[13] RTÉ.[14] In 2014, she was staff writer with VICE News.[14]
Recognition
In 2020, Hayden was awarded the UCD Alumni Award in Law.[15] She was named "Journalist of the Year" in 2023 at the Irish Journalism Awards, "Foreign Coverage Journalist of the Year" in 2019 and 2023,[16][17] and "Journalist of the Year" at the Irish Journalism Awards in 2025.[18]
My Fourth Time, We Drowned
Hayden's debut book, My Fourth Time, We Drowned, was published in 2022, documenting irregular migration through Libya from the perspectives of migrants.[19][20][1][21] The book subsequently became available in four other languages (see § Bibliography).
It was distinguished with the Orwell Prize for Political Writing in 2022.[2]
In May 2023, author Max Porter named it as a "Book to Change the World".[22] It was named the Irish Book Awards non-fiction, and overall, book of the year in 2022, and was shortlisted for the 2022 Baillie Gifford Prize.[23][5][24]
For International Migrants Day 2022, Kim Yi-Dionne and Laura Seay of The Washington Post named the book among the top three new books to read on the topic.[25]
Bibliography
- My Fourth Time, We Drowned: Seeking Refuge on the World's Deadliest Migration Route. HarperCollins. 2022. ISBN 9780008445577.
- En de vierde keer zonken we (in Dutch). Translated by van Riemsdijk, Hans. Nieuw Amsterdam. 23 August 2023. ISBN 9789046831243.[26]
- E la quarta volta siamo annegati (in Italian). Translated by Bertola, Bianca. Bollati Boringhieri. 2023. ISBN 9788833941363.[27][28]
- Cuando lo intenté por cuarta vez nos ahogamos (in Spanish). Translated by Pelayo Alonso, Lidia. Capitán Swing. 2024. ISBN 9788412779813.[29]
- Bienvenue aux enfers (in French). Buchet Chastel. 16 May 2024. ISBN 9782283039458.[30]
- Za czwartym razem zatonęliśmy (in Polish). Post Factum. 30 October 2024. ISBN 9788382307955.[31]
